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2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 4 - Purchase, Sale, and Leasing of Passenger Transportation Vehicles › Section 14060.

14060. The following definitions apply to this article:
(a) “Equipment” means rail passenger cars, locomotives, other rail vehicles, bus and van fleets, and ferryboats.
(b) “Equipment obligations” means notes, equipment trust certificates, or other obligations, including grant anticipation notes, issued by the department pursuant to this article to finance the acquisition of equipment.
(c) “Grant anticipation notes” means notes issued by the department in anticipation of the receipt of funds from the federal or a local government as the proceeds of grants or participation funding for which funds have been appropriated and committed to the department for equipment acquisition.
(d) “Passenger rail capital improvements” includes, but is not limited to, crossings, stations, parking facilities, trackwork, maintenance facilities, and other similar facilities.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 914, Sec. 4.)
2023 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 4 - Purchase, Sale, and Leasing of Passenger Transportation Vehicles › Section 14061.

14061. The department may take all action necessary to purchase, sell, or lease equipment by negotiation without competitive bidding to take advantage of Section 168 of Title 26 of the United States Code in connection with the sale and leasing of equipment.
As required, the department may negotiate indemnification with the equipment depreciation purchasers as required by market conditions. Neither the sale nor the lease of equipment pursuant to this section constitutes a sale or purchase for the purposes of the Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code).
Contracts for the services of financial agents, negotiators, bond counsel, and for the sales or purchases of these obligations or benefits are not subject to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14780) of Part 5.5.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1510, Sec. 1. Effective September 28, 1984.)
2023 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 4 - Purchase, Sale, and Leasing of Passenger Transportation Vehicles › Section 14062.

14062. (a) The department may issue equipment obligations to finance the acquisition of equipment pursuant to a resolution adopted by the commission, authorizing the issuance thereof from time to time as provided in the resolution.
(b) A resolution authorizing the issuance of equipment obligations shall specify any provisions or conditions as to the form, execution, and terms of the obligations that the commission may deem appropriate, subject to this article.
(c) Equipment obligations shall be payable at any time or times that the commission may determine, but not later than five years after the date of their issuance. Equipment obligations shall bear interest at any rate or rates that the commission may determine, but not exceeding 12 percent per annum, payable at any times that the commission may specify in the resolution authorizing their issuance.
(d) Equipment obligations may be made subject to redemption prior to their maturity, at the option of the commission, at any price or prices that may be fixed in the resolution, not exceeding a premium of 5 percent of the par value of any obligation subject to redemption.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1510, Sec. 1. Effective September 28, 1984.)
2023 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 4 - Purchase, Sale, and Leasing of Passenger Transportation Vehicles › Section 14063.

14063. (a) Grant anticipation notes shall be issued only in anticipation of a grant or funding commitment to the department which has been stated by the granting authority or agency to be contracted, committed, or appropriated and payable on a specified date or dates or upon the happening of a specified event or events. The amount of grant anticipation notes outstanding at any time shall not exceed 75 percent of the grant or funding.
(b) The proceeds of the grant shall be pledged to the payment of the grant anticipation notes, and the interest thereon. The notes, and the interest thereon, shall be a first lien upon the proceeds.
(c) Grant anticipation notes and the interest thereon shall be payable from the proceeds of the grant or funding in anticipation of which the notes are issued, from the Passenger Equipment Acquisition Fund, or from any other funds lawfully available therefor.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1510, Sec. 1. Effective September 28, 1984.)
2023 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 4 - Purchase, Sale, and Leasing of Passenger Transportation Vehicles › Section 14064.

14064. (a) Equipment obligations shall be sold by the Treasurer, after a resolution requesting the sale has been adopted by the commission. Equipment obligations may be sold by public bid or by a private negotiated sale. The Treasurer may sell equipment obligations at a discount not to exceed 5 percent of the par value thereof.
(b) Equipment obligations, and the interest thereon, are exempt from taxation in this state, except for gift taxes.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1510, Sec. 1. Effective September 28, 1984.)
2023 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 4 - Purchase, Sale, and Leasing of Passenger Transportation Vehicles › Section 14066.

14066. (a) The Passenger Equipment Acquisition Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340, all moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department to pay the principal of, interest on, and redemption premium, if any, on equipment obligations, to pay all costs of issuance and sale of equipment obligations, to purchase new and rehabilitate existing equipment, and for passenger rail capital improvements.
(b) The net proceeds derived from the sale and leaseback of equipment made pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the fund.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 914, Sec. 5.)
2023 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 5 - Intercity Rail Agreements › Section 14070.

