Federal transportation funds: Highway Safety Improvement Program: workgroup.

Existing federal law apportions transportation funds to the states under various programs, including the Highway Safety Improvement Program, subject to certain conditions on the use of those funds. Existing law requires funds received pursuant to this program to be deposited in the State Highway Account. Existing law appropriates these funds for allocation by the California Transportation Commission and authorizes the commission to allocate a portion of those funds each year for use on city streets and county roads. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the commission allocate the total funds received pursuant to this program in approximately equal amounts between state highways and local roads. This bill would require the Transportation Agency and the Department of Transportation to convene a workgroup to analyze the current allocations of Highway Safety Improvement Program funds and determine if revisions to the allocations could improve statewide safety outcomes. The bill would require the Transportation Agency and the Department of Transportation to submit a report of the workgroup's recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2021.