V A SIMON AND COMPANY INCORPORATED Washington Friday Report Volume XVIII, Issue 9 March 4, 2016 discretionary spending at $518.5 billion in FY17, a total of $1.07 I N S I D E T H I S W EEK trillion. House Budget Chairman Tom Price and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are both pushing House 1 FASTLANE, FY17, Pay for Success, FTA, Muni Bonds Republicans to accept this spending level to move forward on approving all FY17 appropriations bills by September. The GOP 2 DOT UTC, Bridges, Water Fund, Sec. 108, DHS Panel leadership plan may also include a non-binding tax and spending framework that cuts spending by $6 trillion over ten years, 2 Grants, ACA, Clean Energy, Mixed Development, IoT largely through changes to mandatory spending programs like Medicare and Medicaid. However, a conservative voting bloc, This was a week with a Super Tuesday, but the rest of the days represented by groups such as the House Freedom Caucus and were pretty big too with lots of activity by the White House, the the Republican Study Committee, are pushing for a binding Executive Agencies, and the Congress! Here’s the highlights for provision that would cut $30 billion in mandatory spending over your review. the next two fiscal years, and $100 billion over ten. We will update you on the outcome of the negotiations. FASTLANE Freight Grant Program A Global Look at Pay for Success U.S. DOT has announced funding for the Fostering Pay for Success – also known as Advancements in Shipping and Social Impact Bonds – has received Transportation for the Long- considerable exposure in the last year term Achievement of National or so as an innovative tool for Efficiencies (FASTLANE) Grant Program. Established by the financing new initiatives here in the FAST Act, it will fund critical freight and highway projects of U.S. But we were pleased to learn national or regional significance. The agency will award earlier this week that there is a global approximately $800 million in total program funding. “Large perspective to this resource as well. Projects” are eligible for a minimum award of $25 million while Thanks to Salt Lake County Mayor “Small Projects” are eligible for a minimum award of $5 million. Mayor McAdams speaks at Ben McAdams, a leader in this field, Brookings on Monday At least 35 percent of this FY16 funding is reserved for rural we were able to attend a Brookings projects and 10 percent is reserved for smaller projects. Eligible Conference, “The Global Potential and Limitations of Impact projects broadly include: (1) a highway freight project on the Bonds.” It was good to see discussion of this dynamic National Highway Freight Network; (2) a highway or bridge innovation spanning the oceans. Click on Brookings-Impact project on the National Highway System; (3) a freight intermodal Bonds to learn more about the day. or freight rail project, or a project within the boundaries of a public or private freight rail; or (4) a railway-highway grade crossing or Therese McMillan Moving on from FTA grade separation project. The minimum local cost share requirement is 20 percent. The maximum federal FASTLANE As we were going to press on the grant share is 60 percent and other federal funding sources may be Friday Report today, we learned that used to pay for a maximum of 80 percent of the total project cost. Acting Administrator of FTA The application deadline for FASTLANE is Thursday, April 14, Therese McMillan has been selected 2016 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The application deadline for TIGER 2016 as LA Metro’s new Chief Planning is a little over two weeks later on Friday, April 29. For more, click Officer. There is no official word yet on when she plans to on our FASTLANE Grant Program memo. Please contact us if you move on, or who her successor will be. We have enjoyed have any questions or if we can provide assistance in any way. working with her and her staff on a variety of transit projects and wish her all the best as she heads back to her native House Leaders Strategize on FY17 Budget California after seven years at FTA.

There is a major fiscal debate largely occurring behind closed New House Municipal Bonds Caucus doors within the House Republican Conference regarding their FY17 budget blueprint. The President’s Budget proposal adheres On Tuesday, Representatives Randy Hultgren and Dutch to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (PL 114-74), which set Ruppersberger announced the creation of a bipartisan defense discretionary spending at $551 billion and domestic Municipal Finance Caucus to fight for state and local V A governments’ ability to independently finance projects. The Mayor R.T. Ryback. For more, click on Disaster Preparedness Caucus will consider key issues such as: protecting the tax-exempt and Response Discussion. status of municipal debt, understanding how financial regulations treat such debt, and ensuring there is a robust market for municipal Grants This Week securities. On Wednesday, a letter signed by hundreds of local officials was sent to Congressional finance leaders in support of the This week, we sent many of you grant tax exemption for municipal bonds. For more, click on Municipal notices on the DOT FASTLANE Finance Caucus or Muni Bonds Letter. Freight Grant Program and the NEH Humanities Access Grant Program. University Transportation Centers Please contact Jen Covino with any questions about grants.

