The commission shall allocate program funds to projects after reviewing the corridor plans submitted by the regional agencies or the department and making a determination that a proposed project is consistent with the objectives of the corridor plan. In addition to making a consistency determination with respect to project nominations, the commission shall score the proposed projects on the following criteria:

(a) Safety.

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(b) Congestion.

(c) Accessibility.

(d) Economic development and job creation and retention.

(e) Furtherance of state and federal ambient air standards and greenhouse gas emissions reduction standards pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38550) of the Health and Safety Code) and Senate Bill 375 (Chapter 728 of the Statutes of 2008).

(f) Efficient land use.

(g) Matching funds.

(h) Project deliverability.

(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 5, Sec. 44. (SB 1) Effective April 28, 2017.)