BILL NUMBER: AB 1830AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 8, 2010 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 18, 2010 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Galgiani ( Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonnie Lowenthal and Solorio ) FEBRUARY 11, 2010 An act to add Section 185036.1 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to high-speed rail. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1830, as amended, Galgiani. High-Speed Rail Authority. Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority with specified powers and duties relating to the development and implementation of an intercity high-speed rail system. Existing law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, authorizes $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail development and other related purposes. This bill would require the authority to make every effort to purchase high-speed train rolling stock and related equipment that are manufactured in California , consistent with federal and state laws . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 185036.1 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read: 185036.1. The authority shall make every effort to purchase high-speed train rolling stock and related equipment that are manufactured in California , consistent with federal law and any other applicable provision of state law .