The chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority will sign an international cooperation agreement to share rail technology today with the French ambassador to the United States.
Chairman Quentin Kopp will open the San Francisco French-American Chamber of Commerce's gala by signing the agreement with Ambassador Pierre Vimont.
According to the chamber, California and France share a commitment on sustainable development. "As a major sustainable transportation concept, high-speed rail is a great opportunity for cooperation, and for many years, France has shown interest to the California project," the chamber writes on its Web site.
France enjoys a 1,150-mile network that boasts 100 million passengers a year.
California has a $10 billion bond on the November ballot to begin constructing its own high-speed rail system.
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