California Code
Streets and Highways Code - SHC
DIVISION 3 - APPORTIONMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF HIGHWAY FUNDS

CHAPTER 1 - The County Road System

Section 2004.5. - 2004.5. Streets in any city which has not held an...

Section 2006. - 2006. (a) The board of supervisors of each county shall...

Section 2006.1. - 2006.1. Notwithstanding Section 2006 or Section 2006.5, the board of...

Section 2006.2. - 2006.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of...

Section 2006.3. - 2006.3. Notwithstanding any other law, the Board of Supervisors of...

Section 2006.4. - 2006.4. Notwithstanding any other law, the Board of Supervisors of...

Section 2006.5. - 2006.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of...

Section 2006.6. - 2006.6. Notwithstanding any other law, the Board of Supervisors of...

Section 2007. - 2007. The road commissioner shall each year prepare a tentative...

Section 2008. - 2008. The board of supervisors shall fix the salary of...

Section 2009. - 2009. The board of supervisors shall act as the policymaking...

Section 2010. - 2010. In order that the provisions of this chapter may...

CHAPTER 2 - Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program

Section 2030. - 2030. (a) The Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program is hereby...

Section 2031. - 2031. The following revenues shall be deposited in the Road...

Section 2031.5. - 2031.5. For each fiscal year, the annual Budget Act shall...

Section 2032. - 2032. (a) (1) After deducting the amounts appropriated in the...

Section 2032.5. - 2032.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 2033. - 2033. (a) On or before January 1, 2018, the commission,...

Section 2033.5. - 2033.5. The department, from funds made available pursuant to subdivision...

Section 2034. - 2034. (a) (1) Before receiving an apportionment of funds under...

Section 2036. - 2036. (a) Cities and counties shall maintain their existing commitment...

Section 2037. - 2037. A city or county may spend its apportionment of...

Section 2038. - 2038. (a) The California Workforce Development Board shall develop guidelines...

CHAPTER 3 - Highway Users Tax Account

Section 2100. - 2100. The Highway Users Tax Fund is continued in existence...

Section 2101. - 2101. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys...

Section 2102. - 2102. Net revenue derived from a tax means the amount...

Section 2103. - 2103. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, of...

Section 2103.1. - 2103.1. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 2103, the portion...

Section 2104. - 2104. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, a sum...

Section 2104.1. - 2104.1. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the Controller...

Section 2105. - 2105. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, in addition...

Section 2106. - 2106. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, a sum...

Section 2106.3. - 2106.3. If Los Angeles County elects to allocate any portion...

Section 2106.4. - 2106.4. From funds apportioned to the County of Los Angeles...

Section 2106.5. - 2106.5. (a) Each county and any of its incorporated cities...

Section 2106.6. - 2106.6. The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors may allocate up...

Section 2107. - 2107. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, a...

Section 2107.1. - 2107.1. Any city or city and county may apply to...

Section 2107.2. - 2107.2. Any city or city and county may apply to...

Section 2107.3. - 2107.3. The incorporation of a new city, or any annexation...

Section 2107.4. - 2107.4. Not more than one-quarter of the funds allocated to...

Section 2107.5. - 2107.5. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, in addition...

Section 2107.6. - 2107.6. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the Controller...

Section 2107.7. - 2107.7. (a) For each fiscal year, there shall be included...

Section 2107.9. - 2107.9. The Legislature finds and declares that it intends counties...

Section 2107.10. - 2107.10. If the board of supervisors of a county with...

Section 2108. - 2108. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the balance...

Section 2108.1. - 2108.1. By July 1, 1990, the City, County, State Cooperation...

Section 2109. - 2109. State highways shall be maintained, constructed, and improved out...

Section 2110. - 2110. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the...

Section 2110.5. - 2110.5. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money...

Section 2111. - 2111. Apportionments from the Highway Users Tax Fund shall not...

Section 2112. - 2112. No money apportioned from the Highway Users Tax Fund...

Section 2113. - 2113. (a) An apportionment of money from the Highway Users...

Section 2113.5. - 2113.5. Any city may have any or all of its...

Section 2114. - 2114. Contracts for any construction and improvement projects on city...

Section 2114.5. - 2114.5. In the event that any sums are taken or...

Section 2115. - 2115. To permit the accomplishment of major cooperative street or...

Section 2116. - 2116. Any city may contract with the department for the...

Section 2117. - 2117. (a) Whenever a school district constructs a school building...

Section 2118. - 2118. When the State Controller determines it to be necessary,...

