Public Report

April 2017

About the California Department of Transportation

For California Tribal Governments and Communities: A Guide to its Organization, Duties, and Policies

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Phone: (916) 653-0709

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The California Department of Transportation in Brief

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is the owner-operator of the California State Highway System (SHS) and is responsible for its planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation. But Caltrans is more than that. It is a mobility-based organization that brings the latest in active transportation, transit, intercity rail, freight movement, and safety. It does this through a culture of transportation management that emphasizes creative thinking, organizational excellence, and sustainability. Caltrans’ mission is to “Provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California’s economy and livability.”

Did you know that Caltrans...

Is a multi-modal agency, funding rail, highway, pedestrian, and bicycle projects.

Is a leader in sustainable transportation, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% from 2010 to 2015.

Operates over 51,000 lane miles of highways.

Created about 26,000 jobs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16 through its construction projects.

Had a budget of over $10 billion in FY 2015-16.

Has almost 80,000 highway lighting fixtures.

Was formed on July 1, 1973, but its roots go back to 1896.

California Amtrak maintenance facility in Oakland

Unless noted, all photos are from Caltrans

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Caltrans Structure and Organization

Caltrans consists of Headquarters (HQ) in Sacramento and twelve districts throughout the state (see map on page 6). HQ is responsible for policy, procedures, standards, guidance, and training. Districts are generally responsible for the day-to-day activities and site-specific planning and construction.

Caltrans HQ Organization

Each district has its own organizational structure that roughly parallels the HQ structure. Groups of similar divisions are headed by a Deputy Director, who assists the Caltrans Director. The Director’s office is separate from the rest of Caltrans’ management structure. HQ is further divided into several divisions according to functions, such as Transportation Planning or Traffic Operations (see organizational chart on the next page).

Overall Personnel Structure

Knowing Caltrans’ personnel structure is important because it informs office relationships and lets people know who they are talking to. Each division is subdivided into offices, which consist of between 10 and 20 individuals. These offices often consist of branches of between 1 and 7 individuals. Each unit is headed by a chief. During short absences, a chief’s direct report staff will often take on the chief’s duties. For longer absences, a longer

-term temporary replacement is found.

As with most California government agencies, the majority of workers at Caltrans are rank-and-file employees, who are not supervisory and are represented by a union. Many rank-and-file employees, though, have significant job duties and responsibilities. If there are ever any questions on employee relationships, there are often organizational charts available online.

Earthmover during State Route (SR) 168 construction in Fresno

Heavy equipment operator in training near Sacramento

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Caltrans District Organization and Management

Caltrans is divided into 12 geographic districts (see map on next page). Districts are organized similarly to Caltrans HQ with separate divisions for traffic operations, planning and local assistance, project management, maintenance, and administration, just to name a few. The head of each Caltrans district is a District Director, who oversees all divisions. Each division within a district is headed by a deputy district director, whose duties mirror those of HQ division chiefs but applied in the district context.

The general difference between HQ and districts is that HQ focuses on statewide policies while Districts work on localized issues and projects. The two interface significantly, with HQ advising districts on state laws and policies. Districts also interface as needed with local and regional partners. Further, Districts often coordinate with each other on major projects or policy development. HQ can assist Caltrans Districts in working on projects and with local and regional agencies as needed.

Each district has a district office where most functions are located with several satellite offices for maintenance, operations, and construction functions. For example, District 3

Maintenance employees stationed in Kingvale keep Interstate 80 over Donner Pass clear during the winter by plowing the highway after big snow storms, and the District 12 Transportation Management Center is located in a separate facility from the district office (see map on next page).

Caltrans Regions

Project delivery functions are sometimes coordinated at the regional level. For Districts 1, 2, and 3 the North Region based in Marysville helps coordinate environmental, design, and right-of-way management functions. The Central Region is similarly organized and based out of Fresno for Districts 5, 6, and 10. Each district within these two regions retains a significant amount of influence on the regions’ activities.

Bicyclist in Sacramento

Anza Borrego Desert State Park near SR 78 in San Diego County

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Caltrans as a Multimodal Transportation Agency

Caltrans is a dynamic transportation agency that coordinates, funds, and builds projects across a variety of modes: highway, rail, bicycling, walking, air, and sea. The highway mode is primarily the State Highway System (SHS), and the rail system consists of both freight and passenger rail. Caltrans promotes active transportation by funding non-motorized facility improvements on the SHS and local roads. To support air travel, Caltrans performs inspections of airports and helipads and gives grants to airports. Caltrans assists ports in promoting sea travel by funding port and port access projects.

Caltrans accomplishes these multimodal transportation goals by partnering with other agencies and private entities (see next page). Transportation is most successful when multiple agencies work together toward the same goals.

Tribes and Caltrans’ Multimodal Transportation Strategies

Tribes are eligible for many Caltrans-administered grants.

Many tribes have applied for and even received grants for the Active Transportation Program, Sustainable Transportation Planning Program, and others.

The Caltrans divisions typically responsible for multimodal transportation are Transportation Planning, Transportation Programming, Rail and Mass Transit, Aeronautics, Local Assistance, and Project Management.

Caltrans can help coordinate funding with tribes and local agencies to promote successful multimodal projects.

Congestion on Interstate 5 (I-5) in Sacramento Decorative sidewalk on State Route (SR) 44 in Shasta County

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Caltrans Strategic Partnerships

Caltrans works with a variety of other transportation agencies to accomplish its multimodal transportation goals. In part, this is because transportation funding and authority is shared among local, regional, and other state agencies and tribal governments.

Local—Local agencies often have local sales taxes and other funding options to pay for transportation improvements. Caltrans and local agencies often collaborate on project design and funding to build projects.

Regional—Caltrans works with Regional Transportation Planning Agencies and Metropolitan Planning Organizations on transportation projects. Much of the funding in California for transportation projects is controlled by regional agencies.

State—Other state agencies and departments, such as California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), High Speed Rail Authority, Office of Traffic Safety, and others work with Caltrans to deliver transportation programs and projects.

Tribal—Caltrans partners with tribes to fund grants, maintain highways, build new roads, and construct bicycle and pedestrian facilities. For example, Caltrans worked with the Tule River Tribe in Tulare County to construct a context-sensitive traffic circle median that reflects traditional tribal culture.

SR 1 in Monterey County , a designated scenic highway

Construction of the Bay Bridge, June 2, 1935 Decorative guardrail on SR 70 in Butte County

Earthmover working on SR 168 in Fresno County in 2000

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Caltrans Projects from Start to Finish

A Caltrans project starts as an idea or concept to address a transportation deficiency. The project is planned in outline (Project Initiation Document Phase) and then greater detail (Project Approval Report and Environmental Document Phase) to gain approval by the California Transportation Commission (CTC). Engineers and other professionals then design the project in detail so a contractor can bid on the project (Project Specifications and Estimates Phase). At the same time, people make sure that the right-of-way is secured and that any needed utilities have been moved (Right-of-Way Phase). Contractors then bid on the package (Bidding Phase), and the lowest-cost responsible contractor builds the project (Construction Phase). At the construction is completed, the project is closed out and the project history is kept for the future.

This was just a short explanation of the project development process. For more information on this topic, see the Caltrans booklet titled “How Caltrans Builds Projects” at the website below:

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/index_files/How_Caltrans_Builds_Projects_HCBP_2011a-9-13-11.pdf

Facts about Caltrans Projects

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17, Caltrans will deliver 227 projects worth $2.2 billion.

As of January 2017, there were 718 projects worth $8.4 billion in a phase of construction.

Of the projects delivered in FY 2015-16, 68% of funds were spent on preservation projects, 23% on capacity improvements, and 10% on maintenance projects.

Caltrans District 8 partnered with the Agua Caliente Tribe to construct the Bob Hope Dr. Interchange with traditional designs on the overpass.

Truckee Bypass bridge construction on SR 267 in 2002.