On Tuesday, DOT announced that a maximum of $377.5 million Six Years of the Affordable Care Act in funding will be available over five years for the University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program, including awards of up to President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on $72.5 million for FY16. The UTC program supports applied and March 23, 2010. Since then, at least 17.6 million previously- academic research on national transportation priorities, including uninsured people have gained health insurance coverage and the safety at 35 colleges and universities. Letters of Intent are due by uninsured rate is now below 10 percent. On Thursday, the April 1. For more, click on UTC Program. President traveled to Milwaukee to celebrate the city’s victory in the Healthy Communities Challenge and discuss how Americans Bridge Inspection Reports in communities across the country are benefitting from the law. For more, click on Six Years of the ACA. FRA launched a new tool on its website that allows states and municipalities to request inspection reports for rail bridges in their Clean Energy and the Recovery Act communities. A state or a political subdivision of a state, such as a city, county, town or municipality, can now use FRA’s website to The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 request information from inspection reports for local bridges. For provided more than $90 billion in clean energy investments and more, click on Press Release or Bridge Inspections Website. tax incentives and helped to leverage an additional $150 billion in non-federal financial commitments. The White House Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Council of Economic Advisors estimates that ARRA increased GDP by between 2 and 3 percent from 2009 through mid-2011. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, along with his In addition to providing a stimulus, the funding helped address colleagues Rep. Richard Hanna and market failures in clean energy markets by reaching nearly every Rep. John Duncan, introduced the aspect of the value chain for many key technologies, including Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of advanced vehicles, batteries, carbon capture and sequestration, 2016 in early February to create a and technologies to enhance energy efficiency. For more, click dedicated source of funding for our on Clean Energy and the Recovery Act. nation's water infrastructure. Congressman Blumenauer requests recommendations for how to Federal Regulations and Mixed-Use Development utilize the legislation as a vehicle for the current national debate over water infrastructure and as a chance to broaden the discussion Smart Growth America (SGA) has and engage more people in the resolution of this challenge. For examined federal housing finance more, click on Water Infrastructure or Legislation Overview. regulations created in the mid-20th century, and their impact on U.S HUD’s Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program development. Its report shows that these regulations greatly limit the availability of financing for three- HUD hosted a webinar describing how the Section 108 Loan and four-story buildings that include both residential and Guarantee Program can serve as an important financing tool in commercial uses. For more, click on Impact of Federal targeting reinvestment for economic development, public facilities Regulations on Mixed-Use Development. and improvements, and housing rehabilitation. The loan guarantees can help recipients leverage limited public resources to catalyze Smart Cities and the Internet of Things (IoT) investment in communities. For more, click on HUD Section 108. Cities around the world are harnessing the power of new Disaster Preparedness and Response digital tools that connect physical objects to the Internet (the “Internet of Things”) to build “Smart Cities.” However, a DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson hosted a panel discussion with growing patchwork of regulations could hamper innovation. The current and former state and city chief executives, titled, Commerce Department plans to issue a request for comment “Leadership in Times of Crisis.” The leaders discussed the shortly to determine what role it could play to support the IoT. challenges of leading during incidents that range from terrorist For more, click on Commerce Department on IoT. attacks to natural disasters. Panelists included Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, former Please contact Len Simon, Brandon Key, Jen Covino, or Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, and former Minneapolis Stephanie McIntosh with any questions. V A SIMON AND COMPANY INCORPORATED Washington Friday Report Volume XVIII, Issue 8 February 26, 2016 community, plays a key role in our health, pointing out “the I N S I D E T H I S W EEK health impact of a sidewalk;” (3) in pursuing health, we must focus on the “mind and spirit,” not just the body; and (4) we 1 TIGER16, Surgeon General, Summer Opportunity, Zika must strengthen our “culture of health prevention.”

