Section 99234.7 Of Article 3. Local Transportation Funds From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
99234.7
. (a) The Department of Transportation may negotiate and
contract with the appropriate railroad corporation to provide
passenger rail service between the City and County of San Francisco
and the Counties of San Mateo and Santa Clara. In the process of
negotiating the contract, the department shall take into
consideration the funding available and the level of service as it
has been recommended by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
Notwithstanding Section 14035 of the Government Code, the contract
shall not extend beyond June 30, 1993. The California Transportation
Commission shall allocate no funds pursuant to Section 14031.6 of the
Government Code for this rail passenger service after the 1992-93
fiscal year. If the department enters into a contract, it shall, on
or before July 1, 1992, assign the contract to the Peninsula Corridor
Study Joint Powers Board or to another local or regional agency
designated by the board which is authorized to operate or contract
for the operation of rail passenger service, if the board or
designated agency determines that the rail passenger service shall be
continued. The department shall assign its operating subsidies for
the 1992-93 fiscal year for that service to the board or that
designated agency. Within the area of jurisdiction of the board, the
board or that designated agency may acquire from the department all
property owned or leased by the department for that rail passenger
service, including, but not limited to, stations, facilities,
equipment, and rights-of-way, and this transfer shall be consistent
with the process defined in Section 160006. The California
Transportation Commission shall not allocate state funds to purchase
the San Francisco Peninsula commuter rail service right-of-way unless
a local agency assumes operation and control of the commuter rail
service on or before June 30, 1993. This section does not prohibit
the commission from making a multiyear funding commitment to purchase
the right-of-way subject to that assumption of operation and control
occurring on or before that date.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a transit district or county
may negotiate and contract with the appropriate railroad corporation
to provide passenger rail service which is to be primarily operated
within its jurisdiction. Adjacent transit districts or counties may
jointly negotiate and contract with the appropriate railroad
corporation to provide passenger rail service which is to be
primarily operated within their jurisdictions.