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8A Page 2 'Infrastructure' Continued from Page 1... Transportation Bond: Proposition 1B: This measure provides $19.92 billion for various transportation projects to rebuild California. Priority programs of significant interest to California cities are: · Local Street and Road Funds: $950 million has been allocated in FY 2007-08 to cities and counties from the Local Street and Road Program. SB 78, the Budget Conference Committee bill, allocates $600 million (Item #9350-104-6065), and SB 88, the bond implementation trailer bill, allocates an additional $350 million. AB 193 and AB 196, both budget cleanup measures, enact the provisions and amendments that the League and the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) sought to ensure accountable, efficient and effective transportation project delivery. AB 196 specifies that the $950 million is to be appropriated with $550 million for cities and $400 million for counties. This division is consistent with the budget requests made by both the League and CSAC. The allocation of $550 million to cities in FY 2007-08 guarantees that each city receives a minimum of $400,000, or half of their total bond funds, whichever is greater. City by city allocation estimates are available at wWV>L.:.gacities.orq/infrastrlJctLir~. Prop. 1 B funds will be allocated by State Controller John Chiang and directly dispersed to cities. Prior to receiving an allocation, however, local governments must submit a list of projects they expect to be funded with these funds to the Department of Finance (DOF). DOF will report monthly to the state controller on which agencies have submitted project lists. The league is working with CSAC to develop guidelines for cities and counties regarding access to these funds, project eligibility and reporting requirements. We will make this available to city officials as soon as it is complete on the League's Web site and also through electronic communication. · Trade Corridor Goods Movement and Emission Reduction: The development of allocation criteria for the $3.1 billion "goods movement" and air quality improvement programs remains underway. SB 9 (Lowenthal) and S8 19 (Lowenthal) were the main legislative vehicles. Although these bills stalled for the year, the Legislature is committed to continuing discussions when it returns in Jan. 2008. $250 million (SB 77, item #3900-001-6054) was allocated in the budget to the Air Resources Board to fund projects in FY 2007-08 intended to improve air quality along four of California's major transportation corridors. Those corridors are the Los Angeles ports to the Inland Empire, State Route 99 in the Central Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the San Diego border region. $193 million (SB 77, item #3900-001-6053) was also included in the budget for school bus retrofits. · State-Local Partnership: There are two measures in the Legislature that attempt to define the $1 billion State-Local Partnership Program, which requires a local match to access transportation bond funds - A8 1351 (Levine) and S8 748 (Corbett). These bills differ in the criteria for eligible matching funds. AB 1351 includes only sales tax dedicated to transportation as a match, thus limiting the program only to "self-help" counties. SB 748 broadens the local match to also include all voter approved taxes and fees, bridge tolls and Uniform Developer fees. The League supports S8 748, because it provides the most flexibility for the local match. While these bills were not sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this year, the Legislature will continue to work on this program when it returns in Jan. 2008. $200 million was allocated (SB 77, item #2660-104-6060) to the California Transportation Commission for this program, to be allocated prior to June 30, 2010. 2