2 DHS, Trafficking, Transit, Invasive Species, Hearings In a discussion with Mayors he held forth on a number of subjects including the opioid crisis, the need to change the 2 Manufacturing, Grants, Wages, FDI, Health Costs, Music stigma of mental illness, and the importance of having a longer and more comprehensive continuum of addiction treatment. Washington is still focused on the presidential race and the Regarding the latter, he noted he will soon release a Surgeon looming Supreme Court standoff – but meanwhile, there’s work General’s Report on Addiction. to be done and here’s the highlights of a week filled with important developments in a number of key areas! Concerning the threat of the Zika virus, he said that currently the link between the Zika virus and microcephaly is not yet TIGER 2016: “Out of the Cage” certain but getting stronger. Mayors can help greatly with public education regarding travel and reporting symptoms. A vaccine On Tuesday, during NACo’s annual will take a while, but in the interim, work is underway to ensure Legislative Conference, Transportation blood safety. Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that $500 million will be made available in FY16 It was good to hear wise words on all these subjects from a for transportation projects across the country under an eighth round dedicated public servant. Click on Surgeon General to learn of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery more about the Vice Admiral and his office. (TIGER) competitive grant program. Many of you received a memo from us on Tuesday with more details about this Summer Opportunity Project opportunity. Grants will range from $5 million to $100 million each in urban areas. The application deadline is Friday, April 29, On Thursday, the White House announced the Summer 2016 at 8:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). For more, click on Opportunity Project, a multi-agency effort in partnership with Memo: DOT FY16 TIGER Program, DOT Press Release, or DOT the National Summer Learning Association and other Blog: TIGER Officially Out of the Cage. collaborators to significantly increase the percentage of youth in evidence-based summer opportunity programs, decrease the With the Surgeon General percentage of youth experiencing violence over the summer, and – more broadly – make sure that young Americans have the Along with Mayors Paul Soglin of support they need to get their first job. As part of this effort, the Madison, Jim Brainard of Carmel, and Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) will Greg Fischer of Louisville, and their U.S. commit $15 million to launch a Summer Opportunity Conference of Mayors leadership AmeriCorps. The White House invites communities to host colleagues, it was a great learning Summer Block Parties this June, in partnership with the experience to meet with and listen to Vice Department of Education and other organizations, to engage Admiral Vivek Murthy, the Surgeon youth, families, businesses, and community leaders around General of the United States, this past making this summer active, healthy, safe, and productive. For Friday in Miami. more, click on Summer Opportunity Project.

In speaking with the Mayors, the Surgeon General noted that Emergency Funding Requested to Combat the Zika Virus “Mayors hold a special place in my heart” and that similar to a grassroots organization he has worked with, Doctors for America, On February 9, White House Budget Director Shaun Mayors are on the “frontlines” and, unlike Washington or the Donovan sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee, states, are “the pulse of America.” One of the privileges of his job, asking Congress to approve nearly $1.9 billion in FY16 he said was “hearing their stories.” He made a number of key emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the Zika points in his remarks, including that: (1) we must equate the pursuit virus, as well as the authority to transfer some unused dollars of health – exercise and good nutrition – with “happiness” not from previous Ebola response efforts to fight Zika. On February “pain;” (2) our physical environment, such as a walkable 18, House Appropriations leaders responded by urging the Administration to use their current unobligated funds to meet the V A immediate needs to respond to the Zika outbreak. On Monday, Innovation (NNMI) Program, which will result in the creation of President Obama sent his own letter requesting emergency Zika at least two new manufacturing institutes. This competition is funding to House Speaker Paul Ryan, with Director Donovan’s open to any topic proposed by industry that is not already letter enclosed. For more, click on Director Donovan Letter, House addressed by one of the nine existing NNMI institutes. One Appropriations Letter, or President Obama Letter. institute will be awarded using FY16 funds, and one or more will be awarded subject to the availability of additional funds. The Local Government Groups Oppose DHS Funding Cuts Department has also released the first annual report on the NNMI program and concurrently published the first NNMI On Monday, 17 national organizations representing local leaders Strategic Plan. For more, click on Press Release, Blog Post, or co-signed letters to the House and Senate Appropriations “Open Topic” Manufacturing Innovation Institutes Solicitation. Committee urging them to reject the President’s proposed FY17 cuts in homeland security grant programs. For more, click on Grants This Week House Letter or Senate Letter. This week, we sent many of you grant Housing and Services for Victims of Human Trafficking notices on the DOT FY16 TIGER Program, the FEMA SAFER Grant On Thursday, we participated in a teleconference hosted by Program, the DOJ BJA FY16 Smart officials from HUD and HHS to learn more about the intersection Policing Initiative (SPI) Grant Program, the DOL Homeless of human trafficking and the need for housing and social services Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) and the EPA FY16 for survivors. Beyond the universally-acknowledged lack of Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. Please contact sufficient financial resources to properly address the issue, call Jen Covino with any questions about grants. participants urged federal officials to receive better training in how to handle the trauma faced by these victims. Connecting law States vs. Cities on Minimum Wage Laws enforcement leaders to housing and social service providers was cited as a best practice. For more, click on Teleconference Agenda There’s a national debate playing out between states and cities or Federal Strategic Action Plan. Contact us if you have questions. over minimum wage laws. In 29 states and D.C., workers are paid above the national standard of $7.25 an hour. Five states, Transit Changes in the FAST Act including Alabama, have not adopted any form of a state minimum wage. In Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor William Bell We’ve prepared a short memo highlighting urged state and local officials to “find common ground” on the some of the changes in FTA programs under issue of allowing the city to raise its minimum wage to $10.10 the FAST Act, including Buses and Bus an hour. For more, click on Minimum Wage. Facilities Competitive Grants, Capital Investment Grants, and Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Impact of Foreign Direct Investment funding. For more, click on Transit in the FAST Act. A new study from the International Trade Administration Safeguarding America from Invasive Species (ITA), which was brought to our attention by staff for SelectUSA, quantifies the employment impact of foreign direct The Department of the Interior released a report that proposes to investment (FDI) in the United States. ITA’s economists stop the spread of harmful invasive species through early detection estimate that 12 million jobs, or 8.5 percent of the entire U.S. and rapid response (EDRR) actions. For more, click on Responding labor force, were attributed to FDI. Data from the Bureau of to Invasive Species. Economic Analysis show that roughly 6.1 million people were directly employed by U.S. affiliated of majority foreign-owned Hearings This Week companies in 2013. For more, click on FDI Impact in the U.S.

