LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Big Win for Transportation Infrastructure

On Tuesday, November 7, 2006 voters approved Proposition 1A, the “Proposition 42 Fix,” and Proposition 1B (the $20 billion transportation bond. The final vote tallies were as follows:

Measure	Final Vote
Proposition 1A (Proposition 42 Fix)	Yes: 76.6%
Proposition 1B (Transportation Bond)	Yes: 61.2%

Source: California Secretary of State’s Office

The bond funds a number of different programs, as shown below:

Funding Category	Amount (in millions)
Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement and Service Enhancement (1)	$ 3,600
Intercity Rail	$ 400
Corridor Mobility (2)	$ 4,500
State Route 99	$ 1,000
State Transportation Improvement Program	$ 2,000
Local Streets and Roads	$ 2,000
State Highway Operation and Protection Program	$ 500
Local Streets and Road ITS	$ 250
State-Local Partnership Program	$ 1,000
Goods Movement	$ 2,000
Air Quality – Goods movement	$ 1,000
Air Quality – School Bus Diesel Retrofit	$ 200
Transit Security	$ 1,000
Port Security	$ 100
Local Match for Bridge Seismic Retrofit	$ 125
Highway-Railroad Grade Separations	$ 250
Total	$ 19,925
Notes: 1) Distributed according to the State Transit Assistance formula. 2) Selected by the California Transportation Commission and subject to the north/south split, pursuant to Section 188 of the Streets and Highways Code.

Click here for estimates of how much funding the region will receive from Propositions 1A and 1B. MTC will work to ensure that implementing legislation for Proposition 1B is designed consistent with the intent of the original authorizing legislation and crafted to maximize benefits to our region.