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SB 916 Senate Bill - AMENDED Page 20 of 29 9.1) -28 (1) For the use of interzonal regional rapid transit trips without local transit discounts. (2) For the use of interzonal regional rapid transit trips with local transit discounts. The plan may recommend the elimination of existing transit pass arrangements to simplify the marketing of the monthly pass. The integrated fare program shall establish a monitoring program to evaluate the impact of the integrated fare program on the operating finances of the participating agencies. The integrated fare program shall be adjusted as necessary to ensure that the program does not jeopardize the viability of local or regional rapid transit routes impacted by the program, and to extent feasible, provide an equitable revenue sharing arrangement among the participating agencies. This subdivision shall only be effective if the voters approve the toll increase as set forth in Section 30921, and any expenditures related to the implementation of this subdivision incurred by the Translink Consortium shall be reimbursed by toll revenues designated in paragraph (35) of subdivision (b) of Section 30914. (f) The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) shall, by July 1, 2006, adopt a Bay Area Regional Rail Plan (plan) for the development of passenger rail services in the San Francisco Bay Area over the short, medium, and long term. The plan shall formulate strategies to integrate passenger rail systems, improve interfaces with connecting services, expand the regional rapid transit network, and coordinate investments with transit - supportive land use. The plan shall be governed by a steering committee consisting of appointees from the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Caltrain, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, the Altamont Commuter Express, the California High -Speed Rail Authority, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Sonoma -Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART), and the owners of standard gauge rail. Congestion management agencies and other agencies as determined by the steering committee shall be invited as nonvoting members. Under policy guidance from the steering committee and with input from Bay Area transit agencies, Caltrain and BART shall provide day -to -day management and technical support for the development of this plan. The plan proposals shall be evaluated using performance criteria, including, but not limited to, transit- supportive land use and access, ridership, cost - effectiveness, regional network connectivity, and capital and operating financial stability. Additional performance criteria shall be developed as necessary. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Identification of issues in connectivity, access, capacity, operations and cost - effectiveness. (2) Identification of opportunities to enhance rail connectivity and to maximize passenger convenience when transferring between systems. (3) Recommendation of improvements to the interface with shuttles, buses, other rail systems, and other feeder modes. (4) Identification of potential impacts on capacity constraints and operations on existing passenger and freight carriers. (5) Identification of bottlenecks where added capacity could cost- effectively increase performance. (6) Recommendation of potential efficiency improvements through economies of scale, such as through joint vehicle procurement and maintenance facilities. (7) Recommendation of strategies to acquire right -of -way and station property to preserve future service options.