It was a busy week in Congress with hearings on a wide variety Health Insurance Premiums on the Rise of topics. For more, click on (1) Amtrak and Passenger Rail Oversight, (2) Examining the Opioid Epidemic: Challenges and CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation project Opportunities, (3) Every Student Succeeds Act Implementation in that the average premium for an employment-based health States and School Districts: Perspectives from Education Leaders, insurance plan will increase by almost 60 percent over the next (4) Examining the Unaccompanied Children Crisis, (5) The decade. Single coverage is projected to rise from $6,400 on Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: Opportunities for Improvement average, this year, to about $10,000 by 2025. For more, click on to Support State and Local Governments, (6) California Water Health Insurance Premiums. Supply Oversight, (7) Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Reports to Congress on Future Water Resources Development, or  Music of the Month  (8) Issues and Emerging Trends: Opioid Use Among Seniors. Our telephone’s hold music for the month of March is from the Manufacturing Innovation Institutes musical My Fair Lady. Call us and enjoy!

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker launched the first “open Please contact Len Simon, Brandon Key, Jen Covino, or topic” competition of the National Network for Manufacturing Stephanie McIntosh with any questions. V A SIMON AND COMPANY INCORPORATED Washington Friday Report Volume XVIII, Issue 7 February 19, 2016 Internet Tax Freedom Act (PITFA). PITFA permanently bans I N S I D E T H I S W EEK any state or local government from taxing internet access. The seven “grandfathered” states that are currently allowed to tax 1 Justice Scalia, MFA Vote, Secretary King, FTA internet access, including Wisconsin, are required to cease taxing internet access by June 30, 2020. It had long been the 2 COPS, Cybersecurity Act, Homeland, Welfare hope of local government advocacy organizations such as USCM, NLC, and NACo, that a bill allowing states to enforce 2 Grants, ARRA, Entrepreneurship, Secretary Lewis the collection of online sales taxes, such as the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA or S. 698) or the Remote Transactions Parity The passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Act (H.R. 2775), could be passed alongside PITFA. This was underscores how one event can change the arc of a presidential also the hope of longtime Senate MFA allies such as Senators election. Going into Saturday night, we all thought we knew Dick Durbin, Lamar Alexander, Michael Enzi, and Heidi what this election was going to be all about – now it will be Heitkamp. But after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell about at least one more thing. Here’s those highlights and more promised Senator Durbin that there would be a vote on a from a consequential week in Washington. marketplace fairness bill later this year, Senator Durbin and his allies allowed the customs and trade enforcement measure to be A Death on the Court passed in the Senate. A Senate vote on marketplace fairness could occur after the November Presidential election. The exact We participated early Monday afternoon legislative language that the Senate plans to vote on remains in a teleconference with Valerie Jarrett, unclear. House Speaker Paul Ryan has yet to schedule any floor White House Senior Adviser to the vote on marketplace fairness in his chamber, arguing that the President, and Neil Eggleston, Counsel House Judiciary Committee should approve a bill first. For to the President, regarding next steps more, click on NLC Statement on PITFA and MFA. following the death of Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, and Nominating John B. King as Secretary of Education the decision by the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to not Although Acting Secretary of Education Dr. John King consider a nomination by the President to already serves as the de facto leader of his department, and is replace the late Justice. Ms. Jarrett stated emphatically the expected serve in that role for the remainder of the President’s President’s determination to fulfill his constitutional Administration, President Obama announced his intent to responsibilities and his expectation that the Senate will do the nominate Dr. King as the permanent Secretary of Education. The same. Counsel Eggleston reviewed the history of Supreme Court President said, “I look forward to the Senate working in a nominations and made these points: (1) there is ample time – 340 bipartisan way to confirm John quickly and continuing their days – remaining in the Obama Administration for the advise and work with him to tackle the vital challenges and opportunities consent process; (2) the last 12 vacancies on the Court were filled that lie ahead.” Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in less than 100 days, and the last four in 74; (3) if the Senate does Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander said, “I have urged the not act, then most of this term and the next term of the Supreme president to nominate an education secretary, and I am glad he Court will not have its full complement of justices – and no has done so. John King will receive a prompt and fair hearing vacancy has ever spanned two terms; (4) there is great precedent in our committee.” For more, click on President’s Statement or for the Senate confirming justices during an election year; (5) a Senator Alexander’s Statement. Democratic Senate has confirmed Republican Supreme Court nominees 11 times; and finally, (6) at least back to the 1800’s, Upcoming FTA Webinars on Safety every Supreme Court nominee has at least received a hearing. We’ll keep you posted as the process moves forward – the impacts on FTA has announced the availability of four webinars to discuss local government cannot be overstated! Click on President’s the Agency Safety Plan (a proposed rule) and the National Safety Remarks to read what he said on the passing of Justice Scalia. Plan (a proposed plan). There are webinars for small urban, rural, and tribal agencies on February 24 and March 3. A Vote on Marketplace Fairness Expected This Year webinar for bus agencies will be held on March 1 and a webinar for multimodal agencies will be held on March 2, though all The Senate, by a vote of 75-20, passed a customs and trade webinars will offer the same content and FTA recommends that enforcement measure (H.R. 644), which includes the Permanent you register for one session that fits your schedule. For more, click on FTA Webinars on Safety. V A COPS Office on Community Policing Grants This Week

The COPS Office released a three-part series of guidebooks, This week, we sent many of you titled Policy Perspectives: Building Trust in a Diverse Nation, that grant notices on the DHS FEMA promote building trust between police agencies and the FY16 Flood Mitigation Assistance communities they serve. The guidebooks are: (1) How to Increase (FMA) and FY16 Pre-Disaster Cultural Understanding, (2) How to Serve Diverse Communities, Mitigation (PDM) Programs, the DHS FEMA FY16 Transit and (3) How to Support Trust Building in Your Agency. Each guide Security Grant Program (TSGP), and the Treasury CDFI offers practical field-informed strategies for building relationships Fund FY16 Community Development Financial Institutions of mutual trust. Additionally, the COPS Office released another (CDFI) Program. Please contact Jen Covino with any publication, titled Intelligence-Led Community Policing, questions about grants. Community Prosecution, and Community Partnerships (IL3CP), which is a unique approach to community policing that extends Seventh Anniversary of the Recovery Act community partnerships to include prosecutorial and community service organizations along with law enforcement. For more, click President Obama signed the American Recovery and on Policy Perspectives or IL3CP. Reinvestment Act into law February 17, 2009. On the seventh anniversary of the law, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation DHS Implementing the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 Victor Mendez extolled its virtues in a comprehensive post. For more, click on ARRA 7th Anniversary. On Tuesday, DHS issued guidelines and procedures, under the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, providing federal agencies and the American Entrepreneurship private sector with a clear understanding of how to share cyber threat indicators with DHS’s National Cybersecurity and We thought you would be interested to see the shout-out Communications Integration Center. Sharing this kind of Louisville received from renowned New York Times columnist information in real-time, and swiftly applying defensive measures, Thomas Friedman in his column this week. He cited a study will allow both the government and private sector to more which noted that in Louisville, “a vibrant start-up community effectively prevent attacks. In addition to the information sharing has developed… Roughly half of private-sector employees work guidance, DHS also issued interim guidelines to define how it will in small businesses, and 65 percent of new jobs created since implement a privacy review of the information it receives from 1995 have come from small enterprises.” For more, click on companies. For more, click on Cybersecurity Act Implementation. Entrepreneurship.