Section 2118.5. - 2118.5. All or a portion of the cost of furnishing...

Section 2119. - 2119. The State Controller shall not draw his warrant upon...

Section 2120. - 2120. Upon the request of the board of supervisors of...

Section 2121. - 2121. (a) In May of each year each county shall...

Section 2122. - 2122. Contracts for any construction and improvement projects on county...

Section 2126. - 2126. (a) The money appropriated pursuant to Item 9675-101-890 of...

Section 2127. - 2127. (a) (1) Except in the case of a city...

CHAPTER 4 - Accounting, Reports and Audits

Section 2150. - 2150. All amounts paid to each county, out of the...

Section 2151. - 2151. (a) On or before the first day of December...

Section 2152. - 2152. The report shall contain the following: (a) A detailed...

Section 2153. - 2153. The State Controller shall take such steps as he...

Section 2154. - 2154. The Controller shall annually tabulate and compile all such...

Section 2155. - 2155. No state money shall be allocated to or made...

Section 2157. - 2157. The Departmental Transportation Advisory Committee is hereby abolished and...

CHAPTER 4.6 - Intercity Corridor Demonstration Program

Section 2170. - 2170. The Legislature finds as follows: (a) The Sacramento-Stockton-San Franciso...

Section 2170.5. - 2170.5. It is the intent of the Legislature that any...

Section 2171. - 2171. The department shall undertake three-year demonstration projects to encourage...

Section 2172. - 2172. The department shall be responsible for the administration, implementation,...

Section 2173. - 2173. From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department shall...

Section 2174. - 2174. From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department shall...

Section 2174.5. - 2174.5. No funds shall be allocated for improvements along the...

Section 2175. - 2175. From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department may...

Section 2176. - 2176. From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department may...

Section 2176.5. - 2176.5. From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department may...

Section 2177. - 2177. From funds appropriated by Section 4 of Chapter 1130...

Section 2178. - 2178. The department shall seek federal and local financial assistance...

Section 2180. - 2180. When considering the feasibility of rail access from the...

Section 2182. - 2182. (a) The funds appropriated from the Traffic Congestion Relief...

Section 2182.1. - 2182.1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it intends...

CHAPTER 4.7 - Intermodal Corridors of Economic Significance

Section 2190. - 2190. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 2191. - 2191. The department shall, in cooperation with regional transportation planning...

CHAPTER 4.8 - Trade Corridors Improvement Fund

Section 2192. - 2192. (a) The following revenues shall be allocated for infrastructure...

Section 2192.1. - 2192.1. (a) To the extent moneys from the Greenhouse Gas...

Section 2192.2. - 2192.2. The commission shall allocate funds made available by this...

Section 2192.3. - 2192.3. The commission shall include in its annual report to...

Section 2192.4. - 2192.4. The Trade Corridor Enhancement Account is hereby created in...

CHAPTER 4.9 - Port-Related Cargo

Section 2196. - 2196. The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of...

Section 2196.1. - 2196.1. The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of...

Section 2196.2. - 2196.2. (a) Subject to the appropriation of funds for this...

CHAPTER 5 - Federal Aid for Secondary Highways

Section 2200. - 2200. This chapter may be cited as the Federal-Aid Secondary...

Section 2201. - 2201. Various federal-aid highway acts have authorized appropriations for various...

Section 2202. - 2202. The Legislature recognizes that federal aid for secondary highways...

Section 2203. - 2203. As used in this chapter, “county highway” means a...

Section 2204. - 2204. As used in this chapter, “county” does not include...

Section 2206. - 2206. As used in this chapter, “match” means to provide...

Section 2208. - 2208. Funds apportioned to this state pursuant to subdivision (b)(2)...

Section 2209. - 2209. If the annual apportionment to a county pursuant to...

Section 2210. - 2210. From nonfederal funds in the State Highway Account in...

Section 2211. - 2211. The department shall notify each county, as soon as...

Section 2213. - 2213. By agreement with the department, a county may transfer...

Section 2214. - 2214. Federal-aid secondary funds apportioned to any county under Section...

CHAPTER 5.1 - Combined Road Plan

Section 2220. - 2220. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 2221. - 2221. The purpose of this chapter is to implement the...

Section 2222. - 2222. Notwithstanding Chapters 5 (commencing with Section 2200), 7 (commencing...

Section 2223. - 2223. Combined road plan apportionments received by this state under...

Section 2224. - 2224. (a) To assist the department in the performance of...

