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SA· IS BUDGET UPlJA 1£ from page 1 ........................................ Booking Fees (SB 1102 - bill is pending Proposition 42 suspension for the 2003-04-budget Governor's signature. year. . $275 million to the Public Transportation In FY 2004-05, booking fees will be funded at Account for project expenditures. the current level ($38.2 million) and counties will . Advanced funding of State Transit Assis- continue to have authority to assess booking fees. tance loans due for funding in the 2008-09 fiscal However, counties may only charge booking fees at year. the same rate as was charged effective January 1, 2004. Next year, the booking fee subvention is This funding is contingent on the sale of the repealed and the counties will be allowed to charge bonds, which will not be sold unless Propositions 68 one-half of their administrative costs related to and 70 related to Indian gaming are defeated in the booking arrestees. The legislative debate on November 2004 election. It should be noted that AB booking fees indicates that additional study may be 687 also indudes a provision that would allow up to undertaken to evaluate the relationship between a $1.5 billion bond for transportation purposes, booking fees and the types of infractions that are should additional revenues become available from booked (minor versus felony). future negotiations. Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) (SB In addition to the bond monies, the budget includes $183 million from general fund revenues, 1113) of which $20 million is allocated to the State High- The COPS program for FY 2004-05 is contin- way Account for State Transportation Improvement ued at the same level of funding ($100 million) as Program (STIP) projects and $153 to the TCRP FY 2003-04. projects for loans previously made from those sources. Transportation (AB 687 and SB 1113) The budget also includes funding for debt AS 687 (Chapter 91, Statutes of 2004), by service and other financing costs to allow for the continued use of Grant Anticipation Revenue Senate Pro- Tempore John Burton, Assembly Vehides Bonds (GARVEE) to provide for additional Speaker Fabian Nunez, and Assembly Member funds for transportation projects. Kevin McCarthy ratifies five tribal-state compacts for the following tribes: United Auburn (Placer County), Rumsey Band (Yolo County) and three Animal Adoption Mandate (58 1113) San Diego Tribes: Viejas, Pala, and Pauma, all of which currently operate casinos. This bill, along The mandate received $13.9 million funding for with other positive steps to address Indian Gaming, will provide a revenue stream for a $1.214 billion current claims. The amount was calculated by bond for transportation purposes. increasing the FY 2002-2003 claims by a cost of living increase (the state uses a factor called the The bill requires actual payment of $97 million implicit price deflator). The Legislative Analysts' annually from the five tribes to finance a $1.214 Office (LAO) estimates this funding may not fully billion bond for FY 2004-05 transportation projects fund claims based on the assumptions that more to be repaid over 18 years and to be allocated as agencies may be claiming costs and that the follows: individual claims will increase as sophistication in · $457 million to the State Highway Account the claiming process increases. LAO estimates the · $290 million to the 141 Traffic Congestion amount could be close to $20 million. In any case, Relief Projects (TCRP) that have an economic the Controller will only pay 80% of the estimated impact. claims filed for FY 2005 when it makes those · $192 million to cities and counties for local payments in February or March of 2005. street and road projects as advance payment for the loan due in the 2008-09 fiscal year from the Continued on Page 6 Visit the League's Official Web Sitenwww.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 5 - - -- -' T-· . ,......., - . -