2020 - Senate Bill 498 (Hurtado, Melissa), Short-Line Railroad Funding (Dead)
Bill Number
SB 498
Legislative Session
2019-2020
Bill Information
Category
Freight Transportation and Ports
Status
Dead
Author
Hurtado.Melissa
Contact
Office of Legislative Affairs
Email
Summary
Would have required the California Transportation Commission to establish a two-year competitive grant program for short-line railroad projects using funds from the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund program savings. Eligible project types would have included rail reconstruction, maintenance, upgrade, and replacement, as well as projects that did not exceed $8 million. Of interest to CARB due to freight funding for short rail locomotives. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.