High Speed Rail Coordination - 1538

To monitor high speed rail planning activities within the San Joaquin Valley to further the achievement of the goals, objectives and regulations of the Federal Transportation Act, in coordination and cooperation with regional and state transportation agencies.

Established in 1996, The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is the state entity responsible for planning, constructing, and operating a high-speed train system serving California's major metropolitan areas. The Authority has a nine-member policy board and a small core staff. All environmental, planning, and engineering work is performed by private firms under contract with the Authority.

The Authority has prepared a program-level Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a 700-mile high-speed train system serving Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Orange County and San Diego. High-speed trains would be capable of maximum speed of at least 200 miles per hour with an expected trip time from San Francisco to Los Angeles in just under 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Final Program Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement.