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Bill to renew PUC authority to close at‑grade crossings advances with rail industry backing
California State Senate Committee on Environmental Quality · March 18, 2026
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Summary
SB 1008 would renew a CEQA exemption (expired Jan. 1, 2025) allowing the California Public Utilities Commission to order closure or alteration of at‑grade rail crossings to protect public safety; Union Pacific and other rail groups supported the renewal, and the committee approved the bill 4‑0.
Senator Ochoa Bogue introduced SB 1008 as a noncontroversial measure to renew an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act that allows the California Public Utilities Commission to close or alter at‑grade rail crossings by order, a policy the…
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