CALIFORNIA - State high-speed rail officials released a report Monday that caps a tumultuous public outreach period in which a staggering number of issues were raised over the local section of the proposed bullet train.

The 75-page scoping report summarizes the meetings and extensive comment solicitation that took place from January to April. During that span, some city officials and residents recanted their endorsement of Proposition 1A, the project's $10 billion bond measure that was approved by state voters in November, after learning the potential effect the train could have on their communities.

The report and public outreach that preceded it are required by state law before any real planning work can begin. With the report complete, state officials can start evaluating the controversial issue of rail alignment whether trains will run on raised tracks, below street level or through a tunnel and begin planning in earnest, a process that will continue through late 2010.

In all, 955 residents, officials, public agencies and organizations submitted written and verbal comments on the San Francisco-to-San Jose portion of the bullet train project during the four-month span, the report said.

The comments will serve as a "checklist" for planners as they design the local portion of the rail line, said regional manager Dominic Spaethling. All the ideas, comments and concerns raised will be studied during the planning process, he said.

"(We) got plenty of creative ideas on how the project should be developed, and also things that we should be cognizant of as we move forward with the environmental work," he said.