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CA Pub Util Code § 7665.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 7.3 - Local Community Rail Security Act of 2006|Section 7665.4.

7665.4.  (a) By January 1, 2008, every rail operator shall develop and implement an infrastructure protection program to protect rail infrastructure in the state from acts of sabotage, terrorism, or other crimes.(b) (1) The infrastructure protection program shall address the security of all critical infrastructure.(2) The infrastructure protection program shall provide training to all employees of the rail operator performing work at a rail facility on how to recognize, prevent, and respond to acts of sabotage, terrorism, or other crimes.(c) (1) All employees of a contractor or subcontractor of a rail operator, and any other person performing work at a rail facility that is not the employee of the rail operator, shall receive training equivalent to that received by employees of the rail operator pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), within a reasonable period of time. The commission, in consultation with the director, may adopt reasonable rules or orders to implement this requirement.(2) All employees of a contractor or subcontractor of a rail operator, and any other person performing work at a rail facility that is not the employee of the rail operator, shall undergo an equivalent evaluation of their background, skills, and fitness as the rail operator implements for its employees pursuant to its infrastructure protection plan. The commission, in consultation with the director, may adopt reasonable rules or orders to implement this requirement.(d) Each rail operator in the state shall provide to the commission and the director a copy of its infrastructure protection program. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the commission and the director shall keep this information confidential.(e) The infrastructure protection program shall be updated by the rail operator at least once every year, and the updated plan shall be submitted to the commission and the director.(f) The commission, in consultation with the office, shall review the infrastructure protection program submitted by a rail operator, may conduct inspections to facilitate the review, and may order a rail operator to improve, modify, or change its program to comply with the requirements of this article.(g) The commission may fine a rail operator for failure to comply with the requirements of this section or an order of the commission pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 504. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7665.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 7.3 - Local Community Rail Security Act of 2006|Section 7665.4.

7665.4.  (a) By January 1, 2008, every rail operator shall develop and implement an infrastructure protection program to protect rail infrastructure in the state from acts of sabotage, terrorism, or other crimes.(b) (1) The infrastructure protection program shall address the security of all critical infrastructure.(2) The infrastructure protection program shall provide training to all employees of the rail operator performing work at a rail facility on how to recognize, prevent, and respond to acts of sabotage, terrorism, or other crimes.(c) (1) All employees of a contractor or subcontractor of a rail operator, and any other person performing work at a rail facility that is not the employee of the rail operator, shall receive training equivalent to that received by employees of the rail operator pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), within a reasonable period of time. The commission, in consultation with the director, may adopt reasonable rules or orders to implement this requirement.(2) All employees of a contractor or subcontractor of a rail operator, and any other person performing work at a rail facility that is not the employee of the rail operator, shall undergo an equivalent evaluation of their background, skills, and fitness as the rail operator implements for its employees pursuant to its infrastructure protection plan. The commission, in consultation with the director, may adopt reasonable rules or orders to implement this requirement.(d) Each rail operator in the state shall provide to the commission and the director a copy of its infrastructure protection program. Notwithstanding Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code, the commission and the director shall keep this information confidential.(e) The infrastructure protection program shall be updated by the rail operator at least once every year, and the updated plan shall be submitted to the commission and the director.(f) The commission, in consultation with the office, shall review the infrastructure protection program submitted by a rail operator, may conduct inspections to facilitate the review, and may order a rail operator to improve, modify, or change its program to comply with the requirements of this article.(g) The commission may fine a rail operator for failure to comply with the requirements of this section or an order of the commission pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 401. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7665.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 7.3 - Local Community Rail Security Act of 2006|Section 7665.6.

7665.6.  Every rail operator shall, for all facilities that handle hazardous cargo, do all the following:(a) Secure all facilities that handle or store hazardous materials by providing adequate security personnel.(b) Store hazardous materials only in secure facilities designed for storage, which shall not include mainline, branch, industrial, or passing tracks not so designed or retrofitted.(c) Shall not leave locomotive equipment running while unattended, or leave any unattended locomotive equipment unlocked.(d) Shall ensure that the cabs of occupied locomotives are secured from hijacking, sabotage, or terrorism.(e) Shall not use remote control locomotives to move hazardous materials over a public crossing unless the remote control operator is able to maintain line-of-sight visibility of the public crossing and visually ensure that all automatic highway-rail grade crossing warning devices are functioning as intended, and it is safe for the train movement to enter the public crossing.(f) Shall secure remote control devices to prevent access to those devices by unauthorized personnel.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 867, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7665.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 7.3 - Local Community Rail Security Act of 2006|Section 7665.8.

