Bill Text: CA AB2879 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: High-Speed Rail Authority: contracting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-09 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [AB2879 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB2879-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2879
| Introduced by Assembly Member Vince Fong |
February 15, 2024 |
An act to add Section 185036.2 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to high-speed rail.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2879, as introduced, Vince Fong.
High-Speed Rail Authority: contracting.
The California High-Speed Rail Act creates the High-Speed Rail Authority, composed of 11 members, to develop and implement a high-speed rail system in the state, with specified powers and duties. The act authorizes the authority to enter into contracts with private or public entities for the design, construction, and operation of high-speed trains. The act requires the authority to appoint an executive director to administer the affairs of the authority as directed by the authority.
This bill, notwithstanding the authority’s ability to delegate power to the executive director, would require any contract change order with a value greater than $100,000,000 to be approved by the authority.