The State of Homeland Security A Transformative Secretary of Transportation

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson delivered his final Very often, it’s the case in State of Homeland Security address. He discussed the past, present, Washington that profound and future of the Department in his remarks titled, “DHS: Progress impact is brought about by strong in 2015, Goals for 2016.” Topics included: Management Reform, leadership, but the details fade a Counterterrorism, Aviation Security, Cybersecurity, Immigration generation later. Former and Border Security, Refugees, the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Coast Guard, FEMA, and Lawful Trade and Travel. For more, Drew Lewis passed away this click on the State of Homeland Security. week. He was widely remembered for his efforts in connection with the air traffic controller’s walkout in 1981. But he also had Flexibility in Welfare Programs a transformative change on transit. It was Secretary Lewis who in 1982 convinced President Ronald Reagan and the Congress Top leaders in the House are considering reforms to welfare to raise the federal gasoline tax (defined by him for the President programs as a way to boost manufacturing and reduce poverty. as a “user fee”) by five cents and then devote one cent of that House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady is increase to transit for the very first time. That was a tough chore receptive to President Obama’s FY17 budget proposal to provide with the nation coming out of a deep recession, but Secretary $5,000 tax credits to employers that hire graduates of community Lewis understood that more infrastructure spending would be colleges with ties to local business consortiums. The Chairman said good for the economy, that transit deserved a share, and the that the President’s proposal is, “a good area for members support of Mayors around the country could be decisive to interested in tax policy and in welfare reform to look at.” He and enacting this bold step. The incredible growth and resurgence other senior Republican members believe that this policy could America has enjoyed in transit – bus, light rail, BRT streetcar, complement Speaker Paul Ryan’s push to reduce poverty through trolley, and more – can be directly traced back to the leadership incentives for welfare recipients to receive training and entry-level of Secretary Lewis making transit a part of the Highway Trust jobs while streamlining federal programs. House Ways and Means Fund. It was a real honor to work with him on that effort. Click Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin opened the door to a on Secretary Drew Lewis to read more about this good leader. wider-ranging discussion of welfare and poverty by saying that, “[Chairman] Brady and I have agreed to sit down and talk about Please contact Len Simon, Brandon Key, Jen Covino, or TANF on a bipartisan basis. I’m not sure what else could be built Stephanie McIntosh with any questions. into it.” V A SIMON AND COMPANY INCORPORATED Washington Friday Report Volume XVIII, Issue 6 February 12, 2016 pay no less than 30 percent of income, after charitable contributions, in taxes. As in previous budgets, the President SPECIAL REPORT: proposes limiting the tax rate at which high-income taxpayers THE PRESIDENT’s FY17 BUDGET can reduce their tax liability to a maximum of 28 percent, which would include interest earned from tax-exempt municipal Overview bonds. For more, click on the President’s 182-Page FY17 Budget Proposal, White House FY17 Budget Proposal Main On Tuesday, President Obama Website, Agency-By-Agency Budget Proposal Summaries, or submitted his Fiscal Year 2017 Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings. proposed budget to the Congress, the final budget request of his Agency Highlights Presidency. His proposal comes in the context of a heated Department of Transportation (DOT) Presidential and Congressional election year, making compromise between the White House and DOT requests $98.1 billion in discretionary and mandatory Congress on budget issues even more difficult. In an resources in FY17. The Budget proposes a spending increase st unprecedented breach of protocol, the Chairmen of the House and averaging nearly $30 billion per year over ten years for a 21 Senate Budget Committees announced that they would not invite Century Clean Transportation Plan proposal, including White House Budget Director Shaun Donovan to make his nearly $20 billion per year in new investments to reduce st customary annual budget presentation to them. This indicates the greenhouse gas emissions and $10 billion per year for a 21 deep divides that remain between Democrats and Republicans Century Regions program for MPOs. As we mentioned in last nationally on broad tax and spending issues. week’s Friday Report, this initiative would be paid for in-part by a new $10-per-barrel fee on oil paid by oil companies. Adhering Despite the clear snub from the Budget Committees at the start to FAST Act spending levels, FHWA would receive about $44 of the FY17 appropriations process, the Bipartisan Budget Act of billion while FTA would receive about $10 billion. TIGER 2015 (PL 114-74), enacted in November, has already set the top- Grants would receive $1.25 billion, a substantial increase from line discretionary spending cap for FY17: $1.07 trillion, and the FY16 level of $500 million. The federal subsidy for TIFIA suspended the debt limit until midnight on March 15, 2017. loans would remain level-funded at $275 million. Nationally Sequestration, the automatic across-the-board federal spending Significant Freight and Highway Projects would receive $850 cuts, is also suspended for FY17, but is set to be enforced from million in FY17 discretionary funds under the FAST Act, an FY18 to FY25 unless Congress acts. Here’s our analysis of the increase of $50 million from FY16 levels. A new competitive FY17 budget – we hope you find it helpful. We’ll continue to update Bus and Bus Facilities program would be funded at $228.6 you as this proposed budget journeys through the Congressional million, an increase from $213 million for FY16. Capital appropriations process. Investment Grants, including funding for New Starts and Small Starts would receive $3.5 billion, an increase from $2.18 billion The Big Picture: Overall Spending, Taxes, Revenues in FY16. A Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program would receive $11.4 billion to provide flexible funding Including mandatory programs, such as Social Security and for states and localities to preserve and improve highways, Medicare, and discretionary programs, the President proposes bridges, public roads, transit capital projects, and bicycle and budget outlays of $4.15 trillion in FY17. With estimated tax pedestrian facilities. The FY17 budget proposes a $2.9 billion revenues of $3.64 trillion, this would result in a deficit of $503 obligation limit for Grants-in-Aid for Airports, a decrease of billion in FY17, and cumulative debt held by the public to be about $450 million from FY16 levels. At the same time, the Budget $14.763 trillion. The President’s budget adheres to the FY17 proposes to increase the Passenger Facility Charge limit from spending cap in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, comprised of $4.50 to $8.00 for all commercial service airports. For more, $551.07 billion for defense spending and $518.53 billion for non- click on DOT FY17, White House Fact Sheet, or FY17 CIG. defense (domestic) spending, not including emergency spending related to wars and disasters. FY16 discretionary spending was Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) $1.09 trillion. The President’s budget framework would cut the corporate tax rate to 28 percent – with a 25 percent effective rate On Wednesday, we participated in an FY17 budget briefing at for domestic manufacturing. As in past years, the Budget proposes HUD presented by Secretary Julian Castro to learn more about to institute the Buffett Rule, requiring that wealthy millionaires his proposals. HUD’s budget includes $48.9 billion in discretionary funding along with a first-ever mandatory V A spending proposal of $11.3 billion Administration requests $1.8 billion in emergency funding from over ten years. There remains a Congress to enhance its efforts to prepare for and respond to the major emphasis this year on Zika virus. The Administration also requests an increase of $1.1 moving to end all forms of billion in funding for FY17 so agencies such as HHS, ONDCP, homelessness. Building on and SAMHSA can work to reduce the abuse of opioids. For progress made to end veteran more, click on HHS FY17, ONDCP Fact Sheet, or Zika Virus homelessness, the HUD and the Fact Sheet. U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) are shifting focus to end homelessness Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) among families and young people. HOME would receive level- funding of $950 million while CDBG would be cut by $200 EPA requests $8.3 billion in FY17 discretionary funding. The million, to $2.79 billion. The budget proposes ending the cap on budget includes $979.5 million for the Clean Water SRF, a cut RAD and includes a $50 million appropriation. Choice of $414.5 million from FY16 levels. EPA requests $1.02 billion Neighborhoods would receive $200 million, an increase of $75 for the Drinking Water SRF, an increase of $157.3 million million from FY16. For more, click on HUD FY17 or from FY16. For more, click on EPA FY17. Homelessness Fact Sheet. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of Justice (DOJ) DHS requests a total of $40.6 billion for FY17, including $2 The Justice Department requests a total of $29 billion in billion for state and local governments. The Budget includes discretionary FY17 funding. The budget proposes $4.7 billion in $347.5 million for the Criminal Alien Program to support the discretionary and mandatory funding for state and local programs. apprehension and removal of both at large and incarcerated The COPS Hiring Program would receive $229 million, an convicted criminals, including efforts under the Priority increase of $42 million. The Office of Justice Programs would Enforcement Program (PEP). For more, click on DHS FY17. receive $4.2 billion, an increase of $326.2 million. For more, click on DOJ FY17. Department of the Interior (DOI)

Department of Education (ED) As part of the FY17 budget request for the Interior Department, the president requested that Congress fully fund the The budget provides $69.4 billion in discretionary funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund at the $900 million level, ED, a $1.3 billion increase from FY16 levels. It invests $15.4 an increase from $450 million in funding in FY16. The National billion in Title I Grants for LEAs, adhering to levels in the Every Park Service would receive $3.1 billion, an increase of $250.2 Student Succeeds Act. The President proposes a new Computer million from FY16. For more, click on DOI FY17. Science for All initiative with $4 billion in mandatory funding and $100 million in discretionary. The FY17 budget also proposes Department of Agriculture (USDA) simplifying the FAFSA form for student loan borrowers. For more, click on ED FY17. USDA requests $24.6 billion in discretionary resources for FY17. This includes $127 million in mandatory funding for Department of Labor (DOL) FY17 to launch a permanent national program to provide summer food money, electronically, to low-income families, The Labor Department would receive $12.8 billion overall in which would grow to a total of $12.2 billion over ten years. The discretionary funding. The budget calls on Congress to maintain WIC program would receive $6.35 billion and SNAP would level-funding of $90 million for ApprenticeshipUSA Grants, the receive about $82 billion. For more, click on USDA FY17. first-ever