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7A INFRASTRUCTURE from page 1 ...................................... Page 4 Proposition 84 also won voter support. This measure will provide $5.4 billion in bond funds for coastal protection and other environmental projects. Important for all the efforts to rebuild California's infrastructure, the voters also rejected Proposition 90, the measure that would have increased the cost of building affordable housing or other community improvements, by redefining "just compensation" to require new and unreason- able payouts whenever government agencies acquire property for publiC works. (See "Voters Reject Prop. 90," p.1) If local governments were unable to afford to pay the inflated costs, citizens would lose out on much-needed community projects that would otherwise enhance the community's standard of living. Here's a brief run-down on the benefits to cities: · Proposition 1A - Transportation Funding Protection. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. (Prop. 42 Refonn) This constitutional amendment to "fix" Prop. 42 permanently dedicates the sales tax on gasoline to transportation purposes, except in limited circum- stances. With the passage of Prop. 1A, the Legislature's ability to borrow Prop. 42 funds is extremely limited, requiring the Governor to de- clare that Califomia is facing severe fiscal hard- ship and a two-thirds vote by the Legislature. · Proposition 1B - Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006. This bond will provide more than $19 billion for transportation programs statewide, including more than $4 billion for public transit projects such as commuter rail systems, which will link many housing developments with nearby transportation. Prop. 18 includes many programs which will help local communities across the state, including $2 billion to improve local streets and roads. Cities will benefit directly from $1 billion of these funds, which will be allocated directly to cities through a per-capita formula that guarantees the smallest city a minimum of $400,000 to address their most critical transportation needs. The League is pleased that voters recognized the importance of investing in state's transportation infrastructure, which is one of the League's 2006 strategic goals. · Proposition 1 C - Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006. Proposition 1 C will provide $2.85 billion for affordable housing efforts. Combined with Prop. 1 B, passage of both is a winning combination for cities. Housing was also one of the League's 2006 strategic goals. Cities will benefit from the entire bond mea- sure, but most directly from $1.35 billion out of the $2.85 billion, which will help cities address hous- ing-related infrastructure issues such as infill projects, parks, and transit-oriented development . Proposition 10 " Kindergarten " University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006. Prop. 1 D will provide $10.4 billion in bonds to be deposited into the 2006 State School Facilities fund. The money will be used for the construction and renovation of schools and various educational programs, including $500 million for both charter school facilities and technical education pro- grams. The bond also includes $29 million to fund joint-use projects for construction of K-12 school facilities. . Proposition 1 E - Disaster Prepared- ness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006. This bond would provide a total of $4.09 billion to prevent flooding by repairing levees and other flood control infrastructure in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and elsewhere. A high priority Continued on Page 5 PAGE 4 . PRIORITY FOCUS November 9, 2006 . Issue #44 Visit the League's Official Website..www.cacities.org T