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Identify Project Need

Decision to Prepare Project

Initiation Document (PID)

Form Project Development

Team

Prepare PID Secure Project Programming

Prepare Draft Project Report

Perform Environmental

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Secure Project

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Prepare PS & E

Acquire Rights of Way

Obtain Approvals, Agreements

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Complete Project Design

Prepare & Advertise Contract

Contract Administration &

Construction of Project

Project Close-out

How Caltrans Builds Projects

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Adapted from the 2011 Caltrans publication “How Caltrans Builds Projects”

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/index_files/How_Caltrans_Builds_Projects_HCBP_2011a-9-13-11.pdf

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Caltrans Division of Transportation Planning

The Division of Transportation Planning (DOTP) plays a critical role for Caltrans. The DOTP articulates a long-term vision while supporting transportation service, project selection, project delivery, and system operations. Staff daily collects and presents data, analyzes alternatives, and drafts plans to guide and protect State transportation investments, The DOTP works in partnership with other Caltrans divisions and external agencies to ensure an open and equitable process while acting as a bridge between Caltrans' external partners and internal operations. As DOTP’s Internet site reads:

“We articulate a long-term vision for California's transportation system and implement statewide transportation policy through partnerships with State, regional, and local agencies. Our Division provides quality Planning Products, Services, and Information to support and guide transportation investment decisions.”

Caltrans DOTP has several offices that each focus on a main area of planning: Sustainable Community Planning, Regional Planning, State Planning, Multimodal System Planning, Freight Planning, Planning Program Management and Research Support, and Program and Project Planning. In particular, the Native American Liaison Branch (NALB) is housed in the Office of State Planning. The NALB informs Caltrans decision-makers about federal and state Indian law and tribal concerns regarding transportation policy and planning. More information can be found in the “About the California Department of Transportation’s Division of Transportation planning” at http://dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/ocp/nalb/index_files/About-DOTP-for-the-Tribes.pdf.

Bicycling on “Bike to Work Day” in 2007 Construction of SR 267 Truckee Bypass in 2002

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Caltrans’ Native American Advisory Committee (NAAC)

The Native American Advisory Committee was established in 1996. Its purpose is to ensure that Caltrans management receives direct advice from the Indian community on issues pertaining to all modes of transportation in California. This advisory committee contributes to the ability of Tribal Governments to take advantage of transportation opportunities and to participate with Caltrans in planning, developing, and implementing transportation projects and services. Although it does not constitute formal consultation, the NAAC does offer a chance to further government-to-government working relationship.

Each member of the NAAC is appointed to a two-year term. Membership consists of persons who are nominated by Tribes and Indian organizations throughout the State, recommended by the NAAC and appointed by the Director. Members serve as "at large" members to the tribes in their geographic regions (Northern, Central, and Southern) as drawn by the BIA regional map. Members are advocates for all Native Americans of California.

The NAAC holds a minimum of four meetings each calendar year. These meetings are important forums to discuss current issues. Several different Caltrans divisions and other agencies under CalSTA attend these meetings to give and receive input. As one of the longest state-Tribal forums in the country, the NAAC hosts by delegations from other states that are interested in establishing their own forums. More information such as upcoming agendas, meeting minutes, and any other pertinent information can be found at the NAAC website: http://dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/ocp/nalb/naac_page.html

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NAAC Meeting from August 2004

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Decorative elements on SR 44 in Redding Maintenance Equipment Training Academy (META)

operating heavy equipment at McClellan

Caltrans’ Tribal Employment Rights

Ordinance (TERO) Policy

TEROs are Tribal laws aimed at promoting employment for Indians. Tribal Governments, as domestic dependent nations, may exercise their sovereign rights to establish and enforce laws on their lands. They usually include training programs for Tribal members and Indian hiring preferences. These laws are relevant to Caltrans when a project is located on Tribal lands and the Tribe has a TERO.

Caltrans’ TERO policy is outlined in Deputy Directive (DD) 74-R2. Caltrans honors Tribal ordinances pursuant to the law, and as a result, follows the TERO provisions on hiring preferences for contracted State highway work conducted on Tribal lands or on any State highway included in a TERO Tribe’s Indian Reservation Road (IRR) Inventory when a portion of the project is on Tribal lands. Caltrans also pays TERO fees for the portions of projects on Tribal lands. These fees will be based on the portion of the project that is on Tribal lands.

