A.R.S. tit. 28 ch. 27 — Arizona Revised Statutes Title 28 Chapter 27 — Light Rail Transit System Safety

28-9201. Minimum safety standards; violation A. As prescribed by 49 United States Code section 5329 or 5330 and 49 Code of Federal Regulations part 674, the department shall establish, implement and enforce minimum safety standards for light rail transit systems and street car systems in a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons. B. The safety oversight responsibilities of the department under this section include the authority to: 1. Review, approve, oversee and enforce the implementation by the rail fixed guideway public transportation agency of this state's required public agency safety plan relating to engineering, construction and revenue services. 2. Enforce relevant federal and state laws on rail fixed guideway public transportation safety. C. If the department discovers a violation of the safety standards prescribed pursuant to subsection A of this section, the department shall report the violation in writing to the federal transit administration. 28-9202. Public records; confidentiality The department's information relating to the safety oversight of light rail transit systems and street car systems in a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons is a public record pursuant to title 39, chapter 1, except that, if the director, in consultation with the federal transit administration, determines the release of certain information would threaten the safety and security of the public, the director may keep the information confidential. 28-9203. Risk management; payment of costs The organization that operates a light rail transit system shall: 1. Pay for any risk management costs the department incurs resulting from the department's safety oversight of light rail transit systems pursuant to this chapter. 2. Pay for judgments against this state resulting from the department's safety oversight of light rail transit systems pursuant to this chapter. 28-9204. Public monies; prohibition Notwithstanding any other law, public monies may not be used to extend light rail service in Phoenix to: 1. The area with a boundary of seventeenth avenue on the east, Adams street on the north, eighteenth avenue on the west and Jefferson street on the south. 2. Any property that is within fifty linear yards of the area described in paragraph 1 of this section.