(a) (1) Upon appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this subdivision, the secretary, with technical and subject matter assistance from the Secretary for Environmental Protection and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, shall submit a report to the Legislature no later than two years after an appropriation is made by the Legislature for purposes of this subdivision regarding the LOSSAN Rail Corridor that includes all of the following information: (A) A baseline summary of transportation and environmental conditions in existence as of January 1, 2025, along the rail corridor. (B) Prioritized capital improvement projects in the corridor necessary to improve current services and achieve service growth, performance, and network goals consistent with the State Rail Plan prepared pursuant to Section 14036. Each prioritized capital improvement project identified pursuant to this subparagraph shall indicate in the report whether it is aligned with the near-term, mid-term, or long-term planning year horizons identified in the State Rail Plan and shall indicate in the report the specific service outcomes tied to the project. (C) Prioritized improvement projects in the corridor necessary to ensure the resiliency of both natural resources and transportation infrastructure. (D) A description of administrative actions taken by the Transportation Agency using authority in existence before January 1, 2025, to improve operations and performance of the corridor. (E) Recommendations for the corridor to connect with other passenger rail services. (F) Strategies to support and improve existing rail service and increase ridership, including a description of necessary operations funding for increased service frequencies. (G) Recommendations to achieve zero-emission state-supported intercity service, including an analysis of available technologies and necessary corridor infrastructure. The recommendations made pursuant to this subparagraph shall identify efforts by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority and the North County Transit District to achieve zero-emission services, and opportunities to coordinate those efforts and ensure interoperability between those zero-emission services. (H) Strategies and recommendations to support coastal hazard resiliency planning in the corridor. (I) A description of coordination activities through the federal Corridor Identification and Development Program established pursuant to Section 25101 of Title 49 of the United States Code. (2) In preparing the report pursuant to this subdivision, the secretary shall consult existing plans, studies, reports, and guidance for the LOSSAN Rail Corridor, including, but not limited to, the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Optimization Study, the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency Business Plan adopted by the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, the guidance document âCritical Infrastructure at Risk: Sea Level Rise Planning Guidance for Californiaâs Coastal Zoneâ adopted by the California Coastal Commission, and the report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (c). (3) When undertaking the duties pursuant to this subdivision, the secretaries identified in paragraph (1) may consult with any other state agency, as needed for technical and subject matter assistance. (4) For projects identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the secretary shall include in the report all available funding sources, projected completion schedules for priority projects, current funding shortfalls, recommended strategies and plans to address any funding shortfall, and next steps for site-specific project analysis and environmental review documents. In identifying projects pursuant to paragraph (1), if the secretary does not identify a project that is included in the 2024 LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency Business Plan and has approved environmental or programmatic documents, or if the secretary includes a modified version of one of those projects, the secretary shall explain in the report why
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