CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1421Introduced by Assembly Member DababnehFebruary 17, 2017 An act to add Section 14035.6 to the Government Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1421, as introduced, Dababneh. Intercity rail services: noise and vibration.Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to contract with Amtrak for intercity rail passenger services and provides funding for these services from the Public Transportation Account.This bill would require the department to conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14035.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:14035.6. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services pursuant to Section 14035. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1421Introduced by Assembly Member DababnehFebruary 17, 2017 An act to add Section 14035.6 to the Government Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1421, as introduced, Dababneh. Intercity rail services: noise and vibration.Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to contract with Amtrak for intercity rail passenger services and provides funding for these services from the Public Transportation Account.This bill would require the department to conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1421 Introduced by Assembly Member DababnehFebruary 17, 2017 Introduced by Assembly Member Dababneh February 17, 2017 An act to add Section 14035.6 to the Government Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1421, as introduced, Dababneh. Intercity rail services: noise and vibration. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to contract with Amtrak for intercity rail passenger services and provides funding for these services from the Public Transportation Account.This bill would require the department to conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to contract with Amtrak for intercity rail passenger services and provides funding for these services from the Public Transportation Account. This bill would require the department to conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14035.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:14035.6. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services pursuant to Section 14035. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 14035.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:14035.6. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services pursuant to Section 14035. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels. SECTION 1. Section 14035.6 is added to the Government Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 14035.6. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services pursuant to Section 14035. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels. 14035.6. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services pursuant to Section 14035. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels. 14035.6. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services pursuant to Section 14035. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels. 14035.6. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels, associated with the operation of state-funded intercity rail passenger services, that impact residential areas or schools along railroad lines where the department contracts for those services pursuant to Section 14035. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels.