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2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.1 - SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY › Section 181003.

181003. The authority, in cooperation with local agencies that elect to participate, may perform coordination and implementation activities, within the boundaries of Sonoma County, to assist those agencies in meeting their greenhouse gas emission reduction goals as set forth in resolutions and adopted plans and develop, coordinate, and implement programs and policies to comply with Chapter 488 of the Statutes of 2006 and other federal or state mandates and programs designed to respond to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. “Local agency,” as used in this division, shall mean a county, city, whether general law or chartered, city and county, town, school district, municipal corporation, district, political subdivision, or any board, commission, or agency thereof, or other local public agency.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 881) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.1 - SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY › Section 181004.

181004. Activities authorized under Section 181003 shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Reduction of energy consumption.
(b) Coordination and implemention of energy efficiency projects.
(c) Increasing efficiency of water use.
(d) Utilizing carbon sequestration opportunities.
(e) Administration of grants to local entities.
(f) Alternative transportation options.
(g) Measuring and quantifying ongoing greenhouse gas reductions.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 881) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.1 - SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY › Section 181006.

181006. A majority of the members of the authority constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and all official acts of the authority require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the authority.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 881) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.1 - SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY › Section 181008.

181008. All meetings of the authority shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 881) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.1 - SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY › Section 181009.

181009. The authority shall do all of the following:
(a) Adopt an annual budget.
(b) Adopt an administrative code, by ordinance, which prescribes the powers and duties of the authority officers, the method of appointment of the authority employees, and methods, procedures, and systems of operation and management of the authority.
(c) Cause a postaudit of the financial transactions and records of the authority to be made at least annually by a certified public accountant.
(d) Do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of this division.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 881) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.1 - SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY › Section 181010.

181010. The members of the authority shall be compensated as determined by the authority and shall be reimbursed for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with performing authority duties.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 881) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.1 - SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY › Section 181011.

181011. (a) Notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the adoption of the annual budget shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code not later than 15 days prior to the hearing.
(b) The proposed annual budget shall be available for public inspection at least 15 days prior to the hearing.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 881) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.1 - SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY › Section 181012.

181012. The authority may sue and be sued, except as provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 881) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.1 - SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY › Section 181013.

181013. All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as provided therein, or by other statute or regulation expressly applicable thereto.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 881) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.1 - SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY › Section 181014.

181014. The authority may apply for funds available to carry out its functions and may receive grants of funds to carry out its functions. All funds available to the authority shall be held in a separate account and accounted for independently. No transportation funds may be used for purposes of this division other than those activities of the authority related to transportation. No funding from the Traffic Relief Act for Sonoma County (Measure M), approved by voters in 2004 shall be used for the purpose of this division.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 881) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.1 - SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION AUTHORITY › Section 181015.

181015. Nothing in this division shall supersede or interfere with activities, plans, or actions of other local agencies.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 881) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions,Findings, and Definitions › Section 185000.

185000. This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California High-Speed Rail Act.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 796, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions,Findings, and Definitions › Section 185010.

185010. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a) California, over the past decades, has built an extensive network of freeways and airports to meet the state’s growing transportation needs.
(b) These facilities are not adequate to meet the mobility needs of the current population.
(c) The population of the state and the travel demands of its citizens are expected to continue to grow at a rapid rate.
(d) The cost of expanding the current network of highways and airports fully to meet current and future transportation needs is prohibitive, and a total expansion strategy would be detrimental to air quality.
(e) Intercity rail service, when coordinated with urban transit and airports, is an efficient, practical, and less polluting transportation mode that can fill the gap between future demand and present capacity.
(f) Advances in rail technology have allowed intercity rail systems in Europe and Japan to attain speeds of up to 200 miles per hour and compete effectively with air travel for trips in the 200 to 500-mile range.
(g) Development of a high-speed rail system is a necessary and viable alternative to automobile and air travel in the state.
(h) In order for the state to have a comprehensive network of high-speed intercity rail systems by the year 2020, it must begin preparation of a high-speed intercity rail plan similar to California’s former freeway plan and designate an entity with stable and predictable funding sources to implement the plan.
(i) Utilizing existing human and manufacturing resources to build a large network of high-speed rail systems will generate jobs and economic growth for today’s population and produce a transportation network for future generations.
(j) Upon confirmation of the need and costs by detailed studies, the private sector, together with the state, can build and operate new high-speed intercity rail systems utilizing private and public financing.
(k) The existing high-speed rail commission is completing its work and a successor authority to continue planning is necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 796, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions,Findings, and Definitions › Section 185012.

185012. As used in this division, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Authority” means the High-Speed Rail Authority.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
(c) “High-speed rail” means intercity passenger rail service that utilizes an alignment and technology that makes it capable of sustained speeds of 200 miles per hour or greater.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 796, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 2 - The High-Speed Rail Authority › Section 185020.

185020. (a) There is in the Transportation Agency a High-Speed Rail Authority.
(b) (1) The authority is composed of 11 members as follows:
(A) Five members appointed by the Governor.
(B) Two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(C) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(D) One Member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one Member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall be ex officio members without vote and shall participate in the activities of the authority to the extent that participation is not incompatible with their positions as Members of the Legislature.
(2) For the purposes of making appointments to the authority pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1), the Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the Assembly shall take into consideration geographical diversity to ensure that all regions of the state are adequately represented.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), and until their successors are appointed, members of the authority, other than members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), shall hold office for terms of four years. A vacancy shall be filled by the appointing power making the original appointment, by appointing a member to serve the remainder of the term or, in the case of a member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, at the pleasure of the Speaker of the Assembly.
(d) (1) In order to provide for evenly staggered terms, persons appointed or reappointed to the authority by the Governor and the Senate Committee on Rules after January 1, 2001, shall be appointed to initial terms to expire as follows:
(A) Of the five persons appointed by the Governor, one shall be appointed to a term that expires on December 31, 2002, one shall be appointed to a term that expires on December 31, 2003, one shall be appointed to a term that expires on December 31, 2004, and two shall be appointed to terms that expire on December 31, 2005.
(B) Of the two persons appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, one shall be appointed to a term that expires on December 31, 2002, and one shall be appointed to a term that expires on December 31, 2004.
(2) Following expiration of each of the initial terms provided for in this subdivision, the term shall expire every four years thereafter on December 31.
(e) Members of the authority are subject to the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000) of the Government Code).
(f) From among its voting members, the authority shall elect a chairperson, who shall preside at all meetings of the authority, and a vice chairperson to preside in the absence of the chairperson. The chairperson shall serve a term of one year.
(g) Five voting members of the authority constitute a quorum for taking any action by the authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 43, Sec. 5. (AB 1831) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 2 - The High-Speed Rail Authority › Section 185022.

185022. (a) Each voting member of the authority shall receive compensation of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day that the member is attending to the business of the authority, but shall not receive more than five hundred dollars ($500) in any calendar month.
(b) Voting members of the authority shall be reimbursed for their actual travel expenses incurred in attending to the business of the authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 117, Sec. 2. (AB 1813) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 2 - The High-Speed Rail Authority › Section 185024.

185024. (a) The authority shall appoint an executive director, exempt from civil service, who shall serve at the pleasure of the authority, to administer the affairs of the authority as directed by the authority.
(b) For purposes of managing and administering the ongoing work of the authority in implementing the high-speed train project, the Governor, upon the recommendation of the executive director, may appoint up to six additional individuals, exempt from civil service, who shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director. Pursuant to this subdivision, the Governor may appoint persons only for the following positions:
(1) Chief program manager.
(2) Up to three regional directors.
(3) Chief financial officer.
(4) Director of risk management and project controls.
(c) The compensation of the executive director and the additional persons authorized by subdivision (b) shall be established by the authority, and approved by the Department of Human Resources, in an amount that is reasonably necessary, in the discretion of the authority, to attract and hold a person of superior qualifications. The authority shall cause to be conducted, through the use of independent outside advisers, a salary survey to determine the compensation for the positions under this subdivision. The Department of Human Resources may, in its discretion, accept a previously completed salary survey that meets the requirements of this subdivision, and shall review the methodology used in the survey. The salary survey shall consider both of the following:
(1) Other state, regional, and local transportation agencies that are most comparable to the authority and its responsibilities.
(2) Other relevant labor pools.
The compensation set by the authority shall not exceed the highest comparable compensation for a position of that type, as determined by the salary survey. Based on the salary survey, these positions shall be paid a salary established by the authority and approved by the Department of Human Resources.
(d) The executive director may, as authorized by the authority, appoint necessary staff to carry out the provisions of this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 188. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Responsibilities of the Authority › Section 185030.

