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CTC Mission Statement and Background

CTC Mission Statement

ADOPTED MAY 19, 2010
The California Transportation Commission is an independent public agency dedicated to ensuring a safe, financially sustainable, world-class multimodal transportation system that reduces congestion, improves the environment, and facilitates economic development through the efficient movement of people and goods.

CTC Background

The California Transportation Commission consists of eleven voting members and two non-voting ex-officio members. Of the eleven voting members, nine are appointed by the Governor, one is appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one is appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. The two ex-officio non-voting members are appointed from the State Senate and Assembly, usually the respective chairs of the transportation policy committee in each house.

The Commission is responsible for the programming and allocating of funds for the construction of highway, passenger rail and transit improvements throughout California. The Commission, also advises and assists the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and the Legislature in formulating and evaluating state policies and plans for California’s transportation programs. The Commission is also an active participant in the initiation and development of State and Federal legislation that seeks to secure financial stability for the State’s transportation needs.

The Commission is primarily responsible for the following activities:

1. Adopting the biennial five-year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and approving the biennial four-year State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP).
2. Adopting the biennial five-year fund estimate of state and federal funds expected to be available for the STIP and SHOPP.
3. Allocating state funds for capital projects, consistent with the STIP, SHOPP, Traffic Congestion Relief Program, Proposition 116 (Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990), Proposition 1A (Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act of the 21st Century), and Proposition 1B (Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality and Port Security Bond Act of 2006).
4. Allocating state funds for capital grants from the Aeronautics Account and the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program Fund.
5. Adopting guidelines for the development of Commission administered programs and regional transportation plans.
6. Approving project proposals for public private partnership agreements and authorizing projects for procurement utilizing the Design-Build Demonstration Program.
7. Determining eligibility of projects for High Occupancy Toll lane implementation.
8. Advising and assisting the Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and the Legislature in formulating and evaluating state policies and plans for state transportation programs.
   

Transportation Programming

See CTC's Overview of Transportation Programming in California.