Amended
IN
Assembly
March 22, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 1421 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Dababneh |
February 17, 2017 |
Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to contract with Amtrak for intercity rail passenger services and provides funding for these services from the Public Transportation Account.
This bill would require the department to conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services.
The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services pursuant to Section 14035. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels.