California Public Utilities Code ARTICLE 10 - Railroad Safety and Emergency Planning and Response

• Section 7710.
  For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Commission” shall mean the Public Utilities Commission.(b) “Fund” means the Rail Accident Prevention and Response Fund created...
• Section 7711.1.
  The commission shall collect and analyze near-miss data generated from incidents occurring at railroad crossings and along the rail right-of-way. For purposes of this section,...
• Section 7712.
  On or before January 1, 1993, the commission shall adopt regulations, based on its findings and not inconsistent with federal law. The commission may amend...
• Section 7713.
  (a) The Rail Accident Prevention and Response Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, and the money in the fund is available for appropriation by...
• Section 7714.
  (a) The Hazardous Spill Prevention Account in the Railroad Accident Prevention and Response Fund is hereby created. The moneys deposited in the prevention account shall be...
• Section 7714.5.
  (a)  In accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to Section 7713, the secretary shall establish a fee schedule, which shall be paid by each surface transporter...
• Section 7718.
  (a) The Railroad Accident Prevention and Immediate Deployment Force is hereby created in the California Environmental Protection Agency. The force shall be responsible for providing immediate...
• Section 7720.
  (a) (1) When an appropriate prosecuting agency determines that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, any acts or practices...
• Section 7721.
  Every civil action commenced pursuant to this article for civil or criminal penalties authorized by this article shall be brought by the city attorney, the...
• Section 7722.
  Any civil action brought in the superior court pursuant to this article shall be brought in the county in which the spill, discharge, or violation...
• Section 7723.
  The civil and criminal penalties provided in this article are separate and in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any other civil or...
• Section 7724.
  (a) Any person who commits any of the following acts, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one...
• Section 7724.1.
  (a) If a person reasonably, and in good faith, believes that the directions or orders given by the secretary or the commission would substantially endanger the...
• Section 7724.5.
  (a) Any person who commits any of the acts set forth in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to...
• Section 7725.
  Twenty-five percent of penalties and fines collected pursuant to any action brought under Sections 7724 and 7724.5 shall be paid to the governmental agency or...
• Section 7726.
  (a) When the secretary or the commission determines that any person has engaged in, is engaged in, or threatens to engage in, any practice or act...
• Section 7727.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this chapter shall not be construed to make a reference to the California Environmental Protection Agency for the purposes...

Last modified: October 22, 2018