185030. The authority shall direct the development and implementation of intercity high-speed rail service that is fully integrated with the state’s existing intercity rail and bus network, consisting of interlinked conventional and high-speed rail lines and associated feeder buses. The intercity network in turn shall be fully coordinated and connected with commuter rail lines and urban rail transit lines developed by local agencies, as well as other transit services, through the use of common station facilities whenever possible.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 796, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Responsibilities of the Authority › Section 185032.

185032. Upon an appropriation in the Budget Act for that purpose, the authority shall prepare a plan for the construction and operation of a high-speed train network for the state, consistent with and continuing the work of the Intercity High-Speed Rail Commission conducted prior to January 1, 1997. The plan shall include an appropriate network of conventional intercity passenger rail service and shall be coordinated with existing and planned commuter and urban rail systems.
(a) The authorization and responsibility for planning, construction, and operation of high-speed passenger train service at speeds exceeding 125 miles per hour in this state is exclusively granted to the authority.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this subdivision precludes other local, regional, or state agencies from exercising powers provided by law with regard to planning or operating, or both, passenger rail service.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 166. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Responsibilities of the Authority › Section 185033.5.

185033.5. On or before March 1, 2017, and every two years thereafter, the authority shall provide a project update report, approved by the Secretary of Transportation as consistent with the criteria in this section, to the budget committees and the appropriate policy committees of both houses of the Legislature, on the development and implementation of intercity high-speed train service pursuant to Section 185030. The report, at a minimum, shall include a programwide summary, as well as details by project segment, with all information necessary to clearly describe the status of the project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) A summary describing the overall progress of the project.
(b) The baseline budget for all project phase costs, by segment or contract, beginning with the California High-Speed Rail Program Revised 2012 Business Plan.
(c) The current and projected budget, by segment or contract, for all project phase costs.
(d) Expenditures to date, by segment or contract, for all project phase costs.
(e) A comparison of the current and projected work schedule and the baseline schedule contained in the California High-Speed Rail Program Revised 2012 Business Plan.
(f) A summary of milestones achieved during the prior two-year period and milestones expected to be reached in the coming two-year period.
(g) Any issues identified during the prior two-year period and actions taken to address those issues.
(h) A thorough discussion of risks to the project and steps taken to mitigate those risks.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 12, Sec. 2. (AB 95) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Responsibilities of the Authority › Section 185034.

185034. The authority may do any of the following:
(1) Conduct engineering and other studies related to the selection and acquisition of rights-of-way and the selection of a franchisee, including, but not limited to, environmental impact studies, socioeconomic impact studies, and financial feasibility studies.
(2) Evaluate alternative high-speed rail technologies, systems and operators, and select an appropriate high-speed rail system.
(3) Establish criteria for the award of a franchise.
(4) Accept grants, fees, and allocations from the state, from political subdivisions of the state or from the federal government, foreign governments, and private sources.
(5) Select a proposed franchisee, a proposed route, and proposed terminal sites.
(6) Enter into contracts with public and private entities for the preparation of the plan.
(7) Prepare a detailed financing plan, including any necessary taxes, fees, or bonds to pay for the construction of the high-speed train network.
(8) Develop a proposed high-speed rail financial plan, including necessary taxes, bonds, or both, or other indebtedness, and submit the plan to the Legislature and to the Governor.
(9) Keep the public informed of its activities.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 696, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Responsibilities of the Authority › Section 185034.5.

