A.    The fees collected under this chapter and all earnings from investment of the fees shall be expended according to a capital improvement program and operating budget adopted by the board of supervisors and shall be used to fund roadway system capital costs directly related to mitigation of the cumulative traffic impact that new development has placed and will continue to place upon the roadway system in the unincorporated areas of the county.

    B.    The CTIM fee expenditures may include:

    1.    Design and construction of roadway and intersection improvements;

    2.    Right-of-way acquisitions associated with the above; and

    3.    Mitigation of environmental impacts of these projects.

    C.    The collected fees shall not be expended on the following:

    1.    Administrative and/or overhead costs related to any of the activities listed in B above or to any other roadway improvement project.

    2.    Administrative and/or overhead costs associated with collection of the fee.

    3.    Inspections of the activities listed in B above or any other roadway project.

    D.    Funds deposited in a benefit area or sub-area account shall be allocated only to projects located within that same benefit area or sub-area.

    E.    Funds deposited in the countywide account may be allocated to projects at any location in the unincorporated area of the county. (Ord. 2002-59 § 1 (part))