14070. As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Board” or “joint powers board” means the governing board of a joint exercise of powers agency established pursuant to Article 5.2 (commencing with Section 14072), Article 5.4 (commencing with Section 14074), or Article 5.6 (commencing with Section 14076) for the purpose of assuming administrative responsibility for intercity passenger rail service within the respective corridor.
(b) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 288. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 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 5 - Intercity Rail Agreements › Section 14070.2.

14070.2. (a) If authorized by the secretary, the department may, through an interagency transfer agreement, transfer to a joint powers board, and the board may assume, all responsibility for administering intercity passenger rail service in the corridor, including associated feeder bus service. Upon the date specified in the agreement, the board shall succeed to the department’s powers and duties relative to that service, except that the department shall retain responsibility for developing budget requests for the service, consistent with the annual business plan as approved by the secretary for the service, through the state budget process, which shall be developed in consultation with the board, and for coordinating service in the corridor with other intercity passenger rail services in the state.
(b) An interagency transfer agreement may be executed on or after June 30, 2014, but not later than June 30, 2015, subject to negotiation and approval by the state and the board. The interagency transfer agreement between the department and the board shall cover the initial three-year period after the transfer, but may be extended thereafter by mutual agreement. If an interagency agreement is not entered into on or before June 30, 2015, the secretary shall provide a report to the Governor and the Legislature on or before June 30, 2016, explaining why an acceptable agreement has not been developed, with specific recommendations for developing an acceptable interagency agreement.
(c) The secretary shall require the board to demonstrate the ability to meet the performance standards established by the secretary pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 14031.8.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 802, Sec. 4. (SB 1225) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 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 5 - Intercity Rail Agreements › Section 14070.6.

14070.6. The department and any entity that assumes administrative responsibility for intercity passenger rail services through an interagency transfer agreement, may, through a competitive solicitation process, contract with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) or with organizations not precluded by state or federal law to provide intercity passenger rail services, and may contract with rail corporations and other rail operators for the use of tracks and other facilities and for the provision of intercity passenger services on terms and conditions as the parties may agree. The department is deemed to be a third-party beneficiary of the contract, and the contract shall not contain any provision or condition that would negatively impact on or conflict with any other contracts the department has regarding intercity passenger rail services. Any entity that succeeds the department as sponsor of state-supported intercity passenger rail services through an interagency transfer agreement, is deemed an agency of the state for all purposes related to intercity passenger rail services, including Section 5311 of Title 49 of the United States Code. If the intercity passenger rail service is operated by a contractor, the contractor shall, as a condition of entering into an operating agreement with the entity, agree that its labor relations shall be governed by the federal Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq.).
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 802, Sec. 6. (SB 1225) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 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 5 - Intercity Rail Agreements › Section 14070.7.

14070.7. The department and the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, to the extent the agency assumes administrative responsibility for intercity passenger rail services on the LOSSAN Corridor through an interagency transfer agreement, may, through a competitive solicitation process, contract with Amtrak or with organizations authorized by state or federal law to provide intercity passenger rail services, and may contract with rail corporations and other rail operators for the use of the tracks and other facilities and for the provision of intercity passenger rail services on terms and conditions as the parties may agree. The department is deemed to be a third-party beneficiary of the contract, and the contract shall not contain any provision or condition that would negatively impact on or conflict with any other contracts the department has regarding intercity passenger rail services. The LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, if it succeeds the department as sponsor of state-supported intercity passenger rail services on the LOSSAN Corridor through an interagency transfer agreement, is deemed to be an agency of the state for all purposes related to intercity passenger rail services, including Section 5311 of Title 49 of the United States Code. If the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency or the entity providing administrative services enters into a contract for the operation of those services, the contractor shall, as a condition of entering into an operating agreement with the entity providing administrative services or the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, agree that its labor relations shall be governed by the federal Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. Sec. 151 and following).
Section 14070.6 shall not apply to the LOSSAN Corridor.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 802, Sec. 7. (SB 1225) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 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 5.2 - LOSSAN Corridor › Section 14072.

14072. (a) The LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, also known as the LOSSAN Agency, is an existing joint powers authority established to provide an organization capable of implementing the recommendations contained in the State Rail Corridor Study Group’s June 1987 report entitled “Los Angeles-San Diego State Rail Corridor Study” and undertaking related efforts to improve intercity services and facilities in the corridor and to coordinate subcorridor commuter rail services with intercity services. The LOSSAN Agency is composed of voting members, as specified in the joint powers agreement.
(b) “LOSSAN Corridor” or “LOSSAN Rail Corridor” means the San Diego-Los Angeles-San Luis Obispo intercity passenger rail corridor.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 802, Sec. 9. (SB 1225) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 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 5.2 - LOSSAN Corridor › Section 14072.2.

