§ 93021

(a) The agency may acquire, own, lease, and operate railroad lines and equipment, including, but not limited to, real and personal property, tracks, rights-of-way, equipment, and facilities, to further the purposes of this title.

(b) Any railroad track and tie owned by the agency that remains in place within a right-of-way railbanked pursuant to Section 93022 shall not be deemed “waste” for purposes of Section 25124 of the Health and Safety Code if the right-of-way remains railbanked or is otherwise within the ongoing jurisdiction of the federal Surface Transportation Board or successor agency.

(Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 424, Sec. 4. (SB 727) Effective January 1, 2026.)