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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 11.5Ch. 4§ 99660 Transit Grant Cost Guidelines

§ 99660 Transit Grant Cost Guidelines

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§ 99660 Transit Grant Cost Guidelines

Key Takeaways

  • •The law makes sure money given for transit projects is used wisely to make transit safe and reliable.
  • •There are rules for how much money can be spent per mile when building or fixing passenger rail projects.
  • •The goal is to help as many people in California as possible with better and cheaper transit.
  • •The law stops money from being wasted on fancy or unnecessary things in transit projects.

Example

A city wants to build a new train line to help people get to work faster.

The city must follow the rules about how much they can spend per mile of train track. If they try to spend too much on fancy stations, they might not get the money. The goal is to build a good train line without wasting money.

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§ 99660 Transit Grant Cost Guidelines

(a) The commission shall adopt guidelines, as necessary, to require that grants for transit projects be expended for projects which are essential to the implementation of safe and reliable transit services. The guidelines shall include criteria for the awarding of grants for new or rehabilitated rail construction for passenger rail projects, specifying a maximum cost per mile for service for various regions of the state. (b) The purpose of this section is to facilitate implementation of improved cost-effective transit service to the maximum number of Californians and to prevent the funds provided for by this part from being spent on needlessly costly features. (Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 99661 Grant Application Requirements
  • § 99665 Rail Transit Grant Matching
  • § 766 Telephone Telegraph Connection Orders
  • § 782 Geothermal Power Curtailment Prohibition
  • § 785.7 Gas Transportation Rate Equality

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 99660.
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