The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is a

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state agency established in 1996 pursuant to the California High-Speed Rail Act to develop and implement high-speed intercity rail service, namely the

California High-Speed Rail California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) is a publicly funded high-speed rail system being developed in California by the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Phase 1, about long, is planned to run from San Francisco, California, San Francisco to ...

project. The CHSRA succeeded the

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, which was created in 1993.

CAHSR Board Members

The Authority is composed of 9 regular members plus 2 ''ex officio'' members. Five members are appointed by the

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, two members are appointed by the

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Committee on Rules, and two members are appointed by the

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. The two ''ex officio'' members are from each of the two legislative bodies. The members appointed by the Governor have terms of office of 4 years. Per Katta Hules of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, members whose terms of office have technically expired serve until replaced. As of Jan. 2024 the Board was composed of:

Committee Structure

The 2024 Business Plan (Final draft) gives a synopsis of the committee structure of the Authority on pages 75–77. The committees are: * Executive Committee (EC) * Administrative Committee (AC, reports directly to EC) * Development Review Committee * Business Oversight Committee (BOC, reports directly to EC) * Program Delivery Committee (PDC, reports directly to EC) * Program Delivery Advisory Committee (PDAC, reports directly to PDC) * Change Control Committee (CCC, reports directly to EC) * Enterprise Risk Committee (ERC, reports directly to Finance & Audit Comm.) In addition to these operational committees, the Board has a subset of its members who comprise the ''Finance and Audit Committee'' to monitor the finances of the project.

Inspector General

The August 2023 CEO Report to the Authority Board noted that Governor Newsom had appointed Benjamin Belnap as Inspector General of the California High-Speed Rail Authority as per SB 198. Belnap has been an employee of the State Auditor's office since 2001, and a Deputy State Auditor since 2015. He will report to the board occasionally during his four-year term.

Required reports to the Legislature

By law the Authority must provide a report to the Legislature every year. There are two types of reports. The Authority's ''Business Plan'' describes the project's goals, financing, and development plans. This must be submitted every even year to the Legislature by May 1. Every odd year The Authority is required to submit a ''Project Update Report''. This gives a project-wide summary, as well as information for each project section, in order to clearly describe the project's status and projections for the future. This must be submitted to the Legislature by March 1.

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* {{Authority control High-Speed Rail Authority Government agencies established in 1996 California High-Speed Rail 1996 establishments in California California State Transportation Agency