14072.2. This article shall be applicable only if the members of the LOSSAN Agency enter into an amended joint powers agreement to expand the authority of the agency to permit the administration of state-funded intercity passenger rail services on the LOSSAN Corridor, and the LOSSAN Agency thereafter elects to become a party to an interagency transfer agreement pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 14070). The amended joint powers agreement shall establish the terms and conditions for the joint powers agency and is subject to the approval of the governing board of each member agency of the LOSSAN Agency. Only the LOSSAN Agency operating under the amended joint powers agreement, and not the LOSSAN Agency existing on January 1, 2013, may exercise jurisdiction over intercity rail services on the LOSSAN Corridor under an interagency transfer agreement.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 802, Sec. 9. (SB 1225) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 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 5.2 - LOSSAN Corridor › Section 14072.4.

14072.4. As part of the business plan required by subdivision (b) of Section 14070.4 that is due by April 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency shall do all of the following:
(a) Include a description of the effects of climate change, including sea level rise and weather-related events, on the corridor, including how to adapt to its impacts.
(b) Identify projects planned, as part of the capital improvement programs, to increase climate resiliency on the corridor.
(c) Discuss possible funding options for the projects identified pursuant to subdivision (b), including, but not limited to, federal and state funding.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 407, Sec. 1. (SB 677) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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14074. As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Authority” or “San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority” means a joint exercise of powers agency formed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 for purposes of assuming administrative responsibility for the San Joaquin Corridor under an interagency transfer agreement pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 14070).
(b) “Board” means the governing board of the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority established under Section 14074.2.
(c) “San Joaquin Corridor” or “corridor” means the Los Angeles-Bakersfield-Fresno-Stockton-Sacramento-Oakland intercity passenger rail corridor.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 801, Sec. 8. (AB 1779) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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14074.2. (a) There shall be created the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Board, subject to being organized pursuant to the provisions of this article. Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the board shall be composed of not more than 11 members, as follows:
(1) One member of the board of directors of the Sacramento Regional Transit District, appointed by that board.
(2) One member of the board of directors of the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, appointed by that board, who shall be a resident of San Joaquin County.
(3) One member of the board of directors of the Stanislaus Council of Governments, appointed by that board.
(4) One member of the board of directors of the Merced County Association of Governments, appointed by that board.
(5) One member of the board of directors of the Madera County Transportation Commission, appointed by that board.
(6) One member of the board of directors of the Fresno Council of Governments, appointed by that board.
(7) One member of the board of directors of the Kings County Association of Governments, appointed by that board.
(8) One member of the board of directors of the Tulare County Association of Governments, appointed by that board.
(9) One member of the board of directors of the Kern Council of Governments, appointed by that board.
(10) One member of the board of directors of a regional transportation agency or rail transit operator that serves Contra Costa County, appointed by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, who shall be a resident of the county.
(11) One member of a regional transportation agency or rail transit operator that serves Alameda County, appointed by the Board of Supervisors, who shall be a resident of the county.
(b) The board shall be organized when at least six of the agencies described in paragraphs (1) to (11), inclusive, of subdivision (a) elect to appoint a member to serve on the board prior to December 31, 2013. Once organized, those agencies described in paragraphs (1) to (11), inclusive, of subdivision (a) that have not yet appointed members to serve on the board may elect to appoint a member to serve and be represented on the board at any time thereafter.
(c) If the rail service boundaries of the San Joaquin Corridor are extended, an additional member from each additional county receiving rail service may be added to the board pursuant to Section 14074.6.
(d) The authority shall protect existing services and facilities and seek to expand service as warranted by ridership and available revenue.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 801, Sec. 8. (AB 1779) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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14074.4. The authority shall be created only if the agencies that would be represented on the board enter into a joint exercise of powers agreement to form the authority.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 801, Sec. 8. (AB 1779) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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14074.6. The board shall make its decisions in accordance with the votes of its members, with a majority vote required for all matters with the exception of the approval of the business plan, revisions to that plan, and the addition of new members pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14074.2, which shall require a two-thirds vote of the members.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 801, Sec. 8. (AB 1779) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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14074.8. The Steering Committee of the Caltrans Rail Task Force shall remain in existence. If a joint powers authority is formed pursuant to this article and an interagency transfer agreement is executed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 14070.2, the Steering Committee of the Caltrans Rail Task Force shall become the Steering Committee of the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority for the purpose of advising the joint powers board.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 801, Sec. 8. (AB 1779) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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14076. As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Authority” or “Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority” means the joint exercise of powers agency formed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 and specified in subdivision (a) of Section 14070.