185034.5. For purposes of Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code, each individual who is selected by the authority to serve in a peer review capacity to the authority shall be deemed to be a designated employee of the authority, and the authority shall be deemed to be the appointing power. Statements required to be filed pursuant to Section 87302 of the Government Code shall be filed with the authority.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 626, Sec. 2. (AB 41) Effective September 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Responsibilities of the Authority › Section 185035.

185035. (a) The authority shall establish an independent peer review group for the purpose of reviewing the planning, engineering, financing, and other elements of the authority’s plans and issuing an analysis of appropriateness and accuracy of the authority’s assumptions and an analysis of the viability of the authority’s financing plan, including the funding plan for each corridor required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2704.08 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(b) The peer review group shall include all of the following:
(1) Two individuals with education and experience in the planning and construction of large transportation systems, such as high-speed rail, or highway systems with similar characteristics, designated by the Treasurer.
(2) Two individuals, one with experience in engineering and construction of high-speed rail or similar large infrastructure projects and one with experience in project planning and finance, designated by the Controller.
(3) One representative from a financial services or financial consulting firm who shall not have been a contractor or subcontractor of the authority for the previous three years, designated by the Director of Finance.
(4) One representative with experience in environmental planning, designated by the Secretary of Transportation.
(5) Two individuals with experience providing or governing intercity or commuter passenger train services in California, designated by the Secretary of Transportation.
(c) The peer review group shall evaluate the authority’s funding plans and prepare its independent judgment as to the feasibility and reasonableness of the plans, appropriateness of assumptions, analyses, and estimates, and any other observations or evaluations it deems necessary.
(d) The authority shall provide the peer review group any and all information that the peer review group may request to carry out its responsibilities.
(e) The peer review group shall report its findings and conclusions to the Legislature no later than 60 days after receiving the plans.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 12, Sec. 3. (AB 95) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Responsibilities of the Authority › Section 185036.

185036. Upon approval by the Legislature, by the enactment of a statute, or approval by the voters of a financial plan providing the necessary funding for the construction of a high-speed network, the authority may do any of the following:
(a) Enter into contracts with private or public entities for the design, construction, and operation of high-speed trains. The contracts may be separated into individual tasks or segments or may include all tasks and segments, including a design-build or design-build-operate contract.
(b) Acquire rights-of-way through purchase or eminent domain.
(c) Issue debt, secured by pledges of state funds, federal grants, or project revenues. The pledge of state funds shall be limited to those funds expressly authorized by statute or voter-approved initiatives.
(d) Enter into cooperative or joint development agreements with local governments or private entities.
(e) Set fares and schedules.
(f) Relocate highways and utilities.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 208. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Responsibilities of the Authority › Section 185036.1.

185036.1. (a) The authority shall make every effort to purchase high-speed train rolling stock and related equipment that are manufactured in California, as defined in subdivision (b), consistent with federal law and any other applicable provision of state law.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Manufactured in California” means that the rolling stock and related equipment are manufactured in whole or in substantial part within California or that the majority of the component parts of the rolling stock and related equipment were manufactured in whole or in substantial part in California.
(2) “Manufactured” means an activity of converting or conditioning property by changing the form, composition, quality, or character of the property for ultimate sale at retail or use in the manufacturing of a product to be ultimately sold at retail.
(c) Nothing in this section creates a private right of action in any civil litigation.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 413, Sec. 1. (AB 16) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Responsibilities of the Authority › Section 185036.5.

