Cal. Gov. Code § 14036
Activities
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2013
As of January 1, 2011
(a) The department shall prepare a 10-year State Rail Plan biennially for submission to the Legislature, the Governor, the Public Utilities Commission, and the California Transportation Commission. The plan shall be submitted to the California Transportation Commission on or before October 1, 1995, and on or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, for its advice and consent, and to the Legislature, the Governor, and the Public Utilities Commission by the following March 1. The plan shall consist of a passenger rail element and a freight rail element.
(b) The passenger rail element shall contain all of the following:
(1) For capital and operating subsidies and costs, all actual encumbrances for the prior two fiscal years; and for state operations, all actual expenditures for the prior two fiscal years. All revenues shall be identified by source.
(2) For capital and operating subsidies, estimated encumbrances and revenues for the current year; and for state operations, estimated expenditures for the current year. The department shall use the same format as is required for prior year expenditures pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) For the budget year and the nine following fiscal years, proposed encumbrances for capital and operating subsidies and costs shall be reported in the same format as is required for the prior year’s expenditures. For state operations, proposed expenditures for the budget year shall be reported.
(4) The identification and cost of capital facilities necessary to enhance competitiveness of rail passenger services, including, for each intercity route, a list of at least the three highest priority capital improvement projects, with cost estimates and a funding plan.
(5) A performance evaluation of all services in operation for the two prior years, including performance trends, potential for efficiency and effectiveness, possible improvements, and strategies to achieve that potential. This shall include an evaluation of all feeder bus services, using, among other things, criteria based on ridership levels, break-even points, and levels of growth in service utilization. The number of daily feeder bus runs, if any, that failed to carry even one passenger shall be identified.
(6) A recommendation of a level of and program for services over a 10-year period, including a list of service enhancements on existing and additional routes, with funding and priority recommendations. This shall include identification of feeder bus service improvements and a management and operating plan for achieving these improvements.
(7) An evaluation of reports by regional planning agencies and county transportation commissions on commuter service alternatives in their regions, including presentation of their recommendations.
(8) A map showing all existing intercity and commuter passenger rail routes and services, all proposed intercity and commuter passenger rail routes and services, and all intercity and commuter passenger rail routes and services that are the subject of feasibility studies.
(9) A report on the expenditure of marketing activities funds for purchases of media advertising of rail passenger services.
This report shall be prepared in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the National Rail Passenger Corporation. The department may consult with other agencies, organizations, and persons with expertise. The department shall employ realistic assumptions, using Public Utilities Commission cost data whenever possible, with respect to the level of services it can provide and the cost of these services when developing the program.
(10) A discussion of the department’s overall marketing strategy as it relates to the intercity rail passenger service, including feeder bus service, and a report on the expenditure of marketing activities funds for purchases of media advertising of rail passenger services.
(11) A discussion of fare policies and practices, including all of the following:
(A) The relationship of fare policies to ridership and yield, including the impact of (A) a variety of regular fares, including fares such as midweek and other off-peak discounts, (B) discount fare blackouts during certain holiday travel periods on yield and ridership, and (C) discount fares for small groups traveling together.
(B) Lightly traveled route segments where current fares are too high for the demand, and where ridership or yield, or both, would increase with lower fares.
(C) A potential fare policy that would maximize both ridership and yield.
(D) A summary of discussions with Amtrak on the subject of fares.
(a) The department shall prepare a State Rail Plan. The plan shall be submitted to the California Transportation Commission for its advice six months prior to the submission of the plan pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d). Pursuant to Section 22702 of Title 49 of the United States Code, the department is designated as the state rail transportation authority to prepare, maintain, coordinate, and administer the plan.
(b) The plan shall contain all of the following: (1) A statement of compliance with the requirements set forth in the federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432; 49 U.S.C. Sec. 22701 et seq.). (2) Plans for a comprehensive and integrated statewide passenger rail system, including high-speed rail, conventional intercity and commuter rail, and connections to urban rail systems. Related to the conventional intercity passenger rail program, these plans shall include all of the following: (A) Recommendations for service levels of, and a capital program for, existing and proposed intercity passenger rail services over a 10-year period, including a list of service enhancements on existing and additional routes, with recommendations regarding funding and priority. The plans shall explain how the recommended service levels support the comprehensive and integrated passenger rail system. (B) All actual capital and operating expenditures over the prior five years. (C) All proposed capital and operating expenditures for the next five years. (D) A performance evaluation for the prior five years for each existing route. (E) A discussion of fare policies and practices. (3) A review of all high-speed rail routes, the rail freight system, conventional intercity and commuter passenger rail systems, and urban rail system connections to high-speed rail and conventional intercity and commuter passenger rail systems, including a statement of the state’s passenger rail objectives for routes in the state. (4) In consultation with the freight railroad industry, an identification of the improvements that have utility to both rail freight and passenger rail services in the state. (5) An inventory of the existing rail transportation system and rail services and facilities in the state, and an analysis of the role of rail transportation within the state’s overall transportation system. (6) A freight rail element that contains all of the following: (A) Environmental impacts that include air quality, land use, and community impacts. (B) Financing issues that include the planned means to obtain federal and state funding. (C) Rail issues that include regional, intrastate, and interstate issues. (D) Intermodal connections that include seaports and intermodal terminals. (E) A statement of current system deficiencies. (F) Service objectives that improve efficiency, accessibility, and safety. (G) New technology that includes logistics and process improvement. (H) Light density rail line analyses that include traffic density, track characteristics, project selection criteria, and benefit-cost criteria.
(c) The final plan shall be submitted to the Transportation Agency for approval pursuant to Section 22702 of Title 49 of the United States Code. On or before March 1, 2017, the approved plan shall be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795, the Governor, the Public Utilities Commission, the High-Speed Rail Authority, and the commission.
(d) The plan shall be updated, at a minimum, every five years thereafter.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.