Section 1.
Notwithstanding Sections 13340 and 16361 of the Government Code and to the extent permitted by federal law, the sum of seven million four hundred ninety-five thousand dollars ($7,495,000) of the money in the Federal Trust Fund, created by Section 16360 of the Government Code, received by the state from federal oil overcharge funds in the Petroleum Violation Escrow Account, as defined by Section 155 of the Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 1983 (P.L. 97-377) or other federal law, and received by the state from federal oil overcharge funds available pursuant to court judgments or federal agency orders, is hereby appropriated to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission for allocation as follows:
(a)
$300,000 to the County of Santa Clara for the establishment and operation of one or more transportation management associations within the county.
(b)
$775,000 to the County of Santa Clara for a traffic idling reduction demonstration program.
(c)
$200,000 to provide a grant to RIDES for Bay Area Commuters for the purchase and installation of a new computer system for rideshare matching service and rideshare management information.
(d)
$650,000 to the City of San Jose for a traffic surveillance system for congestion reduction and energy savings.
(e)
$200,000 to the City of San Buenaventura to demonstrate the energy savings associated with connecting 40 traffic signals to a central traffic signal surveillance system computer.
(f)
$300,000 to the County of San Mateo to demonstrate energy savings and air quality improvement associated with the formation of one or more transportation systems management programs within the county.
(g)
$620,000 to the County of San Mateo to demonstrate the energy savings and air quality improvement associated with the installation of a series of commercially available technologies associated with reducing traffic congestion, as follows:
(1)
$250,000 on Highway 82 from the south city limits of Redwood City to the north city limits of Belmont.
(2)
$250,000 on Woodside Road from El Camino Real to Alameda de Las Pulgas.
(3)
$120,000 on Industrial Road (northbound) and Holly Street.
(h)
$500,000 to the City of Oakland to demonstrate energy savings and air quality improvement which result from installing a commercially available system to enhance traffic flow.
(i)
$1,450,000 to the Department of Transportation to demonstrate the energy conservation and air quality benefits associated with installing commercially available systems to enhance traffic flow, as follows:
(1)
$300,000 for State Route 1 at the entrance to Cuesta College.
(2)
$100,000 for State Route 1 at Ardath Drive in Cambria.
(3)
$200,000 for State Route 101 at Teft Street, northbound and southbound freeway ramps.
(4)
$100,000 for State Route 1 at the California Men’s Colony.
(5)
$750,000 for State Route 39 between State Route 405 and Lincoln Avenue.
(j)
$750,000 to the County of Contra Costa for a demonstration project associated with the East Bay Commuter Rail Plan.
(k)
$400,000 to the City of Anaheim to demonstrate the energy savings and air quality improvement associated with the installation of a series of commercially available technologies including, but not limited to, a route message sign, closed circuit television cameras for traffic surveillance, and energy efficient pedestrian signals.
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l)
$250,000 to the Cities of Downey and Cerritos for demonstrating energy savings by providing on-demand vanpools to seniors through its paratransit service.
(m)
$300,000 to the City of El Monte to demonstrate an interjurisdictional traffic flow improvement program.
(n)
$250,000 divided equally between the City of Modesto and the County of Stanislaus for conversion to traffic sensing/activated control systems.
(o)
$250,000 to the City of Calexico to demonstrate the energy reduction effects of a demand-responsive vanpool program for seniors and handicapped.
(p)
$300,000 to the County of Santa Clara for a trip reduction program serving commuters between San Jose and the Cities of Los Gatos, Saratoga, and Cupertino.
Transportation projects funded under this section shall comply with generally accepted engineering and public safety criteria applicable to the projects.