(a) The Legislature finds and declares that ensuring that information available to make fiscally responsible decisions about the project is accurate, current, and impartial is critical to better ensuring the success of the project and to meet the expectations of the state‘s taxpayers and the intent of the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century (Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 2704) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code).

(b) In establishing this division, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide decisionmakers with impartial information about how to proceed with the project.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 71, Sec. 10. (SB 198) Effective June 30, 2022.)