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CTC Mission Statement and Background
CTC Mission Statement
ADOPTED DECEMBER 10, 1987The mission of the California Transportation Commission is to enhance the economic, social and environmental welfare of all California citizens by providing for a comprehensive, multimodal State Transportation System which is consistent and compatible with the orderly economic and social progress of the State.
CTC Background
The California Transportation Commission consists of nine members appointed by the Governor, all appointed to staggered four-year terms, and two non-voting ex-officio members, one from the State Senate and one from the State Assembly.
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:
- Adopting the biennial five-year state transportation improvement program (STIP) and approving the biennial four-year state highway operation and protection program (SHOPP):
- Adopting the biennial five-year fund estimate of State and Federal funds expected to be available for the STIP and SHOPP;
- Allocating State funds for capital projects, consistent with the STIP and SHOPP.
- Allocating State funds for capital grants from the Aeronautics Account and from the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program Fund.
- Adopting guidelines for the development of the STIP and for the development of regional transportation plans.
- Advising and assisting the Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and the Legislature in formulating and evaluating state policies and plans for transportation programs in the state.
- Adopting and submitting to the Legislature an annual report summarizing major policies and decisions adopted by the Commission, identifying timely and relevant transportation issues, and including a discussion of any significant upcoming transportation issues anticipated to be of concern to the public and the Legislature.