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Senate Bill 1098 Working Group Report on Consensus Recommendations
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Overview
In September 2024, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1098 (Chapter 777, Statutes of 2024), which requires the California State Transportation Agency to coordinate with Corridor stakeholders and provide guidance and recommendations necessary to support and improve the performance of the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo rail corridor. It requires the California State Transportation Agency to convene a working group composed of representatives from those stakeholder organizations to meet on a regular basis and submit consensus recommendations and feedback to the Legislature on or before February 1, 2026, on various topics related to rail service in the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo rail corridor.
The bill calls for the recommendations and feedback to be submitted to the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, and the North County Transit District for review and consideration.
The California State Transportation Agency convened the first working group meeting on February 19, 2026, and held three additional meetings on March 27, April 28, and May 11. The last meeting on May 11, 2026, included members of the public. The Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency staff participated in the working group meetings and provided feedback both at the meetings and through survey question responses and smaller stakeholder group meetings.
Based on the working group effort, the California State Transportation Agency drafted the report to the legislature, which includes thirty-nine recommendations under four policy areas of the bill. The California State Transportation Agency has made the report publicly available for comment and has provided it to the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency for feedback as required. The recommendations contained in the report reflect an effort to identify consensus perspectives and areas of alignment across stakeholder interests throughout the rail corridor.
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Recommendation(s)
A. Receive and file the Senate Bill 1098 Working Group Report for review and consideration.
B. Authorize staff to submit a comment letter to the California State Transportation Agency to be included as an addendum to the report submitted to the Legislature.