Section 2225. - 2225. Section 2360 does not apply to funds apportioned and...

Section 2226. - 2226. For the duration of the combined road plan demonstration...

Section 2227. - 2227. This chapter shall remain operative until the director determines...

CHAPTER 5.5 - Federal Aid for Metropolitan Transportation Planning

Section 2230. - 2230. This chapter may be cited as the Federal Aid...

Section 2231. - 2231. The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 has authorized...

Section 2232. - 2232. As used in this chapter, “Transportation Planning and Development...

Section 2233. - 2233. Amounts apportioned to the state pursuant to subsection (f)...

Section 2234. - 2234. The department shall establish operating procedures and take such...

CHAPTER 6 - Federal Funds for Demonstration Projects

Section 2300. - 2300. The department shall be responsible for coordinating the work...

Section 2301. - 2301. The department shall undertake the Prairie Creek Redwood State...

Section 2302. - 2302. In addition to the purposes allowable pursuant to Section...

CHAPTER 6.5 - Federal Aid for Highway Safety Improvements

Section 2330. - 2330. This chapter may be cited as the Federal Aid...

Section 2331. - 2331. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act-A Legacy...

Section 2332. - 2332. All funds received pursuant to these federal programs shall...

Section 2333. - 2333. In each annual proposed budget prepared pursuant to Section...

Section 2334. - 2334. Expenditure of such funds on local streets and roads...

CHAPTER 7 - Federal Aid for Urban Systems

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 2350. - 2350. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 2351. - 2351. The Federal-Aid Highway Acts of 1970 and 1973 have...

Section 2352. - 2352. The Legislature recognizes that federal aid for urban systems...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 2356. - 2356. The department, in cooperation with the committee, shall establish...

Section 2358. - 2358. Funds apportioned to this state pursuant to subsection (b)(6)...

Section 2359. - 2359. (a) The department may advance the federal share of...

Section 2360. - 2360. Funds apportioned by the United States Secretary of Transportation...

CHAPTER 7.5 - Federal Funds for Transportation Enhancements

Section 2370. - 2370. As used in this chapter, the following terms have...

Section 2371. - 2371. (a) The department, in consultation with community conservation corps,...

Section 2372. - 2372. The department, regional transportation planning agencies, county transportation commissions...

Section 2373. - 2373. The commission, when developing guidelines for the state transportation...

Section 2374. - 2374. The criteria prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section...

CHAPTER 8 - Active Transportation Program

Section 2380. - 2380. There is hereby established the Active Transportation Program in...

Section 2381. - 2381. (a) The Active Transportation Program shall be funded by...

Section 2382. - 2382. (a) The California Transportation Commission shall develop guidelines and...

Section 2383. - 2383. The commission may amend the adopted guidelines after conducting...

Section 2384. - 2384. The commission shall adopt a program of projects to...

Section 2385. - 2385. The department shall administer the program consistent with the...

CHAPTER 8.5 - Congested Corridors

Section 2390. - 2390. The Solutions for Congested Corridors Program is hereby created....

Section 2391. - 2391. Pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11053 of the...

Section 2392. - 2392. A regional transportation planning agency or county transportation commission...

Section 2393. - 2393. A project nomination shall include documentation regarding the quantitative...

Section 2394. - 2394. The commission shall allocate program funds to projects after...

Section 2395. - 2395. The commission shall adopt an initial program of projects...

Section 2396. - 2396. (a) The commission, in consultation with the State Air...

Section 2397. - 2397. On or before March 1, 2019, and annually thereafter,...

CHAPTER 9 - Federal Aid for Bridge Reconstruction and Replacement

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 2400. - 2400. This chapter may be cited as the Bridge Reconstruction...

Section 2401. - 2401. By the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, Congress has...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 2410. - 2410. The department, cities, and counties are authorized to cooperate...

Section 2411. - 2411. The department, after conferring with the cities and the...

Section 2412. - 2412. The boards of supervisors, city councils, and the department...

Section 2413. - 2413. (a) The department may allocate to the counties and...

Section 2414. - 2414. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is...

CHAPTER 9.5 - Federal Transportation Economic Stimulus Funds

Section 2420. - 2420. This chapter may be cited as the Transportation Economic...

Section 2421. - 2421. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 2422. - 2422. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Legislature...

Section 2423. - 2423. (a) The federal highway infrastructure investment funds made available...

Section 2424. - 2424. (a) The department, metropolitan planning organizations, county transportation commissions,...

CHAPTER 10 - Grade Separation Projects

Section 2450. - 2450. For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Grade separation” means,...

Section 2451. - 2451. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, “local agency”...

Section 2452. - 2452. Prior to July 1 of each year, the Public...

Section 2453. - 2453. From the funds set aside pursuant to Section 190,...

Section 2453.5. - 2453.5. The department may submit its comments and recommendations to...

Section 2454. - 2454. Allocations made pursuant to Section 2453 shall be made...

Section 2454.2. - 2454.2. The planned removal of trackage of the Sacramento Northern...

Section 2455. - 2455. After an allocation is made to a local agency...

Section 2456. - 2456. An allocation for construction costs, including preconstruction costs if...

Section 2457. - 2457. Preconstruction costs (engineering, right-of-way, preparation of environmental impact reports,...

Section 2458. - 2458. If a construction contract has not been awarded within...

Section 2459. - 2459. If the actual cost of the project is less...

Section 2460. - 2460. If more projects comply with the requirements of this...

Section 2460.5. - 2460.5. From funds remaining after allocations for projects higher on...

Section 2460.7. - 2460.7. A project that is on the priority list may...

Section 2461. - 2461. Allocations for specific projects on the state highway system...

CHAPTER 11 - Federal Aid for Rural Highway Public Transportation

Section 2500. - 2500. This chapter may be cited as the Rural Highway...

Section 2501. - 2501. Federal law has authorized appropriations for expenditure for public...

Section 2503. - 2503. As used in this chapter, “rural areas” means areas...

Section 2505. - 2505. The department shall establish operating procedures and take such...

Section 2506. - 2506. All applications for federal funds for rural public mass...

Section 2507. - 2507. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may...

CHAPTER 12 - Federal Aid for Safer Off-System Roads

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 2520. - 2520. This chapter may be cited as the Federal Aid...

Section 2521. - 2521. By the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974, and the...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 2530. - 2530. (a) The federal act provides that sums apportioned to...

Section 2532. - 2532. Within 60 days after the apportionment is made pursuant...

Section 2533. - 2533. The county or city responsible for the construction of...

Section 2534. - 2534. All funds not claimed pursuant to Section 2532 shall...

Section 2535. - 2535. By agreement with the department, a county or city...

Section 2537. - 2537. The counties and cities may use any funds available...

CHAPTER 13 - Abandoned Railroad Lines

Section 2540. - 2540. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy...

Section 2542. - 2542. The Abandoned Railroad Account is hereby created in the...

Section 2544. - 2544. The department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature...

Section 2546. - 2546. With money made available for such purpose, the department...

Section 2548. - 2548. In the name of the people of the State...

Section 2549. - 2549. (a) Any city, county, transit operator, or the department...

CHAPTER 14 - Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies

Section 2550. - 2550. The Legislature declares that its intent in enacting this...

Section 2551. - 2551. (a) A service authority for freeway emergencies may be...

Section 2551.5. - 2551.5. The board of supervisors, and the city councils of...

Section 2551.6. - 2551.6. A service authority may agree to operate the freeway...

Section 2552. - 2552. When the Metropolitan Transportation Commission or the Sacramento Area...

Section 2553. - 2553. An authority, other than the Metropolitan Transportation Commission or...

Section 2554. - 2554. An authority may contract and may undertake any act...

Section 2555. - 2555. An authority may impose a fee of one dollar...

Section 2555.1. - 2555.1. (a) On January 1, 2013, the service authority created...

Section 2556. - 2556. An existing service authority established by any of the...

Section 2557. - 2557. (a) Each service authority shall determine how moneys received...

Section 2558. - 2558. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a service authority may...

Section 2559. - 2559. It is a misdemeanor for any person to remove,...

CHAPTER 15 - Freeway Service Patrols

Section 2560. - 2560. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 2560.5. - 2560.5. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide...

Section 2561. - 2561. As used in this chapter, each of the following...

Section 2561.3. - 2561.3. The freeway service patrol in any particular area shall...

Section 2561.5. - 2561.5. (a) Funding for the freeway service patrols established pursuant...

Section 2562.1. - 2562.1. (a) Funding for the program established in subdivision (a)...

Section 2562.2. - 2562.2. (a) Not later than 90 days after the effective...

Section 2562.3. - 2562.3. In determining the baseline annual funding allocation, regional or...

Section 2562.5. - 2562.5. Each tow truck participating in a freeway service patrol...

Section 2563. - 2563. Tow truck drivers and employers participating in a freeway...

Section 2564. - 2564. Not more than 2 percent of the state funds...

