Cathleen Galgiani
- Democratic
Author
Existing law, the California High-Speed Rail Act, creates the High-Speed Rail Authority to develop and implement a high-speed rail system in the state, with specified powers and duties. Existing law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail and related purposes. The federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) and the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provide funding for allocation nationally to high-speed rail projects. This bill would require federal high-speed rail funds received on a reimbursement basis from ARRA to be deposited in the federal trust fund. The bill would require certain ARRA funds to be used for planning and engineering, and for capital costs, for the high-speed train system consistent with federal law and regulations and specified provisions of SB 965 of the 2009–10 Regular Session. The bill would identify the corridors eligible for federal PRIIA funds. The above provisions would become operative only if SB 965 is also enacted and becomes operative. Existing law provides for appointment of an executive director by the authority, who is exempt from civil service and serves at the pleasure of the authority. Under existing law, the salary of the executive director is established by the authority and approved by the Department of Personnel Administration. This bill, for purposes of managing and administering the ongoing work of the authority in implementing the high-speed rail project, would authorize the Governor, upon recommendation of the executive director and subject to an appropriation, to appoint up to 6 additional executive staff exempt from civil service who would serve in specified positions at the pleasure of the executive director. The bill would require the authority to cause a salary survey to be conducted to determine the compensation for the executive director and additional exempt staff, and would require the salaries to be approved by the Department of Personnel Administration. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to approve additional positions at the authority for purposes of creating an Office for Project Controls and Risk Management in the authority.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
(Corrected September 10.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 56. Noes 18. Page 6922.)
Amended pursuant to Joint Rule 23.5.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 9. Page 4979.)
(Ayes 21. Noes 11. Page 4979.)
Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 23. Noes 8. Page 4978.)
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (August 12).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 29).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on EQ.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 3. Page 1530.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 27).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB289 | HTML |
| 02/13/09 - Introduced | |
| 04/14/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/17/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 01/25/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/21/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/28/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/22/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/15/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/02/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/17/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/20/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/27/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/13/10 - Enrolled |
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