9. Settlement Agreement with Rail Safety and Carriers Division

On February 17, 1998, the Rail Safety and Carriers Division and Bahram Shahab and Merhdad Hajimoradi, as individuals and on behalf of LA Xpress Airport Shuttle (LA Express), filed a settlement agreement as part of this proceeding. The agreement resolved issues regarding LA Xpress' outstanding PUCTRA fee payments. The Rail Safety and Carriers Division had protested Xpress' application because the managing member (LA Xpress) had failed to meet its PUCTRA payment obligations. In the agreement, LA Xpress agreed to make a payment of $15,977 in delinquent PUCTRA fees and the Rail Safety and Carriers Division agreed to withdraw its testimony in opposition to the application.

The parties seek Commission approval of the agreement. The parties state that the agreement is reasonable, consistent with California law, and in the public interest because it achieves substantial payment of the fees at a cost far less than that of a protracted hearing.