DesertXpress High-Speed Rail Project – Apple Valley to California/Nevada Border Segment
Summary
SCH Number
2020060540
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 8
(DOT)
Document Title
DesertXpress High-Speed Rail Project – Apple Valley to California/Nevada Border Segment
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/24/2020
Document Description
The Secretary of the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) has delegated to the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) authority granted under Public Utility Code Section 7551.1 to execute a leasehold agreement with XpressWest, concerning State right-of-way which is not otherwise disposed of or in use, for its proposed privately funded high-speed passenger rail line between Apple Valley, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada, within the existing Interstate 15 alignment to the State line.
Contact Information
Name
Andrew M. Walters
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Cities
Apple Valley, Barstow
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Between Apple Valley, California and the California-Nevada State Line Within the existing Interstate 15 (I-15) alignment (Post Mile 44.4/186.24).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
21080
Reasons for Exemption
Caltrans’’s action is limited to the execution of a Right of Way Use Agreement with XpressWest. This action to enter into a Right of Way Use Agreement concerning a portion of Interstate 15 rights-of-way for the construction, operation, and maintenance of passenger high-speed rail qualifies as a Statutory Exemption under Public Resources Code section 21080, subdivision (b)(10) as a project for the institution or increase of passenger or commuter services on rail or highway rights-of-way already in use, including modernization of existing stations and parking facilities.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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