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Special Projects Section
Special Projects Section (SPS) performs a variety of specialized functions. Some of SPS's specific responsibilities include the following:
- Provide staff support for the Commissioner's and Deputy Commissioner's memberships to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Division of State and Provincial Police, Highway Safety Committee and Vehicle Theft Committee.
- Provide staff support for the Commissioner's participation on the Governor's Task Force on Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
- Represent the Department on the California Traffic Control Devices Committee.
- Conduct special research and studies in areas of management, technology, and departmental operations.
- Coordinate, develop, submit, and track federal grants the Department receives for numerous projects.
- Manage the following transportation programs and projects: highway corridor and pedestrian safety, employee commute reduction, transportation management centers, intelligent transportation systems, toll highways, environmental review process, and transportation systems operations.
- Provide liaison to the Federal Highway Administration, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the California Transportation Commission, and regional transportation planning agencies.
- Oversee the Department's Strategic Planning process.
- Coordinate with Caltrans in the selection for the state's 65 and 70 mph highway segments.
- Administer the California Motorcyclist Safety Program.
- Regulatory coordinator for the Department.
- Coordinate the Older Californian Traffic Safety (OCTS) Task Force, and on behalf of the CHP Commissioner, serve as the Task Force chair.