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8A Page 9 exclusively of the sale or transfer of surplus state real property by a state agency. But it also requires that the agency conduct a CEQA analysis of the land prior to determining that it is excess property. It further clarifies that DGS request authorization from the Legislature to dispose of that land after the state agency detennination has been made. AS 1x 5 (Evans) - Transportation (CEQA Exemption, Publlc..Prlvate Partnerships, Design- Build). this bill would, until January 1, 2011. exempt certain transportation projects from CEQA if certain conditions are met, for example, Caltrans conducting outreach efforts in the project vicinity, as well as Caltrans and contractors complying with standard construction practices. The bill also authorizes expanded use of development lease agreements with public and private partners for toll roads and other revenue-producing infrastructure projects. It further eliminates a requirement that projects created by negotiated lease agreements for these types of projects be approved by the Legislature, and instead requires that these reports be approved by a Public ,Infrastructure Advisory Commission, created by the bill. SB 1x 6 (Ducheny) - Local Transit Projects. This bill provides local governments with the authority to generate additional and more stable revenue for transportation purposes in order to address the fiscal emergency outlined by the Governo~s proclamation. Specifically, this bill authorizes a county to impose an additional % cent local sales and use tax for transportation purposes. If all counties successfully elected to increase their sales and use tax rate by % cent, it is estimated that this bill would generate approximately additional $1.5 billion additional local revenues for transportation projects. AB 1x 7 (Evans) -Infrastructure Bond Acceleration. This bill would implement the omnibus infrastructure bond package that would act as an economic stimulus by appropriating approximately $2.9 billion In additional Infrastructure bond funds, city and county street and road funds, and other funds from Props. 1 B, 1 C, and 84. The goal Is to accelerate the construction of projects that are ready to begin construction in the 2009 calendar year. SB 1x 8 (Ducheny) and AS 1x 8 (Assembly Committee on Budget) - Foreclosure Moratorium - No vote taken; not sent to the governor. 'Majority-Vote' Continued from Page 1... On Monday Republicans had come forward with a proposal estimated to save $22 billion over the next 18 months. It consisted of $15.6 billion In cuts more than two-thirds of which affected' education. and $6 billion in revenue measures. The latter included no new revenues; rather, the plan proposed to divert revenues from existing programs, including programs that voters had approved for mentally III ($3.9 billion from Prop. 63) and health care for children ($2.1 billion from Prop. 10). The Republican proposal was not well received by Gov. Schwarzenegger or the Democrats. Both the Assembly and Senate budget committees held hearings on the proposals, questioning the deep cuts to education and other priority areas, and the shift of funding away from programs established by voter-backed initiatives. The Assembly on Tuesday then held a floor session to take up votes on an alternative Democratic package of bills, and then on the Republican package. As expected, both packages failed on a partisan basis, with Democrats refusing to vote for the deep program cuts and revenue shifts proposed by Republicans, and Republicans refusing to support the revenue increases proposed by Democrats. Gov. Schwarzenegger Launches "Bank on California" This week Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, working in partnership with former President Bill Clinton, announced the launch of "Bank on California- - the nation's first statewide initiative to help Californians without checking or savings accounts open starter accounts at banks and credit unions. 4