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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 2 - Administration › Section 14007.

14007. For the purpose of administration, the director shall organize the department with the approval of the Governor and the secretary in the manner that they deem necessary properly to segregate and conduct the work of the department.
The work of the department shall be divided into at least five divisions, known as the Division of Highways, Division of Aeronautics, Division of Mass Transportation, Division of Procurement and Services, and the Legal Division.
With the approval of the Governor and the secretary, the director may create, change, or abolish such other divisions and subdivisions as may be necessary.
Any reference in any law or regulation to the Division of Bay Toll Crossings shall be deemed to refer to the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 272, Sec. 5. Effective August 2, 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 2 - Administration › Section 14007.1.

14007.1. (a) There is in the Department of Transportation the Division of Rail, which is responsible for the development of a comprehensive rail passenger system and the preparation of the rail passenger development plan required pursuant to Section 14036.
(b) An undersecretary of the agency shall be assigned to give attention to rail matters to ensure that the rail passenger system and plan are carried out.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission give high priority to the implementation of the rail passenger system and plan.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1490, 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 2 - Administration › Section 14007.2.

14007.2. (a) There is in the Department of Transportation a unit, known as the Spaceport Office, whose primary responsibility is to seek and obtain federal funding for the commercialization of private space activities in California.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the responsibilities assigned to the department by this section be carried out with existing resources not exceeding the equivalent of one personnel year annually, and that the department not request an increase in its budget for this purpose.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1005, 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 2 - Administration › Section 14007.3.

14007.3. (a) The director shall appoint a Chief Advisor on Bicycling and Active Transportation, who shall serve as the department’s primary advisor on all issues related to bicycle transportation, safety, and infrastructure.
(b) The Chief Advisor on Bicycling and Active Transportation shall do all of the following:
(1) Serve as a point of contact for stakeholders and the public to provide concerns and suggestions related to bicycle transportation, safety, and infrastructure.
(2) Serve as a point of contact for local officials on issues related to bicycle transportation, safety, and infrastructure to ensure that bicycling avenues are up to date and follow correct regulations.
(3) Coordinate with the director, deputy directors, and assistant directors within the department on issues, including, but not limited to, legislative affairs, public affairs, sustainability, and active transportation.
(c) The primary goal for the Chief Advisor on Bicycling and Active Transportation shall be to lower bicycle and pedestrian deaths and to increase public access through proper infrastructure development, better allocation of resources, and promotion of active transportation.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 617, Sec. 1. (SB 538) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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 2 - Administration › Section 14008.

14008. The department succeeds to and is vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Department of Aeronautics, the Department of Public Works, and the Office of Transportation Planning and Research, with the exceptions of those functions and duties reserved to the board in Section 13990.6 on July 1, 1973.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1253.)
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 2 - Administration › Section 14010.

14010. The department shall have the possession and control of all licenses, permits, leases, agreements, contracts, orders, claims, judgments, records, papers, equipment, supplies, bonds, moneys, funds, appropriations, buildings, land and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit, use, or obligation of the Department of Aeronautics, the Department of Public Works, and the Office of Transportation Planning and Research in connection with the functions of those organizations that are transferred to or vested in the department.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1253.)
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 2 - Administration › Section 14011.

14011. The department may expend money appropriated for the administration of the laws the enforcement of which is committed to the department. The department may expend such money for the use, support, or maintenance of any appropriate state agency within the department.
Such expenditures by the department shall be made in accordance with law in carrying on the work for which the appropriations were made.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1253.)
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 2 - Administration › Section 14012.

14012. (a) The director may sell or lease excess right-of-way parcels to municipalities or other local agencies for public purposes, and may accept as all or part of the consideration for such sale or lease any substantial benefits the state will derive from the municipality or other local agency’s undertaking maintenance or landscaping costs that would otherwise be the obligation of the state.
(b) For the purposes of Section 9 of Article 19 of the California Constitution, the department shall notify, on a quarterly basis, the State Coastal Conservancy, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Wildlife Conservation Board, and the Department of Fish and Game of excess property.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 375, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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 2 - Administration › Section 14013.