(b) “Board” means the governing board of the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority established under Section 14076.2.
(c) “Capitol Corridor” or “corridor” means the Colfax-Sacramento-Suisun City-Oakland-San Jose rail corridor.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 252, Sec. 1. Effective August 11, 1997.)
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14076.2. (a) There is hereby created the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board, subject to being organized pursuant to subdivision (b). The board shall be composed of not more than the following 16 members:
(1) Six members of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Board of Directors, appointed by the board of directors of that district, as follows:
(A) Two who are residents of Alameda County.
(B) Two who are residents of Contra Costa County.
(C) Two who are residents of the City and County of San Francisco.
(2) Two members of the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Regional Transit District, appointed by the board of directors of that district.
(3) Two members of the Board of Directors of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, appointed by the board of directors of that authority.
(4) Two members of the county congestion management agency for the County of Yolo, appointed by that agency.
(5) Two members of the county congestion management agency for the County of Solano, appointed by that agency.
(6) Two members of the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency, appointed by that agency.
(b) The board shall be organized when at least two of the jurisdictions described in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a) elect to appoint members to serve on the board. Only those jurisdictions that appoint members to serve on the board prior to December 31, 1996, shall be member-agencies of the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 724, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
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14076.4. If the board and the department enter into an interagency transfer agreement pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 14070), for an initial period, that begins with the transfer of responsibilities from the department to the board and continues for a three-year period subsequent to the completion of the track and signal improvements between Sacramento and Emeryville, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District General Manager and the district’s administrative staff shall, if that district has appointed members to the board in accordance with Section 14076.2, provide all necessary administrative support to the board to perform its duties and responsibilities, and may perform for the board any and all activities that they are authorized to perform for the district. At the conclusion of the initial period, the board may, through procedures that it determines, select the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District or another existing public rail transit agency for one three-year term immediately following the initial period, and thereafter for five-year terms, to provide all necessary administrative support staff to the board to perform its duties and responsibilities.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 525, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
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14076.6. The board shall make its decisions in accordance with the votes of its members, requiring a majority vote for all matters with the exception of the approval of the business plan, and revisions, which shall require a vote of two-thirds of the members.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 263, Sec. 10. Effective July 23, 1996.)
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14076.8. For the purpose of carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to this article, the board may seek funds from any jurisdiction served by the Capitols passenger rail service for enhanced service.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 263, Sec. 10. Effective July 23, 1996.)
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14080. For purposes of this article:
(a) “Public entity” has the same meaning as defined in Section 811.2 of the Government Code.
(b) “State funds” means any nonfederal funds which are derived from any of the following financial sources: the State Transportation Fund, tolls on the use of state-owned transportation facilities, and bond proceeds where the payment of the bonds is secured by any of the other financial sources specified in this subdivision.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1139.)
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14081. (a) When the governing body of any public entity proposes to commence project planning, development, improvement, or acquisition for exclusive public mass transit guideways and their related fixed facilities, the governing body may enter into an agreement to have the department assist the public entity with such work by providing to it those services mutually agreed to by the governing body and the director. These services may include, but are not limited to, the employment of the department’s employees, facilities, equipment, and materials for such purposes as project planning and design; research and materials testing; plans, specifications, and estimates; acquisition of rights-of-way and relocation assistance; project contract administration and construction inspection; and overall project management.
(b) The governing body and the director may also enter into agreement for the department to assist the public entity in the performance of any other mutually agreed-upon services in connection with the public entity’s guideway transit responsibilities.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1139.)
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14081.5. The director shall not enter into an agreement referred to in Section 14081 if, in the director’s judgment, the proposed agreement cannot be carried out in a manner consistent with financially and managerially sound public administration practices.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1139.)
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14082. The department may secure the services of consultants to provide expert assistance to the department in performing any of the agreed-upon services referred to in Section 14081 when the complete expertise necessary is not fully available within the department.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1139.)
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14082.5. In any agreement made pursuant to Section 14081, the governing body shall retain final authority to decide those matters for which it is responsible by law pertaining to the planning, design, construction, and operation of the guideway system. The department shall perform such services agreed upon in accordance with the laws and regulations that are applicable to the public entity.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1139.)