Bill Text: CA SB1366 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority: light rail: West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-12 - Referred to Com. on TRANS. [SB1366 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SB1366-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1366
| Introduced by Senator Archuleta (Coauthor: Senator Lena Gonzalez) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Rendon) |
February 21, 2020 |
An act to add Section 130265 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to transit.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1366, as introduced, Archuleta.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority: light rail: West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor.
Existing law creates the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority as the single successor agency to the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission. Existing law vests the authority with specified powers and duties relative to transportation planning, programming, and operations in the County of Los Angeles. Existing law authorizes the authority to acquire rights-of-way and to construct rail lines, stations, and other facilities for rapid transit service.
This bill would require the authority, or another public agency, if it constructs a light rail project within the right-of-way for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, to include or construct, as applicable, 11 specified stations as part of an initial operating segment.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 130265 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:130265.
(a) If the authority, or another entity, constructs a light rail project within the right-of-way for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, the authority or the entity shall include or construct, as applicable, all of the following stations as part of an initial operating segment:(1) Union Station.
(2) Slauson Station.
(3) Pacific/Randolph Station.
(4) Florence/Salt Lake Station.
(5) Firestone Station.
(6) Rio Hondo
Confluence Station, if determined to be feasible by the authority or entity, as applicable.
(7) Gardendale Station.
(8) I-105/Green Line Station.
(9) Paramount/Rosecrans Station.
(10) Bellflower Station.
(11) Pioneer station.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Authority” means the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
(2) “Entity” means a joint powers authority formed pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title
1 of the Government Code to construct the light rail project described in subdivision (a) or any other public agency authorized to construct that light rail project.
