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SB 916 Senate Bill - AMENDED Page I 1 of 29 - 19 (b) The revenue determined by the authority as derived from the toll increase approved in 1988, and authorized by Section 30917 for class I vehicles on the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge shall be used, to the extent specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 30914, for the construction of rail extensions specified in Section 30914 or for payment of the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued for those projects, including payments into a sinking fund maintained for that purpose. (c) Maintenance of the bridges specified in Section 30910 shall be funded in accordance with procedures for funding maintenance of the southern bridge unit during the 1986 -87 fiscal year. SEC. 63. Section 30913 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read: 30913. (a) In addition to any other authorized expenditure of toll bridge revenues, the following major projects may be funded from toll revenues: - (1) Benicia- Martinez Bridge: Widening of the existing bridge. (2) Benicia - Martinez Bridge: Construction of an additional span parallel to the existing bridge. (3) Carquinez Bridge: Replacement of the existing western span. (4) Richmond -San Rafael Bridge: Major rehabilitation of the bridge, and development of a new easterly approach between the toll plaza and Route 80, near Pinole, known as the Richmond Parkway. (b) The toll increase approved in 1988, which authorized a uniform toll of one dollar ($1) for two -axle vehicles on the bridges and corresponding increases for multi -axle vehicles, resulted in the following toll increases for two -axle vehicles on the bridges: Bridge 1988 Increase - (Two -axle vehicles) Antioch Bridge $0.50 Benicia- Martinez Bridge .60 Carquinez Bridge .60 Dumbarton Bridge .25 Richmond -San Rafael Bridge .00 San Francisco- Oakland Bay Bridge .25 San Mateo - Hayward Bridge .25 Portions of the 1988 toll increase were dedicated to transit purposes, and these amounts shall be calculated as up to 2 percent of the revenue generated each year by the collection on all bridges of the base toll at the level established by the 1988 toll increase. The commission shall allocate two- thirds of these amounts for transportation projects, other than those specified in Sections 30912, 30913, and 30914, which are designed to reduce vehicular traffic congestion and improve bridge operations on any bridge, inciudin.g, but not limited to, bicycle facilities and for the planning, construction, operation, and acquisition of rapid water transit systems. The commission shall allocate the remaining mss- one -third solely for the planning, construction, operation, and acquisition of rapid water transit systems. The plans for the projects may also be funded by these moneys. (c) The department shall not include, in the plans for the new Benicia - Martinez Bridge, toll plazas, highways, or other facilities leading to or from the Benicia - Martinez Bridge, any construction that would result in the net loss of any wetland acreage. (d) With respect to the Benicia - Martinez and Carquinez Bridges,