California High-Speed Rail Authority

California High-Speed Rail (also known as CAHSR or CHSR) is a publicly funded high-speed rail system currently being developed in California in the United States. In 1996, the California Legislature and Governor Pete Wilson established the California High-Speed Rail Authority with the task of creating a plan for the system and then presenting it to the voters of the state for approval. In 2008, voters approved the plan given in Proposition 1A, which specified a route connecting all the major population centers of the state, authorized the issuance of bonds for beginning implementation, and established other requirements.