Amended IN Assembly March 22, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1421Introduced by Assembly Member DababnehFebruary 17, 2017 An act to add Section 14035.6 131086 to the Government Health and Safety Code, relating to transportation. public health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1421, as amended, Dababneh. Intercity rail services: noise and vibration. Railroads: noise and vibration levels.Existing law creates the State Department of Public Health with various powers and duties.This bill would require the department to conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels associated with all railroad lines in the vicinity of residential areas or schools.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 131086 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:131086. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels associated with all railroad lines in the vicinity of residential areas or schools. The study shall include a finding as to how many miles of railroad lines in this state have an average day-night sound level (Ldn ) in excess of 60 decibels. 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: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.
Amended IN Assembly March 22, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1421Introduced by Assembly Member DababnehFebruary 17, 2017 An act to add Section 14035.6 131086 to the Government Health and Safety Code, relating to transportation. public health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1421, as amended, Dababneh. Intercity rail services: noise and vibration. Railroads: noise and vibration levels.Existing law creates the State Department of Public Health with various powers and duties.This bill would require the department to conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels associated with all railroad lines in the vicinity of residential areas or schools.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
Amended IN Assembly March 22, 2017
Amended IN Assembly March 22, 2017
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 131086 to the Government Health and Safety Code, relating to transportation. public health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1421, as amended, Dababneh. Intercity rail services: noise and vibration. Railroads: noise and vibration levels.
Existing law creates the State Department of Public Health with various powers and duties.This bill would require the department to conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels associated with all railroad lines in the vicinity of residential areas or schools.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 creates the State Department of Public Health with various powers and duties.
This bill would require the department to conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels associated with all railroad lines in the vicinity of residential areas or schools.
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 131086 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:131086. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels associated with all railroad lines in the vicinity of residential areas or schools. The study shall include a finding as to how many miles of railroad lines in this state have an average day-night sound level (Ldn ) in excess of 60 decibels. 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: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 131086 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:131086. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels associated with all railroad lines in the vicinity of residential areas or schools. The study shall include a finding as to how many miles of railroad lines in this state have an average day-night sound level (Ldn ) in excess of 60 decibels. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels.
SECTION 1. Section 131086 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
131086. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels associated with all railroad lines in the vicinity of residential areas or schools. The study shall include a finding as to how many miles of railroad lines in this state have an average day-night sound level (Ldn ) in excess of 60 decibels. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels.
131086. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels associated with all railroad lines in the vicinity of residential areas or schools. The study shall include a finding as to how many miles of railroad lines in this state have an average day-night sound level (Ldn ) in excess of 60 decibels. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels.
131086. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels associated with all railroad lines in the vicinity of residential areas or schools. The study shall include a finding as to how many miles of railroad lines in this state have an average day-night sound level (Ldn ) in excess of 60 decibels. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels.
131086. The department shall conduct a study to determine the noise and vibration levels associated with all railroad lines in the vicinity of residential areas or schools. The study shall include a finding as to how many miles of railroad lines in this state have an average day-night sound level (Ldn ) in excess of 60 decibels. The department may use statistical sampling techniques to determine those noise and vibration levels.
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.