185036.5. (a) For purposes of this section, “Merced to Bakersfield segment” has the same meaning as defined in Section 185033.7.
(b) Before submitting a federal grant application for funding for implementation of the high-speed rail project, the authority shall notify the chairpersons of the relevant committees of both houses of the Legislature of the authority’s intent to apply for federal funding. This notification shall include, but not is limited to, all of the following information:
(1) Amount of federal funding for which the authority is applying.
(2) Activities for which the funding will be used, including whether the planned activities are located on the Merced to Bakersfield segment.
(3) The expected source and level of state matching funding required for a successful grant application.
(4) If there is expected matching state funding that would be spent outside the Merced to Bakersfield segment, the notification shall include an explanation of the need for the proposed spending and how it is consistent with the Legislature’s stated goal of prioritizing the construction of the Merced to Bakersfield segment, as described in Section 1 of the act adding this section.
(c) (1) Before releasing a request for proposals (RFP) after June 1, 2022, the authority shall notify the chairpersons of the relevant committees of both houses of the Legislature of the authority’s intent to release the RFP if it would involve any of the following:
(A) Track and systems.
(B) Leasing or procurement of train sets.
(C) Any work with an estimated value of over two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) or a duration of 10 years or more.
(2) The notification required pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, but not is limited to, all of the following information:
(A) Expected value and duration of the contract.
(B) Activities for which the authority will be contracting.
(C) How the proposed contract is consistent with the Legislature’s stated goal of prioritizing the completion of the Merced to Bakersfield segment, as described in Section 1 of the act adding this section.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 71, Sec. 9. (SB 198) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Responsibilities of the Authority › Section 185037.

185037. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project along the high-speed rail network, the authority may contract with the department to perform project design and engineering services, including construction inspection services.
(b) For purposes of this section, “project design and engineering services, including construction inspection services” means preliminary engineering, planning, prebid services, right-of-way acquisition, preparation of environmental documents, preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates, construction inspection including surveying and materials testing, quality control inspection including highway and utility relocation, and grade separations.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 267, Sec. 3. Effective August 26, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Responsibilities of the Authority › Section 185038.

185038. Any legal or equitable action brought against the authority shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of Sacramento. For purposes of this section, subdivision (1) of Section 401 of the Code of Civil Procedure does not apply.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 696, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 4 - Rights-of-Way › Section 185041.

185041. The authority 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 the 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.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 132, Sec. 8. (AB 481) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 4 - Rights-of-Way › Section 185042.

185042. The authority 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 those areas. The authority may accept as all or part of the consideration for the lease or for the state contribution 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. Those leases shall contain a provision that whenever the leased land is needed for high-speed rail operating purposes the lease shall terminate. The authority is authorized to classify portions of high-speed rail rights-of-way as nonoperating.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 132, Sec. 8. (AB 481) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 4 - Rights-of-Way › Section 185044.

185044. The authority may lease to public agencies or private entities or individuals for any term not to exceed 99 years the use of areas above or below operating rights-of-way and portions of property not currently being used as operating rights-of-way, subject to any reservations, restrictions, and conditions that it deems necessary to ensure adequate protection of the safety and adequacy of high-speed rail facilities and of abutting or adjacent land uses. Prior to entering into any lease, the authority shall determine that the proposed use is not in conflict with the zoning regulations of the local government concerned. The leases shall be made in accordance with procedures to be prescribed by the authority, except that, in the cases of leases with private entities or individuals, the leases shall be made only after competitive bidding. The possibilities of entering into the leases, and the consequent benefits to be derived therefrom, may be considered by the authority in designing and constructing the high-speed rail system. Revenues from the leases shall be deposited in the High-Speed Rail Property Fund created pursuant to Section 185045.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 132, Sec. 8. (AB 481) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 4 - Rights-of-Way › Section 185045.

185045. The High-Speed Rail Property Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury for the deposit of revenue received from the sale, lease, or grant of any interest in or use of real property owned or managed by the High-Speed Rail Authority. Revenues in the fund shall be available to the authority, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for use in the development, improvement, and maintenance of the high-speed rail system, consistent with appropriate uses for each funding source.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 132, Sec. 8. (AB 481) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Relocation of Utilities › Section 185500.

185500. (a) “High-speed rail property” means real property or an interest therein, including any right-of-way, previously or hereafter acquired by the state for high-speed rail purposes.
(b) “Person” means a natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust, and includes any city, county, city and county, public corporation, or public district.
(c) “Utility” means any person maintaining a utility facility.
(d) “Utility facility” means any pole, pole line, pipe, pipeline, conduit, cable, aqueduct, or other structure or appurtenance thereof used for publicly or privately owned utility services or used by any mutual organization supplying water or telephone service to its members.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 7. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Relocation of Utilities › Section 185501.

