On July 18 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 144 (AB 144) into law and thereby created the Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee (TBPOC) to provide project oversight and project control for the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program in California.

The TBPOC is composed of the Director of the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Executive Director of the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA), and the Executive Director of the California Transportation Commission (CTC). The TBPOC's program oversight and control activities include review and approval of contract bid documents, review and resolution of project issues, evaluation and approval of project change orders and claims, and the issuance of monthly and quarterly program progress reports.

The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge is one of seven State owned and operated California bridges in the Toll Bridge Program, which also includes the Benicia-Martinez Bridge and the Carquinez Bridge.