14013. The director may lease nonoperating right-of-way areas to municipalities or other local agencies for public purposes, and may contribute toward the cost of developing local parks and other recreational facilities on such areas. The director may accept as all or part of the consideration for such lease or for such state contribution any substantial benefits the state will derive from the municipality or other local agency’s undertaking maintenance or landscaping costs which would otherwise be the obligation of the state. Such leases shall contain a provision that whenever the leased land is needed for state highway operating purposes the lease shall terminate. The department is authorized to classify portions of state highway right-of-way as nonoperating.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1253.)
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 2 - Administration › Section 14014.

14014. The director may authorize the refund of moneys received or collected by the department in payment of fees, licenses, permits, tools, or for rentals, property or services, wherein the license, permit, rental, property or service cannot lawfully be issued, furnished, or transferred to the person making the payment, or in cases where the payment in whole or in part represents overpayment or payment in duplicate.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1253.)
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 2 - Administration › Section 14016.

14016. (a) The Director of General Services, as agent for the Department of Transportation, may enter into an agreement to purchase, lease-purchase, or lease with an option to purchase or exchange real property in the City of San Bernardino for the purpose of providing office and parking facilities, and any other improvements, betterments, and facilities related thereto, in order to allow consolidation of the offices of the Department of Transportation in the Riverside/San Bernardino region.
(b) The Department of Transportation shall take necessary actions to ensure that its annual budget includes all payments which may be necessary to satisfy the obligation for the office and parking facilities authorized pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) Following the procurement and occupancy of the building and facilities described in subdivision (a), the Department of Transportation may lease or sell the office building at 247 West 3rd Street in the City of San Bernardino. The net proceeds of that lease or sale shall be applied toward any obligations undertaken pursuant to subdivision (a).
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the office and parking facilities obtained by the Department of General Services pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be and remain under the jurisdiction and control of, and shall be operated and maintained by, the Department of Transportation. Construction or acquisition of any office and parking facilities utilizing the financing methods authorized by subdivision (a) shall be done by the Department of General Services as agent of the Department of Transportation. The Department of General Services, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, may contract for design, design/build, and construction, construction management, and other services related to the design and construction of the office and parking facilities obtained pursuant to subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 430, Sec. 1. Effective September 22, 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 2 - Administration › Section 14017.

14017. The department shall work in partnership with the California Workforce Development Board to support California’s high road construction careers program. The department shall reserve a minimum aggregate total of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) of federal funds from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) to be allocated over four years in support of the program.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 61, Sec. 1. (SB 150) Effective July 10, 2023.)
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 14030.

14030. The powers and duties of the department include, but are not limited to, all of the following activities:
(a) Supporting the commission in coordinating and developing, in cooperation with local and regional entities, comprehensive balanced transportation planning and policy for the movement of people and goods within the state.
(b) Coordinating and assisting, upon request of, the various public and private transportation entities in strengthening their development and operation of balanced integrated mass transportation, highway, aviation, maritime, railroad, and other transportation facilities and services in support of statewide and regional goals.
(c) Developing, in cooperation with local and regional transportation entities, the full potential of all resources and opportunities that are now, and may become, available to the state and to regional and local agencies for meeting California’s transportation needs, as provided by statutes and, in particular, maximizing the amount of federal funds that may be available to the state and increasing the efficiency by which those funds are utilized.
(d) Planning, designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining those transportation systems that the Legislature has made, or may make, the responsibility of the department; provided that the department is not authorized to assume the functions of project planning, designing, constructing, operating, or maintaining maritime or aviation facilities without express prior approval of the Legislature with the exception of those aviation functions that have been designated for the department in the Public Utilities Code.
(e) Coordinating and developing transportation research projects of statewide interest.
(f) Exercising other functions, powers, and duties as are or may be provided for by law.
(g) With the Department of Housing and Community Development, investigating and reporting to the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing upon the consistency between state, local, and federal housing plans and programs and state, local, and federal transportation plans and programs.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 90. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
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 14031.

