BILL NUMBER: SB 529	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Pan

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2015

   An act to amend Section 99152 of the Public Utilities Code,
relating to transportation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 529, as introduced, Pan. Public transit.
   Existing law provides that any public transit guideway that is
planned, acquired, or constructed on or after January 1, 1979, is
subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission relating to
safety appliances and procedures. That law additionally requires the
commission to inspect all work done on those guideways, authorizes
the commission to make further additions or changes necessary for the
purpose of safety to employees and the general public, and requires
the commission to develop an oversight program employing safety
planning criteria, guidelines, safety standards, and safety
procedures to be met by operators in the design, construction, and
operation of those guideways.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive revisions to the
above-described law.
   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.  Section 99152 of the Public Utilities Code is amended
to read:
   99152.   (a)    Any public transit guideway
planned, acquired, or constructed, on or after January 1, 1979, is
subject to regulations of the Public Utilities Commission relating to
safety appliances and procedures. 
   The 
    (b)    The  commission shall inspect
all work done on those guideways and may make further additions or
changes necessary for the purpose of safety to employees and the
general public. 
   The 
    (c)     The  commission shall develop
an oversight program employing safety planning criteria, guidelines,
safety standards, and safety procedures to be met by operators in the
design, construction, and operation of those guideways. Existing
industry standards shall be used where applicable. 
   The 
    (d)     The  commission shall enforce
the provisions of this section.