BILL NUMBER: AB 492	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 27, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 20, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Galgiani and Ammiano

                        FEBRUARY 15, 2011

   An act to amend Section 185036 of  , and to add Section
185036.5 to,  the Public Utilities Code, relating to high-speed
rail.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 492, 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  authorize   require 
the authority to consider, to the extent permitted by federal and
state law, the creation of jobs  and participation by small
business enterprises  in California when awarding major
contracts or purchasing high-speed trains  , as specified,
and, if it does so, would require the authority to identify the
number of jobs in California likely to be created from awarding those
contracts  .  The bill would require the authority to
appoint a small business enterprise advisory committee. 
   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 of the Public Utilities Code is amended
to read:
   185036.   (a)    The authority
may do any of the following: 
   (1) 
    (a)  Enter into contracts with private or public
entities for the design, construction, and operation of high-speed
trains. The contracts may be separated into individual tasks or
segments or may include all tasks and segments, including a
design-build or design-build-operate contract. 
   (2) 
    (b)  Acquire rights-of-way through purchase or eminent
domain. 
   (3) 
    (c)  Issue debt, secured by pledges of state funds,
federal grants, or project revenues. The pledge of state funds shall
be limited to those funds expressly authorized by statute or
voter-approved initiatives. 
   (4) 
    (d)  Enter into cooperative or joint development
agreements with local governments or private entities. 
   (5) 
    (e)  Set fares and schedules. 
   (6) 
    (f)  Relocate highways and utilities. 
   (7) Consider, to the extent permitted by federal law and all other
applicable provisions of state law, the creation of jobs in
California when awarding major contracts or purchasing high-speed
trains and related equipment and supplies.  
   (b) If the authority considers the creation of California jobs
pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (a), the authority shall
identify the number of California jobs likely to be created from
awarding those contracts. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 185036.5 is added to the 
 Public Utilities Code   , to read:  
   185036.5.  The authority shall do both of the following:
   (a) Consider, to the extent permitted by federal law and all other
applicable provisions of state law, the creation of jobs and
participation by small business enterprises in California when
awarding major contracts or purchasing high-speed trains and related
equipment and supplies.
   (b) Appoint a small business enterprise advisory committee, which
shall provide comments and feedback on the implementation of, and
participation in, the authority's small business enterprise policy in
order to ensure proper oversight and accountability.