State transportation improvement program.

(1) Existing law establishes the state transportation improvement program process, pursuant to which the California Transportation Commission generally programs and allocates available funds for transportation capital improvement projects over a multiyear period. Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation is responsible for the state highway system. Existing law requires the department to annually prepare a project delivery report that identifies milestone dates for state highway projects costing $1,000,000 or more for which the department is the responsible agency for project development work. This bill would require the department, beginning not later than November 15, 2014, as part of the annual project delivery report, to report on the difference between the original allocation made by the commission and the actual construction capital and support costs at project close for all state transportation improvement program projects completed during the previous fiscal year. (2) Existing law provides funding for interregional and regional transportation capital improvement projects through the state transportation improvement program process, with 25% of funds available for interregional projects and 75% for regional projects. Existing law requires funds available for regional projects to be programmed by the commission pursuant to the county shares formula, under which a minimum amount of funding is available for programming in each county. Existing law specifies the project costs to be charged against county shares in that regard and, in certain cases, provides for adjustments by the commission if project costs change. This bill would revise these provisions to require project costs to include right-of-way support costs. The bill would require the commission to allocate funds for construction support costs for a project in the state transportation improvement program at the time of allocation of funds for construction capital costs. The bill would require a supplemental project allocation request to be made for all interregional and regional projects that experience construction support costs equal to or more than 120% of the amount originally allocated. The bill would make other related changes.