{"data":{"id":"us-ca/puc-7700","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PUC § 7700","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Public Utilities Code - PUC","DIVISION 4. LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES [7503. - 8290.2.]","CHAPTER 1. Railroad Corporations [7503. - 7727.]","ARTICLE 9. Rail Service Assistance [7700. - 7705.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"00cbf25cd6e0f3eac99688d62410e70e15560fcf0d72477d6b08a6fc5d5c11f5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/puc-7681","next":"us-ca/puc-7701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}