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CA Govt Code § 14036.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14036.5.

14036.5.  (a) As part of its marketing activities in support of intercity rail services and associated feeder bus services, the department shall provide for complete train and bus schedule information, for services funded or otherwise coordinated by the department, to be published in existing, comprehensive nationwide transportation schedule publications for bus and rail services. The department is not required to provide for publication of the schedule information specified in subdivision (a) if complete bus and train schedules are published by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) in its nationwide timetable (Form A) in addition to the department’s own California timetable.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1490, Sec. 5.)
CA Govt Code § 14036.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14036.6.

14036.6.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) Rail passes offering unlimited travel on certain passenger rail and associated transit services for a specified period of time and a fixed price have been a success in Europe, Canada, and Alaska.(2) A “California Pass,” valid on state-funded intercity and commuter rail lines, state-funded feeder buses, and major local transit systems would be a major benefit to tourism, while at the same time providing a package of transportation options which do not worsen highway congestion.(3) Use of a single payment mechanism makes existing mass transportation services easier to use, by eliminating the need for familiarity with multiple complex tariffs and the need for correct change.(b) The department shall investigate, and if feasible implement, a “California Pass” which would be valid, to the extent possible, for all of the following transportation services:(1) State-funded intercity rail services in the San Diego-Los Angeles, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara, Los Angeles-Fresno-bay area/Sacramento, and Sacramento-bay area rail corridors.(2) State-funded feeder buses operated in conjunction with the intercity rail services, including, but not limited to, the service operated between Merced and Yosemite National Park for the San Joaquin trains.(3) Commuter rail services.(4) Public transit services.(5) Other transportation services.(c) The department shall consider offering passes valid for travel over a specified consecutive number of days, as well as so-called “flexi-passes” valid for a specified number of days within a longer period of time. In addition, the department shall develop a procedure for distributing pass revenues to each participating operating entity, and for marketing the pass to prospective users.(d) Prior to implementing a “California Pass” program, the department shall consult with each participating operating entity. The department shall not adopt procedures for the distribution of pass revenues without first submitting the proposed procedures to each affected operating entity. (e) Nothing in this section precludes the department from implementing, as an interim measure, any marketing device to increase ridership on state-funded rail and bus services.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Govt Code § 14036.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14036.7.

14036.7.  The department shall give high priority to the development of direct linkages between intercity rail passenger services and airports served by commercial airlines and to developing feeder bus linkages connecting intercity rail services and airports. The department shall coordinate its provision of feeder bus service with local and regional bus and rail services to avoid duplication of service. The department shall include in the rail passenger development plan prepared pursuant to Section 14036, a report on the status of all existing intercity rail station facilities that serve airports directly and indirectly and on the department’s activities in improving other linkages between rail service and airports. The department shall, to the extent feasible, utilize alternative-fuel buses for its feeder bus service.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 599, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 14036.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14036.8.

14036.8.  (a) The department, using existing rail marketing funds, shall fully participate in the railroad public safety awareness program known as “Operation Lifesaver.” The department shall work with school officials to develop a school assembly program designed to enhance student awareness of the dangers of trespassing on railroad property, and the operating characteristics of trains. Initially, the school assembly program shall be implemented on the route of the department-sponsored Capitol Corridor. School officials shall cooperate with the department to identify the schools most affected by the operation of higher speed passenger trains.(b) The department shall provide appropriate signs to be posted on or adjacent to railroad property within 1,000 feet of schools where upgrading of railroad lines has resulted in an increase of operating speeds of passenger trains on those lines by 20 mph or more on or after December 1, 1991. The signs shall be designed to communicate both in words and in pictures, using internationally recognized symbols, to warn of train-related hazards. The signs shall be posted on the school side of the railroad property at a site to be determined by school officials and railroad representatives. At the request of the department, a railroad that owns the property specified in this subdivision shall install and maintain the signs.(c) For the purposes of this section, a “school” is any public school that maintains classes in kindergarten or of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.(d) The installation or maintenance of signs pursuant to this section shall not in any way affect the liability of the state or any of its agencies, officers, or employees, or of the owner of the railroad right-of-way, on account of personal injury or property damage alleged to have been caused, in whole or in part, by a sign, or the installation or maintenance of a sign, installed and maintained pursuant to this section.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1182, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 14036.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14036.9.

14036.9.  The California Coast Passenger Rail Corridor consists of the Counties of Los Angeles, Monterey, San Benito, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Ventura.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1310, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 14037 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14037.