Caltrans’ TERO policy is informed by the TERO working group, which consists of Tribal TERO experts, Caltrans District Native American Liaisons, and Caltrans experts in areas pertinent to TERO implementation: construction, legal, and planning, among others. This diverse group seeks to include as many viewpoints as possible to gain a complete view of TERO implementation. The working group meets when revisions to Caltrans’ TERO policy are considered and is formed anew each time. The TERO working group is also advised by members of the NAAC.

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Caltrans Maintenance Activities

Caltrans maintenance activities are carried out by HQ staff in the Division of Maintenance and by Caltrans district employees. In general, the Caltrans Maintenance Program is charged with ensuring that the State Highway System (SHS) is kept in “safe and usable

condition” (California Streets and Highways Code §27). The SHS is largely in-place, and

many assets are approaching their anticipated life expectancy. Also, maintenance and preservation activities are highly cost-effective, avoiding large reconstruction projects as much as feasible.

Caltrans maintenance undertakes a variety of activities, some of the most important are:

Snow removal • Shoulder repair • Vegetation control

Signal maintenance • Rock and boulder clearance • Guardrail repair

Bridge painting • Emergency Traffic Control • Asphalt repair

With this many activities, it is difficult to overstate the importance of Caltrans maintenance to the safety and operations of the SHS. Assets need regular maintenance to ensure that the traveling public can reach its destinations. These actions fulfill Caltrans’ goal of effectively and efficiently managing California’s transportation assets.

Caltrans maintenance is important to tribes because it maintains state highways that provide access to their lands. Caltrans maintenance can also help provide maintenance on Tribal roads in emergency situations. Partnerships between Tribes and Caltrans are thus important to develop particularly in emergencies, when time is a critical factor. Additionally, many tribes have agreements with Caltrans District maintenance about collecting materials for medicine or basket weaving. These agreements make it easier for tribal people to collect the plants they use while also protecting those plants from destruction due to mowing, herbicides, and other landscaping practices.

Caltrans Maintenance crew on SR 36 in Red Bluff SR 153 in El Dorado County was at one time

California’s shortest highway

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Caltrans Traffic Operations

Caltrans Traffic Operations focuses on how well the SHS is functioning. It asks and seeks to answer such questions as how well the highway is moving people and goods to their destinations and what improvements can be made to increase efficiency of travel. It also works to improve the safety for all road users, including people with disabilities. In general, traffic operations does not focus on capacity improvements as a solution to traffic problems

There are also several other areas of Traffic Operations that may be of interest to Tribes.

Outdoor Advertising regulates advertising that is visible from the highway.

Encroachment Permits controls any object or event that is in, under, or over the State highway right-of-way. Tribal governments can receive an encroachment permit free of charge from Caltrans for activities such as traditional plant gathering and others.

Commercial Vehicles gives information on permits, truck size and weight standards, truck routes, roadside rest areas, and weigh stations.

Many of the new improvements on California highways are improvements to traffic operations. The following are some of the traffic operations improvements that Caltrans constructs to reduce delay, improve safety, and save taxpayers money:

Ramp meters • Auxiliary Lanes

System Monitoring • HOV/carpool lanes

Modern intersection improvements, such as the diverging diamond interchange

Vehicle detection

Mount Shasta seen from US Highway 97 in Siskiyou County Smith Point Bridge on US Highway 101 in Humboldt County

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Caltrans Division of Environmental Analysis

The Division of Environmental Analysis administers Caltrans’ responsibilities under federal and state environmental law. The Division develops and maintains Caltrans’ environmental standards, policies, procedures, and practices that are implemented by Environmental units in each of Caltrans’ 12 Districts. Division

staff work with the Districts to assess the effects of Caltrans’ projects on California’s natural and cultural environments and to identify ways to avoid or mitigate those effects.

