(a) Route 204 is from Route 58 to Route 99 near Bakersfield via Union Avenue and Golden State Avenue.
(b) 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 Bakersfield the portion of Route 204 that is located within the city limits of that city if the city agrees to accept it. 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 204 shall cease to be a state highway.
(3) The portion of Route 204 relinquished under this subdivision shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 315, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)