The Solutions for Congested Corridors Program: regional transportation planning agency.

Existing law creates the Solutions for Congested Corridors Program, with funding available for the program to be allocated by the California Transportation Commission to projects designed to achieve a balanced set of transportation, environmental, and community access improvements within highly congested travel corridors throughout the state and that are part of a comprehensive corridor plan. Existing law authorizes regional transportation planning agencies or county transportation commissions or authorities and the Department of Transportation to nominate projects, with preference to be given to projects that demonstrate collaboration between the regional agencies and the department. This bill would expand "regional transportation planning agency" to include specified transportation planning agencies, certain county transportation commissions, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, a joint exercise of powers authority, or any other local or regional transportation entity that is designated by statute as a regional transportation agency.