(

a) Funds appropriated from the Highway Safety, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Account established in paragraph (1) of subdivision (

k) of

Section 8879.23 shall be available to the department, upon allocation by the commission, for improvements to the state highway system that are consistent with the 10-year State Highway Operation and Preservation Program (SHOPP) Plan prepared pursuant to

Section 14526.5. (

b) As part of the program required to be developed for distribution of funds identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (

k) of

Section 8879.23, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) of the amount appropriated for this purpose shall be allocated to any city in the state with a population of over 3.5 million persons as of January 1, 2007, as determined by the Population Research Unit of the Department of Finance pursuant to

Section 13073, that has a program for systemwide installation and upgrade of traffic signals within its jurisdiction. Funds shall be used for the purpose of upgrading and installing traffic signal synchronization and completing systemwide installation within its jurisdiction. (

c) The commission shall include in its annual report to the Legislature, required by

Section 14535, a

summary of its activities related to the administration of this program. The

summary should, at a minimum, include a description and the location of the projects contained in the program, the amount of funds allocated to each project, the status of each project, and a description of the improvements the program is achieving.