185501. (a) When the authority requires any utility to remove any utility facility lawfully maintained in the right-of-way of any high-speed rail property to a location entirely outside the high-speed rail property right-of-way, the authority shall pay the reasonable and necessary cost of the removal. This includes both the cost of removal and the cost of relocation to a new location outside of the high-speed rail property right-of-way.
(b) This section does not apply to the relocation of a utility facility from one point in a high-speed rail property to another point in that property, including relocation in any service road of the high-speed rail property or from one point of crossing of the high-speed rail property to another reasonable point of crossing.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 7. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Relocation of Utilities › Section 185502.

185502. (a) When the authority requires a publicly owned utility to relocate within a high-speed rail property any utility facility lawfully maintained in that property that was not used for high-speed rail purposes at the time the utility facility was originally installed, the authority shall pay the cost of the relocation.
(b) When the authority requires a privately owned utility to relocate within a high-speed rail property any utility facility used solely to supply water, which facility is lawfully maintained in any high-speed rail property that was not used for high-speed rail purposes at the time that the utility facility was originally installed, the authority shall pay the cost of the relocation.
(c) When the authority requires a privately owned utility to relocate within a high-speed rail property any utility facility, other than one used solely to supply water, which facility is lawfully maintained in any high-speed rail property that was not used for high-speed rail purposes at the time the utility facility was originally installed, and it is established by the utility that the utility is not under express contractual obligation to relocate the utility facility at its own expense, the authority shall pay the cost of the relocation.
(d) A permit containing a contractual obligation that was accepted by the utility for maintenance or minor improvement of the facility after the property became high-speed rail property shall not constitute a contractual obligation to relocate a utility facility at its own expense within the meaning of this section.
(e) Publicly owned sewers and fire hydrants and any street lighting structure, whether publicly or privately owned, in any high-speed rail property shall be relocated, where necessary, at the expense of the authority.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 7. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Relocation of Utilities › Section 185503.

185503. If the authority requires the relocation within the right-of-way of any utility facility more than once within a period of 10 years, the authority shall pay the cost of the second relocation and any subsequent relocation within the 10-year period.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 7. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Relocation of Utilities › Section 185504.

185504. (a) In any case in which the authority is required under the provisions of this chapter to pay the cost of removal or relocation of any utility facility, it shall be entitled to the following credits:
(1) In the amount of any betterment to the utility facility resulting from the removal or relocation, not in excess of the cost of the increased capacity of the facility.
(2) The salvage value of any materials or parts salvaged and retained by the utility.
(3) If a new utility facility or portion of that facility is constructed to accomplish the removal or relocation, an allowance of an amount equal to the same proportion of the original cost of the displaced utility facility or portion of that facility as the age of the facility bears to the normal expected life of the facility.
(b) A credit shall not be allowed against any portion of the cost that is otherwise chargeable to the utility.
(c) A credit allowance for age shall not be applied to publicly owned sewers.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 7. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Relocation of Utilities › Section 185505.

185505. (a) The authority and any utility required to remove a utility facility or to relocate any utility facility may, by agreement, provide for the respective amounts of the cost to be borne by each. The authority may, without prejudice to its rights under Section 185506, advance the cost of removal or relocation, and, if the authority advances that cost, it is the duty of the utility to move its facilities as soon as reasonably possible so as not to delay high-speed rail construction. In the case of any utility that is not financially able to bear the costs of removal or relocation, the authority may by agreement provide for the work to be done on condition that the utility’s portion of the costs be repaid to the authority over a period of time not exceeding 10 years.
(b) Either party may maintain an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for an adjudication as to the obligations and costs to be borne by each party under any contract entered into by the parties at any time within four years after the cause of action first arose. The cause of action shall be deemed to arise at the time of the completion by the utility of the removal or relocation in question, or at the time of a breach of the agreement by either party, whichever occurs first. The filing of a claim with a state agency shall not be deemed a condition precedent to the maintenance by the utility of an action under this subdivision.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 7. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Relocation of Utilities › Section 185506.

