California Public Resources Code Section 42872.5

(a) (1) In addition to the purposes listed in Section 42872, the tire recycling program may include the awarding of grants to cities, counties, and other local government agencies for the funding of public works projects that use rubberized asphalt concrete. In addition to the factors listed in Sections 42874 and 42875, the board may award a grant for a public works project that uses rubberized asphalt concrete if the project will use at least 1,250 tons of rubberized asphalt concrete during the life of the project and will use 20 pounds or more of crumb rubber per ton of rubberized asphalt concrete. (2) The board shall annually determine the amount of a grant to be awarded pursuant to this section, based on the per ton amount of rubberized asphalt concrete to be used in the project. (3) The board shall not award a grant pursuant to this section that exceeds a maximum amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). (b) The grants authorized under this section shall be funded by an appropriation in the annual Budget Act from the California Tire Recycling Management Fund established pursuant to Section 42885. To the extent possible, depending on the number of qualified applications, and whether there is a sufficient supply of crumb rubber materials, any funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall not be less than 16 percent of the funds appropriated pursuant to this chapter for market development and new technology activities for used tires and waste tires. (c) In order to provide outreach to local agencies regarding the use of rubberized asphalt concrete in public works projects, all of the following shall occur: (1) The board shall create, annually update, and post on its Internet Web site a database of public works projects that include rubberized asphalt concrete that were completed by local agencies under the program established by this section. (2) The Department of Transportation shall post on its public Internet Web site data and descriptions regarding state public works projects using rubberized asphalt concrete. (3) The board shall post on its public Internet Web site a link to the data and descriptions provided under paragraph (2). (4) The board shall provide technical support to local agencies on the design and application for rubberized asphalt concrete. (d) This section shall become inoperative on June 30, 2010, and, as of January 1, 2011, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2011, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.