14031. The Governor, the secretary, and the department may enter into such agreements, execute such documents, establish and manage such accounts and deposits, and take any other action that may be appropriate, in accordance with federal law and rules and regulations, to receive and expend funds from the federal government in connection with mass transportation programs and projects for which federal funds are available.
The department may undertake mass transportation research, development, and demonstration projects and perform technical studies related thereto, in accordance with applicable state or federal laws.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1270.)
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 14031.1.

14031.1. In accordance with federal regulation (49 C.F.R. 661.21), the state or a local agency, relative to the use of federal funds for transit purposes, shall be authorized to provide a bidding preference to a bidder if the bidder exceeds Buy America requirements applicable to federally funded transit projects. The state and each local agency shall have the discretion to apply those preferences. The Department of General Services shall have the sole authority to establish policies and procedures for use of this section by state agencies, as defined in Section 11000.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 405, Sec. 2. (AB 1097) Effective January 1, 2012.)
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 14031.5.

14031.5. (a) The Mass Transit Revolving Account is hereby created in the State Transportation Fund. The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) is hereby transferred from the Transportation Planning and Development Account to the Mass Transit Revolving Account and appropriated to the department for expenditure for effectuating the purposes of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended.
(b) Allocations may be made by the department from the Mass Transit Revolving Account to an applicant for the advance purchase of vehicles for programs reimbursable from the funds available from the Urban Mass Transportation Act, as amended, when such advance purchase will eliminate unnecessary delays in the procurement, purchase, and delivery of the vehicles.
(c) The department shall keep a record of all allocations pursuant to subdivision (b) and the account shall be reimbursed in full from the federal funds and local funds.
(d) The provisions of this section shall only be utilized during those fiscal years in which federal funds are available under the Urban Mass Transportation Act, as amended.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 782.)
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 14031.6.

14031.6. (a) The Governor shall include in the Budget Bill an appropriation from the Transportation Planning and Development Account in the State Transportation Fund or from other appropriate sources to subsidize the operating costs of commuter and intercity passenger services pursuant to Section 14035 and an appropriation for capital outlay improvements to, and rolling stock for, intercity routes pursuant to Section 14038.
(b) The department shall request funding for capital improvements to commuter routes to which it provides subsidies through the transit capital improvement process established by Section 99317 of the Public Utilities Code.
(c) The department shall request funding for capital improvements and rolling stock for intercity rail passenger routes pursuant to Sections 14035 and 14038 through the transit capital improvement process established by the Public Utilities Code.
(d) This section does not apply to funds made available from general obligation bonds issued for purposes of Section 164.55 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 807, 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 14031.7.

14031.7. Prior to any allocation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 14031. 6, for any recommended new service, the department shall submit a report to the commission consisting of the following:
(a) The speeds and other service attributes needed.
(b) Needed facilities and manpower specifications.
(c) The avoidable costs of direct services joint-use arrangements, capital facilities, and other necessary arrangements.
(d) An estimate of total costs for proposed services.
(e) An inventory and evaluation of other existing transportation services in the corridor.
(f) The market potential encompassing modal diversion and operating revenues.
(g) For any commuter service, the compatibility of the service with the affected regional transportation plan.
During the preparation of this report, the department shall draw upon the resources of the Public Utilities Commission and any other available resource. This report shall become a part of the department’s proposed state transportation improvement program.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 732, Sec. 1. Effective September 8, 1982.)
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 14031.8.

