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8A Page 4 `May Revise' Continued from Page 7... The following are some issues of importance to local governments: Transportation Proposition 1t3 Funds. The appropriation of Prop. 1 B funds increases from $7.7 billion to $11.5 billion on a three-year appropriation schedule. This includes $600 million for Local Streets and Roads in FY2007-08 year ($300 million proposed for FY 08-09 and $150 million proposed for FY 2009-10 for a total of $1.05 billion in a three-year appropriation schedule). For more information on Planned Prop. 18 implementation, visit www.ebudoet.ca.gov, and see page 26 of the Budget Revision. • Spitlaver from Sales Tax on Gasoline. The May Revision increases take-away from the Public Transportation Account (PTA) by $200 million, for a total of $1.3 billion. This amount is proposed to offset General Fund {GF) expenditures for K-12 home-to-school transportation, debt service an transportation-related General Obligation (GO) bands and transportation services for regional development centers. PTA spillover revenues occur when growth in revenues from the sales #ax on gasoline exceed the growth sales tax revenues from other taxable goods. (Understanding the PTA account can be difficult. For an explanation, visit www.californiacityfinance.com, and access the "Spillover FAQ.") Proposition 42: The May Revision contains no changes to the Prop. 42 allocations reported in January, which fully funds Prop. 42 as follows: • $684 million to the Transportation Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) • $699 million to the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) • $175 million to Public Transportation Account (PTA) Cities and counties will not receive any local streets and roads maintenance funds from Prop. 42 in FY 2007-08 pursuant to a formula in current law and under a longstanding agreement that provided cities and counties with local streets and roads funds in FY 2001-02 and FYI 2002-03. However, per the existing formula, cities and counties will receive approximately double their prior allocations beginning in FY 2008-09. Public Safety CAPS / Juvenile Justice Grants. The Governors May Revise proposes to continue the critical Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS)/Juvenile Justice Grants Program. The budget funds this program at $238 million, the same level as 2006-07, Booking Fees. In accordance with last year's AB 1805, the budget also includes $35 mi{lion for an alternative to traditional booking fees called "jail access fees." This is the same level of funding as last year. For an explanation of AB 1805, visit www.califomiacityfinance.com and access the document on "Booking Fees." Anti-Gang Efforts. Under the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, $8.5 million is proposed in the budget for the Criminal Intelligence Analysis Unit; $3.3 for Regional Gang Task Forces, creating three pilot programs in Los Angeles, the Bay Area and the Inland Empire. In addi#ion, under the Office of Emergency Services, the May Revision proposes using $4.9 million of federal funds to establish four new federal anti-gang grants as part of gang suppression efforts; $446,000 to support a State Anti-Gang Coordinator position; and $7 million in General Funds for local Anti-Gang Programs. The details of these proposals will be released in the next few weeks.