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

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 state agency established pursuant to the California High-Speed Rail Act (S.B. 1420, Chapter 796 of the California Statutes of 1996) to develop and implement high-speed intercity rail service, such as the California High-Speed Rail

California high-speed rail

The California High-Speed Rail project is a planned future high-speed rail system in the state of California and headed by the California High-Speed Rail Authority . Initial funding for the project was approved by California voters on November 4, 2008, with the passage of Proposition 1A...

 project.

Members

The authority is composed of nine members including five members appointed by the Governor

Governor of California

The Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...

, two members appointed by the Senate

California State Senate

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...

 Committee on Rules, and two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. Currently this includes:

• Curt Pringle
  Curt Pringle
  Curtis L. "Curt" Pringle , is a politician from the U.S. state of California. Pringle, a Republican, a onetime Speaker of the California State Assembly, former Mayor of Anaheim, California and former Chairman of the California High Speed Rail Authority, today runs his own public relations and...
  
  , Chairperson
• Thomas J. Umberg
  Tom Umberg
  Thomas John Umberg is a U.S. politician, who was a Democrat in the California State Assembly, representing the 69th District.-Military service and family:...
  
  , Vice Chairperson
• Lynn Schenk
  Lynn Schenk
  Lynn Schenk is a former American Democratic politician from the state of California. She served one term in the United States House of Representatives, from 1993 to 1995....
  
  , Vice Chairperson
• David Crane
• Russ Burns
• Matthew Toledo
• Thomas Richards
• Robert Balgenorth
• Jim Hartnett

External links

• California High Speed Rail Authority official web site