California High-Speed Rail Authority


The California High-Speed Rail Authority is a California state agency established pursuant to the California High-Speed Rail Act to develop and implement high-speed intercity rail service, such as the California High-Speed Rail project.

Members

The Authority is composed of nine members. Five members are appointed by the Governor, two members plus one ex officio are appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and two members plus one ex officio are appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. Currently this includes:
MemberAppointedReplaced
Dan Richard, chairpersonAugust 23, 2011 by Governor Brown; re-appointed on January 9, 2015 by Governor Brown
Tom Richards, vice chairpersonDecember 20, 2010 by Governor Schwarzenegger
Ernest CamachoMarch 21, 2017 by the Senate Rules CommitteeLou Correa
Daniel CurtinMay 15, 2015 by Speaker AtkinsPatrick Henning, Sr.
Bonnie LowenthalJanuary 27, 2016 by Speaker AtkinsThea Selby
Nancy MillerAugust 25, 2017 by Governor Brown
Lorraine PaskettJanuary 27, 2016 by the Senate Rules CommitteeJim Hartnett
Michael RossiAugust 24, 2011 by Governor Brown
Lynn SchenkNovember 11, 2003 by Governor Davis; re-appointed on January 2, 2013 by Governor Brown
Joaquin Arambula, ex officioMay 12, 2017 by Speaker Rendon
Jim Beall, ex officioMarch 17, 2017 by the Senate Committee on Rules

Criticisms

As noted in James Fallows' third article in his series on California's High-Speed Rail project, the Authority was seen as not very effective and possibly even mis-managing the project. Dan Richard, the new Authority chair appointed by Gov. Brown, made this comment for inclusion in his article concerning this charge: