California Streets and Highways Code

§ 149.8

SHC § 149.8 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Pursuant to Section 149.7, the Legislature hereby authorizes a value pricing and transit program involving high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes to be developed and operated on State Highway Route 15 in Riverside County by the Riverside County Transportation Commission, as one of two toll lane projects in southern California authorized by subdivision (c) of Section 149.7.

(b)The Riverside County Transportation Commission shall carry out the program in cooperation with the department pursuant to a cooperative agreement that addresses all matters related to design, construction, maintenance, and operation of state highway program facilities in connection with the value pricing and transit program. With the assistance of the department, the Riverside County Transportation Commission shall establish appropriate traffic flow guidelines for the purpose of ensuring optimal use of the express lanes by high-occupancy vehicles without adversely affecting other traffic on the state highway system. The commission shall operate the HOT lane facilities in a manner consistent with the minimum level of service standards established in subdivision (b) of Sections 149.4, 149.5, and 149.6.

(c)(1) Pursuant to Section 149.7, the Riverside County Transportation Commission shall have the authority to set, levy, and collect tolls, user fees, or other similar charges payable for the use of the State Highway Route 15 HOT lanes, and any other incidental or related fees or charges, in amounts as required for the following expenditures relative to State Highway Route 15 and for purposes of paragraph (2):

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 421, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.