Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account: University of California: California State University: reports.

Senator Cortese's transportation research accountability measure would require California's public university systems to provide detailed annual reporting on their use of state transportation funds. The University of California Institute of Transportation Studies and California State University Transportation Consortium currently receive $5 million and $2 million respectively each year from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account for transportation research and workforce development programs.

Under the proposed requirements, both institutions would submit annual reports by January 1 to the Transportation Agency and legislative transportation and budget committees detailing their expenditures from the previous fiscal year. These reports must outline specific research activities, administrative costs, and other uses of the funds. The institutions would also need to publish these reports on their websites in accordance with state government reporting standards.

The measure maintains existing funding levels while adding these new oversight provisions to the Streets and Highways Code. The broader Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program, which funds various transportation initiatives through fuel taxes and vehicle fees, would continue operating under current requirements for all other aspects of the program.