7665.8.  Every rail operator shall provide communications capability that can accomplish all of the following:(a) Timely alerting local and state law enforcement personnel, emergency personnel, transportation officials and other first responders in the event of sabotage, terrorism, or other crimes.(b) Timely provide bridge tenders on moveable bridges the ability to alert local and state law enforcement personnel, emergency personnel, transportation officials and other first responders in the event of sabotage, terrorism, or other crimes.(c) Notify rail workers of the local or national threat level for the rail industry.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 867, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7666 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 7.3 - Local Community Rail Security Act of 2006|Section 7666.

7666.  No rail operator or any other person covered by this article may act to punish an employee who reports a violation of this article. An employee against whom a punitive action is taken may seek civil damages of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) from any employer that acts to punish an employee who reports a violation of this article, in addition to any other remedies the court deems appropriate.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 867, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7667 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 7.3 - Local Community Rail Security Act of 2006|Section 7667.

7667.  The provisions of this article are severable. If any provision of this article or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 867, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7671 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 7.5 - Hazardous Materials Transportation by Rail|Section 7671.

7671.  The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this article is to protect the health and safety of the public and to improve the safety of transporting hazardous materials by rail.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1662, Sec. 11.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7672 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 7.5 - Hazardous Materials Transportation by Rail|Section 7672.

7672.  For purposes of this article, “hazardous material” means either of the following:(a) A hazardous material, as defined in Section 171.8 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(b) A hazardous material, as defined in Section 25501 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 644, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7672.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 7.5 - Hazardous Materials Transportation by Rail|Section 7672.5.

7672.5.  Any railroad corporation which is involved in an incident resulting in a release, or threatened release, of a hazardous material shall immediately report the type and extent of the release or threatened release in the manner specified in Section 25507 of the Health and Safety Code.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1662, Sec. 11.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7673 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 7.5 - Hazardous Materials Transportation by Rail|Section 7673.

7673.  Each railroad corporation which transports hazardous materials in the state shall do all of the following:(a) Provide a system map of the state to the Office of Emergency Services and to the Public Utilities Commission, showing practical groupings of mileposts on the system and showing mileposts of stations, terminals, junction points, road crossings, and the locations of natural gas and liquid pipelines in railroad rights-of-way.(b) Annually submit to the Office of Emergency Services a copy of a publication which identifies emergency handling guidelines for the surface transportation of hazardous materials, except that if the railroad corporation is classified as a class I carrier by the Interstate Commerce Commission pursuant to Subpart A of Part 1201 of Subchapter C of Chapter X of the Code of Federal Regulations, the railroad corporation shall annually submit to the Office of Emergency Services 50 copies of this publication which the agency shall make available to the Public Utilities Commission and local administering agencies and to other response agencies. These guidelines shall not be considered comprehensive instructions for the handling of any specific incident.(c) If there is a train incident resulting in a release or an overturned railcar or an impact which threatens a release of a hazardous material, provide the emergency response agency with all of the following information:(1) A list of each car in the train and the order of the cars.(2) The contents of each car, if loaded, in the train.(3) Identification of the cars and contents in the train which are involved in the incident, including, but not limited to, those cars which have derailed.(4) Emergency handling procedures for each hazardous material transported in or on the involved cars of the train.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 505. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7676 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 8 - Crimes|Section 7676.

7676.  Every person who, in making up or running any railroad train, places or runs, or causes to be placed or run, any freight car in the rear of passenger cars, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and if loss of life or limb results from such placing or running, is guilty of a felony. This section shall not apply where railroad trains are carrying only personnel and equipment in connection with military or naval movements. “Freight car,” as used in this section, does not include a baggage, express, or mail car.This section shall become operative on January 1, 1976.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 246, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7677 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 8 - Crimes|Section 7677.

7677.  No person, firm, or corporation operating a railroad with more than four trains each way every 24 hours shall require or permit any engineer, fireman, conductor, brakeman, or trainman to receive, deliver, or transmit at any receiving or forwarding instrument of any telegraph or telephone line, any order for the movement of any train, except in such cases or classes of cases as are permitted by the commission. This section does not apply to interurban or street railroads. Any person, firm, or corporation violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7677.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 8 - Crimes|Section 7677.1.

7677.1.  Radio or other means of communication not hereinabove referred to in Section 7677 may be used for the purpose of transmitting orders for the movement of trains, subject to such rules or regulations as the commission may promulgate for insuring the safety of railroad operations.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1847.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7678 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 8 - Crimes|Section 7678.

