Intercity rail services: mitigation.

Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to contract with Amtrak for intercity rail passenger services and provides funding for these services from the Public Transportation Account. This bill would require the department to develop a program for the reasonable mitigation of noise and vibration levels in residential neighborhoods along railroad lines where the department contracts for state-funded intercity rail passenger service. The bill would require the department to determine what constitutes a reasonable level of mitigation. The bill would provide that funding for the mitigation program shall be made available from funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.