Section 2565. - 2565. The department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol,...

CHAPTER 15.5 - Vanpool Financing

Section 2570. - 2570. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have...

Section 2571. - 2571. The Ridesharing Vanpool Revolving Loan and Grant Fund is...

Section 2572. - 2572. Any person may submit an application to the department...

Section 2573. - 2573. The department shall charge a rate of interest for...

Section 2574. - 2574. The vanpool grant program shall be administered by the...

Section 2575. - 2575. (a) Any person may submit an application to the...

Section 2576. - 2576. A vanpool operator who receives a lease grant shall...

Section 2577. - 2577. All money received by the department under this chapter...

Section 2578. - 2578. (a) The department shall adopt guidelines for the making...

Section 2579. - 2579. A vanpool operator is not eligible for any California...

Section 2580. - 2580. (a) The Department of Transportation may make loans to...

CHAPTER 16 - Traffic Signal Synchronization

Section 2581. - 2581. (a) Investments in traffic signal synchronization may be eligible...

CHAPTER 17 - Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1990

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 2701. - 2701. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 2701.01. - 2701.01. As used in this chapter, the following terms have...

Section 2701.02. - 2701.02. The Legislature has provided that, in addition to the...

ARTICLE 2 - Transportation Improvement Program

Section 2701.05. - 2701.05. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to...

Section 2701.06. - 2701.06. The money in the fund, upon appropriation by the...

Section 2701.07. - 2701.07. The appropriations for capital improvements and acquisition of rolling...

Section 2701.08. - 2701.08. At least 15 percent of the money in the...

ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions

Section 2701.10. - 2701.10. Bonds in the total amount of one billion dollars...

Section 2701.11. - 2701.11. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the bonds...

Section 2701.12. - 2701.12. (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance...

Section 2701.13. - 2701.13. The committee shall determine whether or not it is...

Section 2701.14. - 2701.14. There shall be collected each year and in the...

Section 2701.15. - 2701.15. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is...

Section 2701.16. - 2701.16. (a) Money may be transferred from the fund to...

Section 2701.17. - 2701.17. The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board...

Section 2701.18. - 2701.18. For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the...

Section 2701.19. - 2701.19. All money deposited in the fund which is derived...

Section 2701.20. - 2701.20. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article...

Section 2701.21. - 2701.21. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as...

Section 2701.22. - 2701.22. Notwithstanding any provision of the State General Obligation Bond...

Section 2701.23. - 2701.23. (a) The department may advance funds in the State...

Section 2701.24. - 2701.24. Notwithstanding Section 2701.22 or any other provision of this...

CHAPTER 20 - Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 2704. - 2704. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 2704.01. - 2704.01. As used in this chapter, the following terms have...

ARTICLE 2 - High-Speed Passenger Train Financing Program

Section 2704.04. - 2704.04. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature by...

Section 2704.05. - 2704.05. Subject to Section 2704.18, the proceeds of bonds issued...

Section 2704.06. - 2704.06. The net proceeds received from the sale of nine...

Section 2704.07. - 2704.07. The authority shall pursue and obtain other private and...

Section 2704.08. - 2704.08. (a) Proceeds of bonds described in paragraph (1) of...

Section 2704.09. - 2704.09. The high-speed train system to be constructed pursuant to...

Section 2704.095. - 2704.095. (a) (1) Net proceeds received from the sale of...

ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions

Section 2704.10. - 2704.10. (a) Bonds in the total amount of nine billion...

Section 2704.11. - 2704.11. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the bonds...

Section 2704.12. - 2704.12. (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance...

Section 2704.13. - 2704.13. The committee shall determine whether or not it is...

Section 2704.14. - 2704.14. There shall be collected each year and in the...

Section 2704.15. - 2704.15. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is...

Section 2704.16. - 2704.16. The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board...

Section 2704.17. - 2704.17. For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the...

Section 2704.18. - 2704.18. All money deposited in the fund which is derived...

Section 2704.19. - 2704.19. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article...

Section 2704.20. - 2704.20. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as...

Section 2704.21. - 2704.21. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or the State...

CHAPTER 20.5 - Implementation of the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century

Section 2704.75. - 2704.75. (a) An eligible recipient for funds pursuant to Section...

Section 2704.76. - 2704.76. (a) (1) Of the one billion one hundred million...

Section 2704.77. - 2704.77. Any track expansion for the San Francisco to San...

Section 2704.78. - 2704.78. (a) For purposes of the funding plan required pursuant...