(a) To assist the department in the performance of its duties in relation thereto, there is a statewide Combined Road Plan Committee, which consists of the following members:

(1) One urban representative of a regional transportation planning agency selected by the California Association of Councils of Governments.

(2) One rural representative of a regional transportation planning agency selected by the California Association of Councils of Governments.

(3) Two representatives of the California Transit Association, one of whom shall be a representative of a rail operator, and one of whom shall be a representative of a bus operator.

(4) One representative selected by the statutorily created county transportation commissions from the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino.

(5) Six representatives, of whom three shall be from northern California, selected by the League of California Cities.

(6) Four representatives, of whom two shall be from northern California, selected by the County Supervisors Association of California.

(7) One representative from the department, who shall serve as an ex officio member.

(8) The Regional Division Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, or the administrator’s designated representative, who shall serve as an ex officio member.

The names of the members of the committee shall be submitted to the director not later than 45 days after the date this section becomes operative.

(b) The committee shall advise the department on the administration of combined road plan apportionments and the establishment of interim guidelines for the use of all available apportionments within the demonstration period. The interim guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, a requirement that any funds apportioned under the Federal-Aid Combined Road Plan Demonstration Program pursuant to Section 2223 which are subject to reallocation shall be, as a first priority, reallocated to another local entity within the same county. The department may delegate authority for the establishment of local area guidelines to county combined road plan committees.

(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 647, Sec. 2. Effective September 11, 1990. Inoperative upon determination described in Section 2227. Repealed on January 1 after inoperative date, as provided in Section 2227.)