14031.8. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall establish, through an annual budget process, the level of state funding available for the operation of intercity passenger rail service in each corridor.
(b) Where applicable, operating funds shall be allocated by the secretary to the joint powers board in accordance with an interagency transfer agreement that includes mutually agreed-upon rail services. Funds for the administration and marketing of services, as appropriate, shall also be transferred by the secretary to the joint powers board, subject to the terms of the interagency agreement.
(c) The joint powers board or local or regional entities may augment state-provided resources to expand intercity passenger rail services, or to address funding shortfalls in achieving agreed-upon performance standards. The joint powers board or local or regional agencies may, but shall not be required to, identify and secure new supplemental sources of funding for the purpose of expanding or maintaining intercity rail passenger service levels, which may include state and federal intercity rail resources. Local resources may be available to offset any redirection, elimination, reduction, or reclassification by the state of state resources for operating intercity passenger rail services identified in subdivision (b) only if the local resources are dedicated by a vote of the local agency providing funds, with the concurrence of the joint powers board.
(d) The department may provide any support services as may be mutually agreed upon by the joint powers board and the department.
(e) Operating costs shall be controlled by dealing with, at a minimum, the Amtrak cost allocation formula and the ability to contract out to Amtrak or other rail operators as a part of federal legislation dealing with Amtrak reauthorization.
(f) (1) Not later than June 30, 2014, the secretary shall establish a set of uniform performance standards for all corridors and operators to control cost and improve efficiency.
(2) To the extent necessary, as determined by the secretary, performance standards may be modified not later than July 30, 2015, or the effective date of the interagency transfer agreement, whichever comes first.
(3) Feeder bus services that provide connections for intercity rail passengers shall not be terminated unless the bus services fail to meet the cost-effectiveness standard described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 14035.2.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 287. (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 3 - Activities › Section 14032.

14032. The department shall provide reports and analyses for the commission on all of the following:
(a) The review and evaluation of regional transportation plans and improvement programs for the identification of conflicts between such plans and programs.
(b) The identification and analysis of current and potential future issues of importance to transportation within the state.
(c) The preparation of an annual and of a five-year estimate of all federal and state funds available to each region for transportation improvements.
(d) The preparation of special studies as requested by the commission.
(e) Other matters as requested by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)
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 14032.5.

14032.5. The department may assist regional transportation planning agencies with the preparation of regional transportation plans and improvement programs by providing technical services and other assistance as determined by the director and the transportation planning agency as necessary for the timely and comprehensive discharge of the responsibilities of the transportation planning agency.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)
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 14032.6.

14032.6. The department shall, within existing resources, collect, analyze, and summarize highway congestion data and make it available upon request to California regional transportation planning agencies, congestion management agencies, and transit agencies.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 392, Sec. 1. 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 14032.7.

14032.7. The department shall publish annually a list of major new facility projects, exclusive public mass transit guideway projects, and operational improvement projects that are beyond the five-year program for the expenditure of state transportation funds, as set forth in the state transportation improvement program.
The list shall be made available to the commission, each transportation planning agency, and each county transportation commission not later than January 10th of each year. Not later than April 1st of each year, every transportation planning agency may comment on the projects contained in the list and submit such comments to the commission.
After taking into consideration the department’s list and the comments submitted by the transportation planning agencies, the commission shall review the list and may make any changes, including additions or deletions, to the list. The commission shall adopt the list on or before July 1st of each year.
On January 1, 1981, and quarterly thereafter, the department shall provide the report concerning the project development schedule and the advertising schedule as required pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter 1060 of the Statutes of 1979 to each transportation planning agency and each county transportation commission.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 340.)
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 14033.

14033. On or before January 1, 2018, the department shall update the Highway Design Manual to incorporate the “complete streets” design concept.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 5, Sec. 3. (SB 1) Effective April 28, 2017.)
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 14034.

14034. (a) During the planning and development of any proposed commuter rail service, the department shall consult with the county transportation commission and the transportation planning agency affected by any such proposal.
(b) County transportation commissions and transportation planning agencies may review and comment during a public hearing on the priority list specified in Section 14538.
(c) Prior to any allocation pursuant to Section 14031.6, county transportation commissions and transportation planning agencies shall be notified at least 20 days before any such allocation is considered by the commission at a public hearing.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 116, 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 14035.

