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9A Page 20 Prop.1B State-Locai Partnership Program.The Legislature also included implementing language for fhe Prop. 1 B State-Local Partnership Program in AB 268(Transportation Trailer Sill).The program requires a dollar-for-dollar match ko access funds and creates two separate sub-accounts. Ninety-five percent of the funds wikl be available by matching funds from voter-approved fees ar taxes solely dedica#ed ta transparkation purposes,and 5 percent wilE be available by matching funds from uniform developer fees through a competitive grant program.The Califarnia Transpottatian Cornmission (CTC)will develop further guidelines.The budget appropriates epproximately$200 million in FY 2008-09. Pub[ic Transit.The budget funds pubiic transit at varying levels through several methods: . Provides $406 milfion for State Transit Assistance(STA)account, but the Governor is expected to blue-pencil the STA amount to$30fi million as he proposed in his May revise and reiterated in f�is August compromise budget to fund the home-to-schoo!programs. (Blue penclling is when the Governor eliminates items from the passed budget.); . Aflocates$60 million as a loan from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund to keep the Public Transportation Account solvent; . Does not provide any funding for transit capital projects in the State 1"ransportation Improvement Program; . Appropriates$350 million for the Pub{ic Transportation Modernization, tmprovement, and Service Enhancement Account; and a Allows FY 20D7-08 State Transit Assistant disbursements for the third and fourth quarters ta be made by the Controller. {ndian Gaming Special Distribution Fund.As part of the budget package,the Legislature approved AS '{58{Torrico). This bi11 appropria#es$30 miflian from the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund (SDF)in FY 2008-09 to provide grants to lacal government agencies for the mitigation of casino impacts. tt would also implement the folfowing programmatic changes: . Modifies#he composition of an Indian Gaming Local Community Benefif Cammittee (LCBC)if anly one city is located within four miles of a tribal casino to state that only one city elected official will serve on the LCBC; • Grants can be used only to mitigate impacts from casinos. If grants are used for any other purpose, the funds wiEl revert back to the SDF; and • Extends the sunset date of the SDF programs to January 1, 2010. Housin Prop. 1 C Atlocations.The budget allocates Prop. 1 C funding for FY 2008-09.This funding inciudes: . $200 million for Regional Pianning Nousing and Infitl Incentive Account; . $95.5 million far the Afiordable Housing lnnovetion Fund; and . $95 million for Transit-Oriented Deveiopment Implementation Fund. The final budget does not contain#he$30 miffion for tJrban, Suburban, and Rura1 Parks gra�ts included in previous versions of the budget. There is legislation pending with ihe Governor that would apprapriate#unds to form the guidelines far the grant program, but the earliest that grants will be available is 2010. Resources and Environment State Fire Marshall Suilding Code Inspections.Assembly Bill 338 (Resources Trailer Bill) requires the State Fire Marsha{to charga 4ocal agencies ar�d private e�tities for fire and life safety building cade inspections and refated itre and life safety activities rendered by the State Fire Marshai.The State Fire Marshal would be required to charge locaf government and private entities for the amount sufficient to recover the costs of the services provided. Truck Fleet Retrofits.The California Air Resources Baard (ARS), under the revised budget, would transfer funds from its Air Quality Improvement Fund to flnance law or zero-interest loans 4