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(E) Eight hundred million dollars ($800,000,000) for parks programs, off-highway vehicle programs, boating programs, and agricultural programs.

(F) Two hundred seventy-five million dollars ($275,000,000) for the interregional share of the State Transportation Improvement Program.

(G) Two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) for freeway service patrols.

(H) Seventy million dollars ($70,000,000) for transportation research at the University of California and the California State University.

(n) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Transportation meet the following preliminary performance outcomes for additional state highway investments by the end of 2027, in accordance with applicable state and federal standards:

(1) Not less than 98 percent of pavement on the state highway system in good or fair condition.

(2) Not less than 90 percent level of service achieved for maintenance of potholes, spalls, and cracks.

(3) Not less than 90 percent of culverts in good or fair condition.

(4) Not less than 90 percent of the transportation management system units in good condition.

(5) Fix not less than an additional 500 bridges.

(o) Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Transportation leverage funding provided by this act for trade corridors and other highly congested travel corridors in order to obtain matching funds from federal and other sources to maximize improvements in the state’s high-priority freight corridors and in the most congested commute corridors.

(p) Constitutionally protecting the funds raised by this act ensures that these funds are to be used only for transportation purposes necessary to repair roads and bridges, expand the economy, and protect natural resources.

(q) This act advances greenhouse gas reduction objectives and other environmental goals by focusing on “fix-it-first” projects, investments in transit and active transportation, and supporting Senate Bill 375 (Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008) and transportation plans.

SEC. 2. This act shall be known, and may be cited as, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.

SEC. 3. Section 14033 is added to the Government Code, to read:

14033. On or before January 1, 2018, the department shall update the Highway Design Manual to incorporate the “complete streets” design concept.

SEC. 4. Section 14110 is added to the Government Code, to read:

14110. Consistent with federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the department’s goal setting methodology as approved by the Federal Highway Administration, the department shall develop a plan by January 1, 2020, to increase by up to 100 percent the dollar value of contracts and procurements awarded to small businesses, disadvantaged business enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises. The plan shall include the use of targeted media, including minority and women


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