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.

• Faillissementswet
  • art. 21: Main rail infrastructure added to protected assets.
• Spoorwegwet (Sw)
  • art. 1: Definitions adjusted; board of supervisors added.
  • art. 2: Reference to beheerder added as rights holder.
  • art. 5: Minister responsible for developing main rail infrastructure.
  • art. 7: ProRail established as legal-personalised beheerder.
  • art. 8: Tasks and functions of the beheerder set out.
  • art. 9: Rules for third-party works on rail infrastructure.
  • art. 10: Other activities require ministerial consent.
  • art. 11: Kaderwet provisions excluded for personnel and essential functions.
  • art. 12: Cooperation duty and low fee objective.
  • art. 13: Internal processes must support control and improvement.
  • art. 14: Management board composition, appointment and rules.
  • art. 15: Management board duties and representation.
  • art. 15a: Supervisory board composition and appointment.
  • art. 15b: Supervisory board approval and oversight powers.
  • art. 15c: Budget contribution and revenue sources defined.
  • art. 15d: Financial management guidelines require ministerial approval.
  • art. 15e: Multi-year plan and update document regulated.
  • art. 15f: Development projects require ministerial assignment.
  • art. 15g: Interim reports on task performance required.
  • art. 15h: Main rail infrastructure generally non-transferable.
  • art. 15i: Ministerial prior consent required for specified decisions.
  • art. 15j: Further rules for budget and reporting.
  • art. 15k: Rules on equalisation and other reserves.
  • art. 15l: Temporary spending rule before budget approval.
  • art. 15m: Minister provides information needed for task execution.
  • art. 15n: Board must provide requested and unsolicited information.
  • art. 15o: Ministerial approval decisions within six weeks.
  • art. 15p: Ministerial consent decisions within six weeks.
  • art. 15q: Further rules on ministerial supervision.
  • art. 16: Old article removed entirely.
  • art. 16a: Supervisory board terminology and incompatibility rules updated.
  • art. 16b: Terminology updated to the beheerder.
  • art. 16c: Terminology and task reference updated.
  • art. 16d: Terminology updated to the beheerder.
  • art. 16f: Terminology and task reference updated.
  • art. 16g: Terminology updated to the beheerder.
  • art. 17: Article removed.
  • art. 17a: Article removed.
  • art. 17b: Article removed.
  • art. 18: Article removed.
  • art. 18a: Article removed.
  • art. 22: Duty wording revised; exemption powers expanded.
  • art. 26bb: Terminology updated to the beheerder.
  • art. 27: Terminology and task reference updated.
  • art. 32: Terminology and task reference updated.
  • art. 59: Task reference updated.
  • art. 68b: Excludes the infrastructure manager from scope.
  • art. 69: Supervision partly shifts to beheerder-designated persons.
  • art. 70: ACM supervision expanded to new provisions.
  • art. 71: Terminology updated to the beheerder.
  • art. 75: ACM can impose fines and coercive orders.
  • art. 75a: beheerder can enforce article 22 and related violations.
  • art. 76: Ministerial enforcement powers adjusted.
  • art. 77: Exception added for article 22 exemptions.
  • art. 80: References updated to new enforcement articles.
  • art. 81: Reference updated to include article 75.
  • art. 96: Terminology updated to the beheerder.
• Wet Basisregistratie grootschalige topografie (BGT)
  • art. 10 lid 1 onderdeel d: Railway reference updated to new citation.
  • art. 31: Railway reference updated to new citation.