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<br />9A <br />Page 11 <br /> <br />Transportation <br /> <br />The Jobs for Main Street Act is similar to ARRA in its purpose and distribution formulas and <br />matches the previous allocation by appropriating $27.5 billion to highway infrastructure projects. <br /> <br />Caltrans estimates that California's Initial share for those projects will total approximately $2.56 <br />billion and will go towards highway restoration, repair, construction, surface transportation <br />programs, passenger and freight rail and port infrastructure. It is important to note that while the <br />federal government wtll give priority to state projects that Include equitable geographic distribution <br />of funds and the balancing of rural and urban needs, there is no designated formula for the <br />distribution of monies to regions or local jurisdictions. <br /> <br />Other funding will augment the transit system grants (excluding high-speed or intercity rail) and <br />include: <br /> <br />. $6.15 billion in Transit Capital Assistance; <br />o 80 percent dedicated to urban formula grants; and <br />o $100 million dedicated to public transit agencies for capital investments targeting <br />the reduction of energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions, with priority <br />given to economically distressed areas and equal distribution between urban and <br />rural communities. <br />. $1.75 billion in Fixed Guideway Infrastructure Investment (rail modernization for subways, <br />light rail, and street car systems); and <br />. $500 million for Capital Investment Grants on new or expanded fixed guideway projects. <br /> <br />Resources <br /> <br />The act directs grants and loan dollars to augment programs started under ARRA in addition to <br />federal California-based water quality and supply programs. <br />. $2 billion shared equally between grants and loan programs under the Clean Water State <br />Revolving Fund and the Safe Drinking Water Act, which includes funding for <br />infrastructure repair to sewer and drains; and <br />. $100 billion to federal programs under "Water and Related Resources;" <br />o $26 million for programs targeting water supply in southern California and <br />Southwestern states; and <br />o $30 million for California Water Security and Environmental Enhancement, <br />serving the California Bay-Delta Program. <br /> <br />Housing <br /> <br />Funds allocated through the act will have strict timelines with "use it or lose if clauses, and will <br />give consideration to improvements that include energy retrofits and gives priority to public <br />housing agencies which have projects already underway. <br />. $1 billion to the National Housing Trust Fund, providing funds to build, preserve, and <br />rehabilitation rental homes for very low-income households; and <br />. $1 billion In competitive grants for the Public Housing Capital Fund to repair and <br />rehabilitate public housing. <br /> <br />Workforce Training Services <br /> <br />The act would provide direct training services for youth, including summer employment. and also <br />employment for emerging fields such as green technology and health care. <br />. $500 million for summer youth employment programs; <br />. $200 million for AmeriCorps members providing community support through disaster <br />response, financial housing support, and afterschool programs; and <br />. $750 million for high growth and emerging fields worker training with emphasis given to <br />those living in areas of high poverty. <br /> <br />4 <br />