14037.  Funds which are available to the department for rail and bus operations may be used by the department for maintenance of capital facilities related to rail or bus services provided, or for minor capital improvement projects related to rail and bus services provided, if the department determines that this use of funds would improve the operation of a service. For the purposes of this section, a project shall be determined to be a “minor capital improvement project” on the same basis that a project is determined to be a “minor highway project” by the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 740, Sec. 4.)
CA Govt Code § 14038 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14038.

14038.  (a) The department may purchase, sell, and lease rail passenger cars and locomotives and other self-propelled rail vehicles.(b) The department may acquire, lease, design, construct, and improve track lines and related facilities, and the department may contract with the private sector for the design, improvement, or construction of track lines and related facilities. If a railroad corporation refuses to allow improvements to tracks and related facilities, the Public Utilities Commission shall, within 60 days after application by the department, order the institution of those improvements, if it finds that the improvements are necessary to the safety of the railroad corporation’s employees, passengers, customers, and the public, and the operating efficiency of the service for which they are requested.(c) Any facility or equipment acquired or improved by any entity with funds made available to it pursuant to this section shall become the property of that entity at the time and under the conditions as are agreed upon by the department in the agreement that makes the funds available to the entity. Section 10295 of the Public Contract Code does not apply to any agreement entered into pursuant to this section.(d) The department shall deposit in the Passenger Equipment Acquisition Fund, for expenditure pursuant to Section 14066, the net proceeds from the sale of rail passenger cars and locomotives and other self-propelled rail vehicles.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 438, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 14038.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14038.1.

14038.1.  Rail passenger equipment owned by the department and operated by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) in a state-supported rail service shall prominently display the department’s logo and the words “California Department of Transportation,” or other appropriate identification, as determined by the department.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 740, Sec. 5.)
CA Govt Code § 14038.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14038.2.

14038.2.  (a) The department may acquire by purchase, lease, or eminent domain, any property necessary for the development and implementation of the state’s rail passenger program. The power of eminent domain shall be exercised in accordance with Title 7 (commencing with Section 1230.010) of the Code of Civil Procedure.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, to give significance and importance to the state rail passenger program equal to that of the state highway program, and to that end, to provide the department with the appropriate powers.(c) To the extent that the activities authorized by subdivision (a) exceed the capacity of the department’s existing work force, the department may contract with qualified individuals or firms for engineering, surveying, and related technical services in exercising its authority pursuant to subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1095, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 14038.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14038.3.

14038.3.  The department may, if requested by the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire, in the name and for the use of, the authority, real property in Los Angeles County that is owned by a railroad corporation and that is necessary, incidental, or convenient for the construction of the Alameda Corridor project.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 333, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 14038.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14038.5.

14038.5.  (a) The department may, at the request of a transportation planning agency, county transportation commission, or metropolitan transit development board, and subject to approval of the commission, acquire abandoned or proposed to be abandoned rail freight lines which have the potential of being rebuilt into joint freight and passenger rail transit lines.(b) The department may, if requested by a transportation planning agency, county transportation commission, or metropolitan transit development board, develop plans and specifications for the conversion of abandoned or proposed to be abandoned rail lines into freight and passenger rail transit routes. The department may contract with the private sector to develop these plans and specifications.(c) The department may, if requested by a regional planning agency, county transportation commission, or metropolitan transit development board, investigate and prepare procedures, subject to Public Utilities Commission approval, to reinstate rail passenger services in the requesting entity’s jurisdiction.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1183, Sec. 14.)
CA Govt Code § 14039 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14039.

14039.  The department shall have no authority to operate railroads.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.)
CA Govt Code § 14040 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14040.

14040.  The department may provide by contract with a railroad corporation that any tracks or signaling devices constructed, improved, repaired, or acquired with funds made available by the state on property owned or leased by the railroad corporation shall become the property of the railroad corporation.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1118, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 14041 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14041.

14041.  The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority is encouraged to coordinate with local private industry councils in service delivery areas to develop training programs and employment opportunities under the federal Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.) directly related to the Alameda Corridor project and to pursue other appropriate employment and training funding sources.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 225, Sec. 24. Effective August 16, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 14050 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14050.

14050.  State highway projects to be included in the program of proposed projects report submitted to the United States Secretary of Transportation pursuant to Section 105 of Title 23 of the United States Code shall be those included in the five-year program for the expenditure of state transportation funds as set forth in the state transportation improvement program after July 1, 1979.(Added by renumbering Section 14036 by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1183, Sec. 11.)
CA Govt Code § 14051 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14051.

