California's senate approved a 130 mile stretch of a planned track that would eventually reach 520 miles.
In a twenty-one to sixteen vote, the senate agreed to spend eight billion dollars, to avoid losing a promised $3.2 billion from the federal government.
Total costs of the project are expected to be around seventy billion.
Governor Jerry Brown is expected to sign the bill, which he heavily lobbied for.
The Assembly of California had approved the bill on Thursday.
It is unclear how the state will be paying for the rail line, due to it's already being at least sixteen billion in the hole.
The full rail line is to connect San Diego to Los Angeles, and Los Angeles to San Fransisco and Sacramento.
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