Section 14036.8 Of Article 3. Activities From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
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.