BILL NUMBER: SB 526INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Ashburn FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 526, as introduced, Ashburn. Intercity rail: study. Existing law provides for the Department of Transportation to contract with Amtrak for intercity rail services and connecting feeder buses. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to require the Department of Transportation to study the potential for increasing ridership by routing certain Amtrak intercity rail services over the Altamont Pass alignment between the Central Valley and the Bay Area. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to require the Department of Transportation to study the potential for increasing ridership by routing certain Amtrak intercity rail services over the Altamont Pass alignment between the Central Valley and the Bay Area.