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18 March 2005 (State 1 Er January 2010)
The Swiss Federal Assembly,
Having regard to art. 81, 87 and 196, c. 3, of the Constitution 1 , having regard to the Convention of 5 November 1999 between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of the French Republic relating to the connection of Switzerland to the French rail network, in particular to high-speed links 2 , having regard to the Convention of 6 September 1996 between the Head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication and the Minister of Transport of the Federal Republic of Germany on the guarantee of Capacity of access to the new Swiss rail line through the Alps (NLFA) 3 , given the message of the Federal Council of 26 May 2004 4 ,
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1 The connection of eastern and western Switzerland to the European network of high performance trains (connection to high-speed lines, LGV connection) aims to strengthen Switzerland's economic and tourism position and to transfer to Rail as much as possible of international road and air traffic.
2 The LGV connection must notably shorten transit times between Switzerland and, on the one hand, Munich, Ulm and Stuttgart and, on the other hand, Paris, Lyon and the Midi de la France.
The purpose of this Act is to achieve the first phase of the LGV connection.
1 The proposed connection to the LGV shall include, within the framework of the appropriations allocated, the construction measures necessary for the realisation of the LGV connection.
2 The first phase of the LGV connection includes measures on the following sections:
3 The Federal Council will submit to the Federal Assembly in 2007 a project presenting an overview of the future evolution of major railway projects and the next steps and their financing.
1 Infrastructure managers plan and build LGV connection.
2 The Confederation enters into agreements with infrastructure managers. These conventions define in detail the lines, benefits, costs, deadlines, allocation of funds and organization.
3 Conventions are subject to approval by the Federal Council.
4 Conventions relating to measures in Switzerland shall be submitted to the Federal Council after the plans have been approved in accordance with Art. 18 of the Railway Act of 20 December 1957 1 And entered into force.
Infrastructure managers accept mandates for the provision, provision of services and construction in accordance with federal government procurement legislation.
The LGV connection is permanently integrated, according to the principle of micro-and macro-economic optimization, the progress of railway technology, improvements in the organisation and the evolution of passenger and freight traffic.
The Federal Assembly allocates the commitment appropriations required for the first phase of the LGV connection by a federal order.
The Confederation puts the means at its disposal, allocating it on the fund for major railway projects, in the form of:
1 New content according to the c. II 14 of the Law of 20 March 2009 on the reform of the railways 2, in force since 1 Er Jan 2010 ( RO 2009 5597 5628; FF 2005 2269 , 2007 2517).
The Federal Council shall monitor and control the implementation of the LGV connection.
The Federal Council reports annually to the Federal Assembly:
The procedures and powers concerning the planning, construction and operation of the LGV connection in Switzerland are governed by the Railway Act of 20 December 1957 1 .
The Federal Council shall issue the implementing provisions.
1 This Law shall be subject to the referendum.
2 The Federal Council shall fix the date of entry into force.
Date of entry into force: 1 Er September 2005 5
1 RS 101
2 RS 0.742.140.334.97
3 RS 0.742.140.313.69
4 FF 2004 3531
5 ACF of 24 August 2005 ( RO 2005 4242 ).
