{"code":"PUC","codeName":"Public Utilities Code","section":"7700","citation":"Pub. Util. Code, § 7700","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES [7503. - 8290.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Railroad Corporations [7503. - 7727.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-4/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 9. Rail Service Assistance [7700. - 7705.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-4/chapter-1/article-9"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 819.","effective":null,"html":"<p>By Section 803 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, designated in this chapter as the “act,” Congress has established a local rail service continuation assistance program. Such program is designed to cover: the cost of rail service continuation payments; the cost of purchasing a line of railroad or other rail properties to maintain existing or provide for future rail service; the cost of rehabilitating and improving rail properties on a line of railroad to the extent necessary to permit adequate and efficient rail freight service on such line; and the cost of reducing the costs of lost rail service in a manner less expensive than continuing rail service. The Legislature hereby determines that such program should be implemented in California and that such implementation would constitute a public purpose.</p>","text":"By Section 803 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, designated in this chapter as the “act,” Congress has established a local rail service continuation assistance program. Such program is designed to cover: the cost of rail service continuation payments; the cost of purchasing a line of railroad or other rail properties to maintain existing or provide for future rail service; the cost of rehabilitating and improving rail properties on a line of railroad to the extent necessary to permit adequate and efficient rail freight service on such line; and the cost of reducing the costs of lost rail service in a manner less expensive than continuing rail service. The Legislature hereby determines that such program should be implemented in California and that such implementation would constitute a public purpose.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/rail-service-assistance-7700","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}