Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Board President David Pine and Supervisor Warren Slocum
Subject: Opposition to State Proposition 6 on November 6, 2018 Ballot
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution opposing Proposition 6 on the November 6, 2018 ballot, joining with the Coalition to Protect Local Transportation Improvements, a diverse coalition of local government, business, labor, transportation and other organizations throughout the state.
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BACKGROUND:
In April 2017 the Legislature enacted Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senator Jim Beall. This landmark transportation bill provides approximately $5 billion per year in ongoing state funding after decades of underinvestment by the state. The primary goal of SB 1 was to restore the condition of the state highway and local road systems, which face maintenance backlogs of $59 billion and $78 billion respectively. While state and local roadway maintenance projects receive the vast majority of SB 1 funds, the law also provides vital new funding for enhanced travel options and congestion reduction. It establishes the Corridor Mobility Improvement Program that rewards local jurisdictions with voter-approved funding for transportation, plus provides funding increases for existing transit and intercity rail, a Trade Corridors Improvement Program and the Local Partnership Program, State Transit Assistance and Active Transportation programs.
SB 1 is funded by adjustments to roadway user fees assisted on gasoline, diesel fuel and motor vehicles. Proposition 69-approved by 81 percent of voters in June 2018-added a provision to the California Constitution ensuring that all SB 1 funding sources are protected from diversion to the General Fund or to any non-transportation purpose. New revenue measures contained in SB 1 include:
* A 12 cent/gallon increase in the state's gasoline excise tax. This amounts to an inflation adjustment to restore...
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