The Division of Environmental Analysis acts as Caltrans’ compliance lead and assists the Districts and our transportation partners in:

Complying with state and federal environmental laws;

Encouraging the public, partners, and stakeholders to participate in the environmental evaluation process;

Determining the environmental consequences of our activities;

Proposing feasible strategies and alternatives to avoid or minimize adverse impacts of Caltrans’ activities; and

In response to the passage of a host of environmental laws since 1966, the Division has grown to support Caltrans’ planning, development, design, construction, operation and maintenance efforts. The Division addresses issues relevant to all aspects of environmental planning. Of particular interest to Tribes, the Division’s Cultural Studies Office oversees the implementation of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and sections of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including Assembly Bill (AB) 52. Both statutes require consultation with Tribes on scoping and significant cultural resources.

Construction of SR 267 Truckee Bypass bridge

SR 190 in Death Valley, a California scenic highway

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Caltrans Division of Programming

Transportation Programming is the preparation, management, and administration of project programming documents required under State and Federal statute. Major Programming documents include the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) among others.

Tribes may be interested in Transportation Programming because it forms an important link between planning and project development. It is how projects go from plans on paper to actual funding. Any policy changes in Transportation Programming impact Tribes greatly.

Transportation Programming staff work directly with several state and federal agencies, such as Federal Highway Administration and California Transportation Commission (CTC). Transportation Programming provides services to the CTC and other stakeholders by programming transportation needs, taking action to secure project funding, responding to programming issues, and providing timely and quality CTC meeting material. The Program works with regional agencies and CTC to develop, publish, manage, and update statutorily required State and Federal programming documents identifying capital improvement transportation projects.

The Program’s key responsibility is to develop the STIP and SHOPP. Educating Caltrans staff and regional agencies on how to programming is part of it. There is great complexity in educating stakeholders on meeting CTC, State, and Federal mandates. Programming serves as a final checkpoint on programming issues prior to presentation to the CTC and Federal governing bodies. As such, Programming coordinates internal and external stakeholders to ensure appropriate review and documentation.

SR 74 in Riverside County near Palm Desert

Pedestrian enhancements in San Diego County

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Caltrans Division of Local Assistance

Caltrans' Division of Local Assistance administers more than one billion dollars annually awarded to cities, counties, regional agencies, and tribes for the purpose of improving their transportation infrastructure or providing transportation services.

This funding comes from various Federal and State grant programs specifically designed to assist the transportation needs of local agencies. Annually, over 1,200 new projects are authorized through the Local Assistance Program, of which approximately 700 are construction projects.

Tribes are eligible to receive funding through a variety of options, including:

-Funds transferred through the Bureau of Indian Affairs

-Tribal/County partnership

-Master Agreement between Tribe and Caltrans

Some principal functions within the Division of Local Assistance are the following:

Active Transportation Program funds bicycle and pedestrian facility improvement projects.

Bridge, bond, and safety programs to pay for highway bridge, Proposition 1B of 2006, and Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) projects.

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) delegation ensures that Caltrans complies with federal law in carrying out NEPA activities.

Project implementation enacts agreements with local agencies for them to construct projects in their communities.

Asphalt demonstration on SR 20 in Colusa County SR 1 in Monterey County, a designated Scenic Highway

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Caltrans Division of Aeronautics

Caltrans’ goal in aviation is to foster and promote the development of a safe, efficient, dependable, and environmentally compatible air transportation system. The State's aviation commitment began in 1947 with the California Aeronautics Commission, which eventually became the Division of Aeronautics (Division) in Caltrans. The State Aeronautics Act forms the foundation for Caltrans' aviation policies.

The Division issues operating permits for public-use and special-use airports and heliports; makes recommendations regarding proposed school sites within two miles of a runway; and authorizes helicopter landing sites at or near schools. Aviation system planning provides for the integration of aviation into system planning on a regional, statewide, and national basis. The Division administers noise regulation and land use planning laws that foster compatible land use around airports and encourages environmental mitigation measures to lessen aircraft noise, air pollution, and other impacts caused by aviation. The Division also provides grants and loans to eligible public-use airports for safety, maintenance and capital improvement projects that provide vital services and connection to our communities.

The Division regularly inspects public-use airports and hospital heliports throughout the state. There are currently two public-use airports on Tribal lands, and the Division inspects them and provides recommendations for compliance with Federal Aviation Administration and State airport design standards and to promote operational safety.