185506. In the event of failure to reach an agreement as provided in Section 185505, the utility or the authority may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for apportionment of the cost between them in accordance with this chapter. This action shall be commenced within three years of the date of completion by the utility of the removal or relocation in question. The filing of a claim with a state agency shall not be deemed a condition precedent to the maintenance by the utility of an action pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 7. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Relocation of Utilities › Section 185508.

185508. A utility is entitled to a permit for such reasonable crossings of high-speed rail property as may be required for the proper discharge of the utility’s service to the public.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 7. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Relocation of Utilities › Section 185509.

185509. The authority shall exercise reasonable discretion in acting on applications of utilities for permits to occupy high-speed rail property for longitudinal locations of facilities, as may be required for the proper discharge of their services to the public. The authority may, however, refuse to grant an application for a longitudinal installation that would be inconsistent with public safety or the continued unobstructed use of the high-speed rail property for rail or vehicular traffic, or for any type of utility structure inconsistent with the aesthetic values of any landscaped high-speed rail property within, or approaching within, one mile of the limits of any city.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 7. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Relocation of Utilities › Section 185510.

185510. The authority, in acting upon applications for utility permits, shall consider both the interests of the traveling public upon the high-speed rail property and the needs of consumers for utility services.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 7. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.5 - CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Relocation of Utilities › Section 185511.

185511. Nothing in this chapter is intended to prevent the authority from making reasonable rules and regulations and requiring reasonable conditions in permits concerning the place, manner, and method of location of utility facilities in, under, over, or along high-speed rail property.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 7. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.7 - High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 187000.

187000. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that ensuring that information available to make fiscally responsible decisions about the project is accurate, current, and impartial is critical to better ensuring the success of the project and to meet the expectations of the state’s taxpayers and the intent of the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century (Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 2704) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code).
(b) In establishing this division, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide decisionmakers with impartial information about how to proceed with the project.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 71, Sec. 10. (SB 198) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.7 - High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 187010.

187010. Unless the context requires otherwise, for purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Inspector General” means the High-Speed Rail Authority Inspector General appointed pursuant to Section 187020.
(b) “Merced to Bakersfield segment” means a 171-mile electrified dual-track segment that is usable for high-speed rail service in the central valley from Merced to Bakersfield, with a new combined station in downtown Merced, and connections to the Amtrak San Joaquins and the Altamont Corridor Express.
(c) “Office” means the High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General established pursuant to Section 187020.
(d) “Project” means the high-speed rail project undertaken by the High-Speed Rail Authority pursuant to Division 19 (commencing with Section 185000) of this code and Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 2704) and Chapter 20.5 (commencing with Section 2704.75) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 71, Sec. 10. (SB 198) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 19.7 - High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General › CHAPTER 2 - The High-Speed Rail Authority Office of Inspector General › Section 187020.

187020. (a) (1) There is hereby created the High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General.
(2) The Governor shall appoint the High-Speed Rail Authority Inspector General to a four-year term from a list of three qualified individuals nominated by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee shall select the three qualified individuals from a pool of candidates after conducting a comprehensive search for qualified individuals. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee shall provide at least 120 days’ notice that it is seeking applicants for nomination by providing notice in the Journals of the Senate and the Assembly and by advertising in appropriate newspapers and with nationally acknowledged professional journals and associations. Names for consideration by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee may be submitted by members of the Legislature, professional organizations, individuals, and other entities. The Inspector General shall be chosen without reference to party affiliation and solely on the ground of fitness to perform the duties of the High-Speed Rail Authority Inspector General.
(3) The Legislature and the Governor may provide suggested qualifications to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee to consider when making its nominations.
(b) The Office of the Inspector General shall not be a subdivision of any other governmental entity.
(c) The Inspector General may not be removed from office by the Governor during that term, except for good cause.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 71, Sec. 10. (SB 198) Effective June 30, 2022.)