14051.  (a) For purposes of this section:(1) “Broadband provider” means a facilities-based provider of broadband, as defined in Section 5830 of the Public Utilities Code.(2) “Companies or organizations working on broadband deployment” includes, but is not limited to, local governments, nonprofit organizations, cable television corporations, as defined in Section 216.4 of the Public Utilities Code, and telephone corporations, as defined in Section 234 of the Public Utilities Code.(3) “Priority area” means an area identified by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Section 11549.54.(b) (1) During the project planning phase of a department-led highway construction project that was initiated on or after January 1, 2017, is parallel to the highway, and involves construction methods that are suitable for installing broadband conduit, the department shall notify companies and organizations working on broadband deployment of the project on its internet website to encourage collaborative broadband installations.(2) For the purpose of supporting fiber optic communication cables, after receiving notification from the department, a company or organization working on broadband deployment may collaborate with the department to install a broadband conduit as part of the project.(3) The department, in consultation with stakeholders, on or before January 1, 2018, shall develop guidelines to facilitate the installation of broadband conduit on state highway rights-of-way. The guidelines shall address access to information on assets and collaboration on future projects.(c) The department, as part of each project funded by Item 7502-062-8506 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2021 located in a priority area, shall, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and broadband providers, ensure that the construction includes the installation of conduits capable of supporting fiber optic communication cables.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 659, Sec. 1. (AB 41) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Govt Code § 14052 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3 - Activities|Section 14052.

14052.  (a) The department shall prepare an inventory of all state-owned bridges that are required to be strengthened or replaced in order to meet seismic safety standards which are in effect on January 1, 1991. For each bridge listed in the inventory, the department shall determine each of the following:(1) The earliest date when all necessary engineering work can be completed and construction can be started.(2) An estimate of the cost of retrofitting or replacing the bridge to conform to the applicable seismic safety standards.(b) (1) The department shall prepare a multiyear plan and schedule for completing the retrofitting or replacement of all of the bridges identified pursuant to subdivision (a). The schedule shall be based upon the department’s estimates of the shortest possible time to perform the work.(2) The plan shall include the department’s estimate of the annual cost and the total cost of carrying out the plan.(3) The department shall submit the plan and schedule, together with the cost estimates, to the Governor and the Legislature not later than January 1, 1991. (c) The Legislature intends to appropriate to the department the funds necessary to carry out subdivisions (a) and (b).(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 265, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 14055 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3.5 - Elderly and Disabled Persons|Section 14055.

14055.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Elderly persons and persons with disabilities have the same rights as other persons to utilize mass transportation facilities and services.(b) As administered by the state, funding under Section 5310 of Title 49 of the United States Code is dedicated to providing special transportation for elderly persons and persons with disabilities in all areas of the state, including urban, small urban, and rural areas.(c) The goal of this federal program is to improve mobility for elderly persons and persons with disabilities for whom mass transportation services are unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate.(d) Additionally, the federal program should be coordinated with other area paratransit service providers and the consolidated transportation service agency designated pursuant to Section 15975, where applicable.(e) Within the state, those eligible to receive grants shall include all of the following:(1) Nonprofit corporations and associations which provide transportation services for elderly persons and persons with disabilities.(2) Public agencies approved to coordinate services for elderly persons and persons with disabilities, including a consolidated transportation service agency designated pursuant to Section 15975.(3) Public agencies that certify that no nonprofit corporations or associations are readily available in an area to provide the service.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 669, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Govt Code § 14055.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3.5 - Elderly and Disabled Persons|Section 14055.1.

14055.1.  The department shall act as the applicant for grants of funds to provide mass transit services to meet the special needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities pursuant to Section 5310 of Title 49 of the United States Code. The department shall coordinate the funding and administration of available funds as prescribed by this article.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 669, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Govt Code § 14055.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3.5 - Elderly and Disabled Persons|Section 14055.2.

14055.2.  Funds made available to the department shall be allocated as follows:(a) Not more than 5 percent of the annual federal apportionment may be retained by the department for the cost of administering grants.(b) The remaining funds shall be allocated by the department, as directed by the commission, consistent with Section 14055.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 152. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Govt Code § 14055.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3.5 - Elderly and Disabled Persons|Section 14055.3.

14055.3.  The commission shall establish an appeals process.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 669, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Govt Code § 14055.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION|CHAPTER 1 - General|ARTICLE 3.5 - Elderly and Disabled Persons|Section 14055.4.

14055.4.  Prior to approving its program of projects, the commission shall hold not less than one public hearing.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 669, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)