California Assembly Bill AB949 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: AB 949INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Logue FEBRUARY 26, 2009 An act to amend Section 8879.69 of the Government Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 949, as introduced, Logue. Transportation: State-Local Partnership Program. Existing law, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006, provides for $1 billion of bond proceeds for the State-Local Partnership Program to be allocated by the California Transportation Commission to eligible transportation projects nominated by transportation agencies, subject to appropriation by the Legislature of moneys from the State-Local Partnership Program Account. Existing law requires a dollar-for-dollar match of local funds for projects funded with these bond funds. Existing law defines eligible local matching funds for those purposes as any voter-approved local or regional tax or fee solely dedicated to transportation improvements and uniform developer fees. This bill would expand the definition of eligible local matching funds for purposes of these provisions to include developer fees, mineral or resource extraction fees or taxes, and local or regional fees or taxes solely dedicated to transportation improvements imposed within a county or any part thereof by voter approval or by the board of supervisors. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 8879.69 of the Government Code is amended to read: 8879.69.  (a)    Eligible local matching funds required to obtain funding under the program shall be obtained from revenues from  any voter-approved   a  local or regional tax or fee solely dedicated to transportation improvements,  or  from  uniform  developer fees  ,   or from mineral or resource extraction fees or taxes  .  Tax   (b)     A local or regional tax  or fee, for purposes of this section, means a countywide or citywide sales tax, a property or parcel tax in a county or counties or district,  and  voter-approved bridge tolls  ,  or  voter-approved fees dedicated to specific transportation improvements   a fee or tax imposed within a county or any part thereof by voter approval or by action of the board of supervisors  .