14035. (a) The department may enter into contracts with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation under Section 403(b) of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, or any successor statute, to provide commuter and intercity passenger rail services. The contracts may include, but are not limited to, the extension of intercity passenger rail services or the upgrading of commuter rail services.
(b) The department may contract with railroad corporations for the use of tracks and other facilities and the provision of passenger services on terms and conditions as the parties may agree.
(c) The department may construct, acquire, or lease, and improve and operate, rail passenger terminals and related facilities that provide intermodal passenger services along the following corridors: the San Diego-Los Angeles-Santa Barbara corridor, the San Francisco-San Jose-Monterey corridor, the Los Angeles-Riverside-San Bernardino-Calexico corridor, the San Jose-Oakland-Sacramento-Reno corridor, the Los Angeles-Bakersfield-Fresno-Stockton-Sacramento-Oakland corridor, the Sacramento-Larkspur-Novato-Cloverdale corridor, and the Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Oakland-Sacramento-Redding corridor.
(d) The department may enter into a contract with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to provide additional trains over the San Joaquin route running between Bakersfield and Oakland and to extend the existing route to Sacramento.
(e) The Transportation Agency of Monterey County may be a party to any contract entered into under this section between the department and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for passenger rail service along the San Francisco-San Jose-Monterey corridor.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 303, Sec. 1. (SB 1175) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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 14035.1.

14035.1. Commuter rail service shall be provided to the communities between San Jose and Gilroy if the conditions specified in subdivision (a) of Section 14035.4 are completed. Upon the completion of those conditions, the powers and duties of the Department of Transportation with respect to the San Francisco Peninsula commuter rail service shall apply to the San Jose-Gilroy segment.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 922, 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 14035.2.

14035.2. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department adopt and implement the following policies applicable to the operation of feeder bus service provided by the department to and from rail terminals :
(1) Comprehensive marketing strategies to promote, in a cost-effective manner, ridership on intercity rail and feeder bus routes, including notification to the public of new routes and services and modifications to schedules affecting existing routes and services.
(2) Marketing new routes and services prior to the first day of service to avoid low ridership, similar to the marketing approach taken by major airlines with respect to new services.
(3) Implementation of feeder bus services based on evaluations of ridership needs and estimated break-even points. For this purpose, break-even points would be determined by conceptually assigning to a bus service all estimated revenue generated by a feeder bus passenger on the bus and train portions of a trip, and routes that fail to reach break-even points within a reasonable time period would be restructured or discontinued.
(4) Monitoring of feeder bus services to ensure that routes are operated, generally and individually, in a cost-effective manner, that they continue to respond to ridership needs, that bus stops are adequately signed and are located near public telephones, and that they promote and enhance a growing interest in the state’s intercity rail program.
(b) If federal rural transit funds are available to the department for intercity services, the department shall use those funds in support of appropriate intercity feeder bus services that are coordinated to meet intercity rail services at train stations and associated capital facilities.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 610, Sec. 2. 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 14035.3.

14035.3. The department may request a railroad corporation under contractual obligation to the department for services to institute operating efficiencies, other than with respect to the size of operating crews, in connection with the service under contract. The railroad corporation shall respond to the department’s request within 30 days after the initial request. In the event of a failure to respond, or refusal by the railroad corporation to effect those operating efficiencies, the Public Utilities Commission, within 60 days after application by the department, shall order the institution of operating efficiencies, if it finds, after a public hearing, that the efficiencies are necessary for the preservation of safety, for the continuation of the service, or for the expansion of service.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1183, Sec. 10.)
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 14035.4.

