Wet sturing en verantwoording ProRail B.V.

Relevant voor ProRail, spoorvervoerders, decentrale overheden, opdrachtgevers van spoorwerken en toezichthouders. Practici moeten letten op gewijzigde governance, bevoegdheden, bekostiging en overgang van rechten en procedures.

• ProRail wordt een zbo met rechtspersoonlijkheid, raad van bestuur en raad van toezicht.
• Spoorbeheer, minimumtoegangspakket, dienstvoorzieningen, innovatie en adviestaken worden wettelijke taken.
• Beheerconcessie en subsidielijn verdwijnen; sturing loopt via begroting, meerjarenplan en jaarverantwoording.
• ProRail krijgt bevoegdheid voor artikel 22-ontheffingen en handhaving daarvan.

Inwerkingtreding

De wet treedt in werking op een bij koninklijk besluit te bepalen tijdstip, eventueel verschillend per artikel of onderdeel.

Overgangsrecht

Vermogen, lopende toegangsovereenkomsten, netverklaring, ontheffingen, procedures en archieven gaan over; oude ProRail-documenten vallen niet onder Wob/Woo.

Samenhang met

Er is samenloop met het initiatiefvoorstel Wet open overheid, Kamerstukken 33 328: bij eerdere inwerkingtreding vervalt artikel IV.

• Spoorwegwet
  • art. 1: Definitions updated; beheer, raad van commissarissen removed; raad van toezicht added.
  • art. 2: Reference to State or manager as rights holder updated.
  • art. 5: Minister responsible for development of main railway infrastructure.
  • art. 7: Establishes ProRail as legal-person infrastructure manager.
  • art. 8: Defines manager tasks, services, tariffs and further rulemaking.
  • art. 9: Regulates manager works for third parties and related costs.
  • art. 10: Regulates other activities by manager requiring ministerial consent.
  • art. 11: Limits Kaderwet provisions for personnel and essential functions.
  • art. 12: Requires sector cooperation and low infrastructure charges.
  • art. 13: Requires organization focused on control and continuous improvement.
  • art. 14: Regulates composition, appointment and procedures of management board.
  • art. 15: Defines management board leadership, representation and information duties.
  • art. 15a: Establishes supervisory board and regulates appointment, dismissal and remuneration.
  • art. 15b: Defines supervisory board tasks, approvals, committees and reporting.
  • art. 15c: Regulates ministerial contribution and manager revenues.
  • art. 15d: Requires financial management rules approved by minister.
  • art. 15e: Regulates multi-year plan, updates, consultation and parliamentary notification.
  • art. 15f: Requires ministerial assignment for development projects.
  • art. 15g: Requires interim reports on task performance and policy.
  • art. 15h: Restricts transferability of main railway infrastructure.
  • art. 15i: Requires ministerial consent for designated decisions.
  • art. 15j: Enables rules on budget, accounts, audit and reporting.
  • art. 15k: Regulates equalisation reserve and other reserves.
  • art. 15l: Allows temporary spending pending budget approval.
  • art. 15m: Minister provides information needed for manager’s tasks.
  • art. 15n: Manager provides minister information, evaluations and Omgevingswet data.
  • art. 15o: Sets deemed approval term for ministerial approvals.
  • art. 15p: Sets deemed consent term for ministerial prior consent.
  • art. 15q: Enables rules on ministerial supervision of manager.
  • art. 16: Article repealed.
  • art. 16a: Updates terminology and adds rules on incompatible functions.
  • art. 16b: Updates reference from a manager to the manager.
  • art. 16c: Updates manager wording and task reference to article 8.
  • art. 16d: Updates reference from a manager to the manager.
  • art. 16f: Updates manager wording and task reference to article 8.
  • art. 16g: Updates reference from a manager to the manager.
  • art. 17: Article repealed.
  • art. 17a: Article repealed.
  • art. 17b: Article repealed.
  • art. 18: Article repealed.
  • art. 18a: Article repealed.
  • art. 22: Updates task references and manager’s exemption authority.
  • art. 26bb: Updates reference from a manager to the manager.
  • art. 27: Updates manager wording and task reference to article 8.
  • art. 32: Updates manager wording and task reference to article 8.
  • art. 59: Updates task reference to article 8.
  • art. 68b: Excludes main infrastructure manager from specified provision.
  • art. 69: Adds manager-appointed supervisors for article 22 compliance.
  • art. 70: Updates ACM supervision scope and article references.
  • art. 71: Updates reference from a manager to the manager.
  • art. 75: Gives ACM enforcement powers and penalty limits.
  • art. 75a: Gives manager enforcement powers for article 22 exemptions.
  • art. 76: Recasts ministerial administrative enforcement authority with exceptions.
  • art. 77: Excludes article 22 exemptions from specified penalty provision.
  • art. 80: Adds manager penalties and replaces minister references.
  • art. 81: Adds article 75 to enforcement reference.
  • art. 96: Updates references from a manager to the manager.
• Wet Basisregistratie grootschalige topografie (Wet BGT)
  • art. 10: Updates Spoorwegwet reference.
  • art. 31: Updates Spoorwegwet reference.
• Faillissementswet (Fw)
  • art. 21: Adds main railway infrastructure exclusion from bankruptcy estate.