341.3339  Postfranchise agreements.--

(1)  The department and the franchisee shall enter into one or more postfranchise agreements to delineate in accordance with the terms and conditions of the franchise such matters as:

(a)  The schedules for planning and engineering phases or segments of the high-speed rail transportation system.

(b)  The schedule for obtaining certification for each segment of the system.

(c)  The duties and responsibilities of the franchisee for planning, engineering, and designing the parts of the system.

(d)  The arrangements for financing the phases of the system.

(e)  The determination of whether a proposed associated development is consistent with the applicable comprehensive plans and, if not, a schedule and method by which the franchisee proposes to make the proposed associated development consistent.

(f)  Any other item the department considers appropriate to include in a postfranchise agreement.

(2)  At the issuance of a certification for the high-speed rail transportation system or a segment thereof, the postfranchise agreements become terms and conditions of the certification.