Route 39 is from:
(a) Route 1 near Huntington Beach to the southern city limit of Buena Park.
(b) Route 5 in Buena Park to Route 72 in La Habra via Beach Boulevard.
(c) Beach Boulevard to Harbor Boulevard in La Habra via Whittier Boulevard.
(d) Whittier Boulevard in La Habra to Route 2 via Harbor Boulevard to the vicinity of Fullerton Road, then to Azusa Avenue, Azusa Avenue to San Gabriel Canyon Road, San Gabriel Avenue southbound between Azusa Avenue and San Gabriel Canyon Road, and San Gabriel Canyon Road, other than the portion of the segment described by this subdivision that is within the city limits of Azusa, Covina, and West Covina.
(e) The relinquished former portions of Route 39 within the city limits of Azusa, Buena Park, Covina, and West Covina are not state highways and are not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the relinquished former portions of Route 39, the Cities of Azusa, Buena Park, Covina, and West Covina shall maintain within their respective jurisdictions signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 39.
(f) Upon a determination by the commission that it is in the best interests of the state to do so, the commission may, upon terms and conditions approved by it, relinquish to the City of Anaheim the portion of Route 39 that is located within the city limits of Anaheim from the Anaheim/Stanton city limit north of Starr Street to the Anaheim/Buena Park city limit at North Stanton Avenue, if the city and the department enter into an agreement providing for the relinquishment. The following conditions shall apply upon relinquishment:
(1) The relinquishment shall become effective on the date following the county recorder’s recordation of the relinquishment resolution containing the commission’s approval of the terms and conditions of the relinquishment.
(2) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, the relinquished portion of Route 39 shall cease to be a state highway.
(3) The portion of Route 39 relinquished under this subdivision shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.
(4) For the relinquished former portion of Route 39, the City of Anaheim shall maintain within its jurisdiction signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 39.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 423, Sec. 1. (SB 52) Effective January 1, 2018.)