Runway at Montague Airport near Yreka

Caltrans airplane at Montague Airport near Yreka

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Caltrans Division of Rail and Mass Transportation

The Division of Rail and Mass Transit was formed in July 2014 from the merger of the Division of Rail and the Division of Mass Transit. The Division focuses on the statewide planning, funding, and coordination of public transportation.

The Rail Program is responsible for:

Amtrak California, which has 5.2 million passengers per year over 885 miles of track,

Equipment design, maintenance and procurement (rail cars and locomotives),

Infrastructure (track work, signals, railroad crossings, and structures), and

Contract management, especially for the Amtrak California program.

The Mass Transit Program is responsible for:

Administering grants that Tribes are eligible to apply for: 5307 (urbanized areas); 5310 (elderly and disabled transit); 5311 (rural areas); and 5339 (buses and bus facilities).

Providing financial and management assistance statewide towards increased availability, efficiency and effectiveness of transit;

Mitigating congestion on highways for people, goods and services through support of mass transportation alternatives;

Developing strategic interagency partnerships to meet the increasing demand for better travel options for older persons, the general public, and individuals with disabilities or low incomes; and

Encourage and stimulate the development of mass transportation and interregional transportation in order to make transit a more practical travel option.

Amtrak California and light rail trains

at Sacramento Valley Station

Caltrans employees on light rail in Sacramento

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Caltrans Division of Research, Innovation, and System Information (DRISI)

DRISI resulted from the merger of the Division of Transportation System Information and the Division of Research and Innovation in 2012. The merger combined the traffic information and data functions with the research functions.

There are several programs and projects that are of long-term significance. Some are even fundamental to Caltrans’ operations. Here are some of the following things they do:

DRISI maintains TSN (Transportation System Network) database with highway inventory for all State highway facilities in California. The inventory data are being continuously maintained and updated on a daily basis by the TASAS Branch. The TASAS Branch also maintains accident data in TSN database for all collisions on or associated with a State highway facility. Combining the highway inventory with accident data allows Department to generate quarterly reports that identify locations of concern.

The division performs several other data-collecting functions, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and federally-mandated Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) data collection.

Research is conducted in many different areas, such as sustainability, technology, operations, program management, and other areas. These research projects are initiated to support other divisions within Caltrans.

Sailing ship with Golden Gate Bridge under construction in the background, circa 1935

Sacramento Regional Transit light rail train in front of Caltrans HQ in Sacramento

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California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA)

CalSTA is an important agency in California state government. It is responsible for California’s state transportation system in all of its aspects. The agency head is the CalSTA Secretary, which is a cabinet-level position in the Executive Branch.

The eight agencies under CalSTA are the following:

Board of Pilot Commissioners (BOPC)

California Highway Patrol (CHP)

California Transportation Commission (CTC)

Department of Transportation (Caltrans)

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA)

New Motor Vehicle Board (NMVB)

Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)

California tribes interact with CalSTA officials or employees. Every year a tribal meeting is held to gain input from tribal communities on CalSTA’s activities. The Agency has a Native American liaison to facilitate in tribal relations and encourage partnerships between the Agency, its entities, and tribal governments. More information about CalSTA and tribes is found at http://www.calsta.ca.gov/IssueAreas/CalSTA-Tribal-Relations.aspx. CalSTA’s Tribal consultation policy can also be found at the website above. This policy guides how CalSTA’s agencies are to interact with Tribes and how they should engage in consultation with them.

Airplanes at the Montague Airport near Yreka

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CalSTA

Board of Pilot Commissioners

California Highway

Patrol

California Transportation Commission

Depart-ment of

Transpor-tation

(Caltrans)

Department of Motor Vehicles

High-Speed Rail Authority

New Motor Vehicle Board

Office of Traffic Safety

CalSTA Organizational Chart

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Contact the Native American Liaison Branch Lonora Graves, Branch Chief Bennie Lee Chad Riding lonora.graves@dot.ca.gov bennie.lee@dot.ca.gov chad.riding@dot.ca.gov (916) 653-6315 (916) 654-2719 (916) 653-0709