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.)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]