7678.  Except as provided in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 7604, every person in charge of a locomotive engine who, before crossing any traveled public way, omits to cause a bell to ring or steam whistle, air siren, or air whistle to sound at the distance of at least 1,320 feet from the crossing, and until the lead locomotive has passed through the crossing, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 263, Sec. 3. Effective August 30, 2000.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7679 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 8 - Crimes|Section 7679.

7679.  Any person employed upon any railroad as engineer, conductor, baggage-master, brakeman, switchman, fireman, bridge-tender, flagman, or signalman, or having charge of the regulation or running of trains upon any railroad, in any manner whatever, who either becomes or is intoxicated or who is impaired due to the unlawful use of a controlled substance while engaged in the discharge of his duties, is guilty of a misdemeanor. If any person so employed does any act or neglects any duty, by reason of such intoxication or illegal drug use, which act or neglect causes the death of, or bodily injury to, any person or persons, that person so employed is guilty of a felony.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 631, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 8 - Crimes|Section 7680.

7680.  Every conductor, engineer, brakeman, switchman, or other person having charge, wholly or in part, of any railroad, car, locomotive, or train, who willfully or negligently suffers or causes it to collide with another car, locomotive, or train, or with any other object or thing whereby the death of a human being is produced, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three or four years.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 561. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 8 - Crimes|Section 7681.

7681.  Every engineer, conductor, brakeman, switch-tender, or other officer, agent, or servant of any railroad company, who is guilty of any wilful violation or omission of his duty as such officer, agent, or servant, whereby human life or safety is endangered, the punishment of which is not otherwise prescribed, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 9 - Rail Service Assistance|Section 7700.

7700.  By Section 803 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, designated in this chapter as the “act,” Congress has established a local rail service continuation assistance program. Such program is designed to cover: the cost of rail service continuation payments; the cost of purchasing a line of railroad or other rail properties to maintain existing or provide for future rail service; the cost of rehabilitating and improving rail properties on a line of railroad to the extent necessary to permit adequate and efficient rail freight service on such line; and the cost of reducing the costs of lost rail service in a manner less expensive than continuing rail service. The Legislature hereby determines that such program should be implemented in California and that such implementation would constitute a public purpose.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 819.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 9 - Rail Service Assistance|Section 7701.

7701.  The Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the commission and other affected state and local agencies, shall be responsible for the preparation and periodic update of the state rail plan required by the act.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 819.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 9 - Rail Service Assistance|Section 7702.

7702.  The Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the commission and other affected state and local agencies, shall perform the duties required by the act in developing, promoting, supervising, and supporting safe, adequate, and efficient rail transportation services; maintaining adequate programs of investigation, research, promotion, and development, with provisions for public participation; and shall take all practicable steps to improve transportation safety and to reduce transportation-related energy utilization and pollution. It is not the intent of this section to diminish in any respect the authority and responsibility of the commission. The department shall work in close cooperation with the commission in carrying out the duties imposed upon it under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 819.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 9 - Rail Service Assistance|Section 7703.

7703.  The Department of Transportation shall administer a program of projects for rail service assistance financed in whole or in part with funds derived pursuant to the act. All necessary matching funds shall be expressly appropriated by the Legislature or donated by public or private entities.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 819.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7704 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 9 - Rail Service Assistance|Section 7704.

7704.  To the maximum extent permitted by federal law, rules, and regulations, the Department of Transportation shall recover the costs of administering this chapter from the federal funds received pursuant to the act.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 819.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 9 - Rail Service Assistance|Section 7705.

7705.  The Governor, the Secretary of the Business and Transportation Agency, and the Department of Transportation may enter into such agreements, execute such documents, establish and manage such accounts and deposits, act as a recipient, and take any other action that may be appropriate to carry out the rail assistance programs authorized by the act.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 819.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 10 - Railroad Safety and Emergency Planning and Response|Section 7710.

7710.  For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Commission” shall mean the Public Utilities Commission.(b) “Fund” means the Rail Accident Prevention and Response Fund created pursuant to Section 7713.(c) “Prevention account” means the Hazardous Spill Prevention Account created, pursuant to Section 7714, in the Railroad Accident Prevention and Response Fund.(d) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 618, Sec. 288. (AB 2791) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7711.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 10 - Railroad Safety and Emergency Planning and Response|Section 7711.1.

7711.1.  The commission shall collect and analyze near-miss data generated from incidents occurring at railroad crossings and along the rail right-of-way. For purposes of this section, “near-miss” includes a runaway train or any other uncontrolled train movement that threatens public health and safety reported to the commission pursuant to Section 7661.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 885, Sec. 6. Effective September 30, 2006.)