14035.4. The department shall request the involvement and cooperation of affected local agencies and public and private passenger carriers in decisions relative to the acquisition, development, and operation of intermodal passenger facilities.
(Added by renumbering Section 14035.6 (as added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 568) by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1220, Sec. 7. Effective September 30, 1994.)
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14035.5. The department may enter into contracts with common carriers, as defined by Section 211 of the Public Utilities Code, or with any corporation, partnership, or person to provide feeder services to and from rail passenger terminals or intercity bus transportation.
In contracting for intercity bus transportation, the department may fund fixed route, scheduled services which primarily provide service between nonurbanized communities and passenger air terminals with 1980 volumes of 1,000,000 passengers or less. “Nonurbanized community” means any city or territory which does not meet the criteria for an “urbanized area,” as defined by the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce on page 66185 in Number 195 of Volume 45 of the Federal Register for October 6, 1980.
The department may construct, acquire or lease, improve, and operate bus passenger terminals and related facilities which provide intermodal passenger services.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 843, Sec. 1.)
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14035.57. The department shall encourage the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, Amtrak, and any private motor carrier of passengers that operates regular service on the route described in subdivision (a) of Section 14035.56 to develop and execute a memorandum of understanding that addresses the long-term solutions to the transportation needs of passengers traveling by bus between the City of Santa Cruz and the City of San Jose on service operated substantially on State Highway Route 17. The memorandum shall address the necessary funding and capital needs to provide this public transit service, and other operational requirements for additional public transit service on this route. The memorandum shall also address ways that Amtrak, local public transit operators, and local private sector motor carriers of passengers may combine or package their respective services and facilities to the public as a means of improving services to the public.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 788, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 2000.)
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14035.65. In developing or funding intermodal passenger service facilities, the department shall give full consideration to existing and projected operational requirements of all participating passenger carriers.
In setting fees for facility use assessed on passenger carriers, the department shall give fair and equitable treatment to all transportation carriers regardless of mode.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 568.)
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14035.7. Funds allocated for commuter rail purposes shall be consistent with the regional transportation plan and the regional transportation improvement program for the region in which they will be expended, unless a finding specified in Section 14530 is made by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 694.)
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14035.9. The department shall in conjunction with the Department of Corrections evaluate the addition of stations or stops on existing bus or rail routes, or the addition of new services, which improve transportation access for visitors to prisons. The department shall give reasonable priority to stations, stops, and routes which serve visitors to prisons, particularly when alternative public transportation is minimal or nonexistent.
Whenever possible, the department and the Department of Corrections shall seek to implement these services in conjunction with the opening of new prison facilities.
The Department of Corrections shall publicize the availability of services provided by the department under this section.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 603, Sec. 1.)
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14036.1. As part of its ongoing marketing activities to increase the utilization and performance of rail and bus services operated pursuant to this article, the department may seek to increase awareness of these services on the part of students attending public and private colleges and universities located in cities served by these trains and feeder buses. The department, in cooperation with public college and university systems, may develop suitable materials for regular distribution to students at the beginning of academic terms. The department may also work with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to implement student multiride discount ticketing programs designed for home to college trips, similar to programs already implemented in other states by Amtrak and the state agency responsible for intercity rail passenger service.
The Legislature finds that college students, while potentially a natural market for these public transportation services, are frequently unaware of these services. Marketing activities should recognize the highly transient nature of college students and the need to continuously publicize available services using inexpensive media where appropriate.
The department shall report on its marketing activities, including activities conducted pursuant to this section, in the rail passenger development plan prepared pursuant to Section 14036.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 914, Sec. 2.)
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14036.4. The department shall report in the rail passenger development plan prepared pursuant to Section 14036 on the amount of funds available to the state under the federal rail-highway crossings program (23 U.S.C. Sec. 130), including the cash balance, funds encumbered during the last year, and amounts anticipated to be received during the subsequent year. The plan shall also discuss any issues relating to the department’s ability to spend these federal funds on a timely basis.
(Added by renumbering Section 14039 (as added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 740) by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1490, Sec. 5.5.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)