funding that was first approved for FY16 to support wide-scale apprenticeship expansion. DOL requests $2.758 billion Department of Energy (DOE) in FY17 for Unemployment Insurance, a slight decrease from $2.76 billion in FY16. For more, click on DOL FY17. The Department of Energy requests a total of $32.5 billion for FY17. ARPA-E would receive $500 million and $1.3 billion Department of Commerce (DOC) would be spent on advanced clean transportation over 10 years. For more, click on DOE FY17. DOC requests a total of $9.7 billion in discretionary funding in FY17, an increase of $487 million from FY16. SelectUSA would U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Civil Works receive $20 million, an increase of $10 million from FY16. The Economic Development Administration requests $258 million, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requests $4.6 billion in an increase from the FY16 level of $222 million. For more, click FY17. For more, click on USACE FY17. on DOC FY17 or EDA FY17 Fact Sheet. Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) CNCS requests $1.1 billion for FY17, including $511.9 This year’s budget request includes new and renewed emphases million for AmeriCorps. For more, click on CNCS FY17. on the Zika virus and efforts to combat opioid abuse. The V A Supreme Court Stalls the Clean Power Plan Grants This Week

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court, by a vote of 5-4. granted a stay This week, we sent many of you a grant request from more than two dozen states, led by West Virginia and notice on the EPA FY16 Texas, which prevents EPA from implementing the Clean Power Environmental Education Local Grants Plan, pending a final ruling from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Program. Please contact Jen Covino D.C. Circuit. The Clean Power Plan would require states to develop with any questions about grants. plans to begin reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by 2022, with a goal of reducing carbon output by 32 percent FEMA Proposes a Disaster Deductible below 2005 levels. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit plans to hear oral arguments on June 2 and a final ruling from them We thought you would be interested in FEMA’s proposal for could come months later. In a statement, White House Press a “Disaster Deductible” that would require the recipients of Secretary Josh Earnest said, “We remain confident that we will federal disaster assistance funds to meet a certain level of prevail on the merits. Even while the litigation proceeds, EPA has spending before receiving federal funds following a disaster – indicated it will work with states that choose to continue plan similar in concept to a personal health insurance deductible. development and will prepare the tools those states will need.” For FEMA has issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking more, click on White House Clean Power Plant Ruling Statement on the topic, and public comments are due by March 21. FEMA or Supreme Court Order for a Stay. believes that a deductible could result in more effective use of taxpayer resources, incentivizing proactive fiscal planning for Great Interest in DOT’s Smart City Challenge disasters and encouraging funds to be set-aside for disaster response and recovery. For more, click on Fact Sheet or FEMA On Monday, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Seeks Public Comments. that 77 cities have submitted applications for DOT’s Smart City Challenge. The winning city will be awarded up to $50 million Reducing Gun Violence along with Mobileye’s Shield+ driver-assistance safety technology for the city’s public bus system. DOT is looking at how to integrate On Thursday, we participated in a call with officials from the multiple innovations such as automated vehicles, the sharing White House and Center for American Progress to learn more economy and other technologies into a network that connects about federal and locally-driven efforts around the country to people to their intelligent transportation system. Five finalists will reduce gun violence, following the President’s early January be announced at SXSW in Austin on March 12, and the finalists executive orders on the topic. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh will each receive $100,000 to hone their proposals and develop spoke about his city’s efforts to partner with gun owners and applications for the final selection process scheduled for June distributors, emphasizing their responsibility to safely store and 2016. For more, click on Smart City Challenge Applicants. operate firearms. For more, click on President’s Executive Actions, CAP Report: Framework for Action, or ATF eTrace. Congressional Response to Flint Drinking Water Crisis National Public Transportation Safety Plan On Wednesday, by a vote of 416-2, the House passed the Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act, FTA issued a proposed rule for the Public Transportation requiring EPA to notify the public when it discovers unsafe lead Agency Safety Plan (Agency Safety Plan) and a notice of levels in a community’s drinking water. It requires EPA to create a availability for the proposed National Public Transportation strategic plan for handling and improving information flow Safety Plan (National Safety Plan). Public comments on both the between water utilities, the states, EPA, and affected consumers. A proposed rule and the proposed National Safety Plan must be separate bill, H.R. 4479, would appropriate $750 million for submitted to FTA by April 5. For more, click on National Public infrastructure improvements, community wellness programs, and Transportation Safety Plan. economic development assistance programs in Flint. For more, click on Rep. Dan Kildee Statement. HUD Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships

House Committee Approves Air Traffic Control Bill HUD and the Council on Foundations (COF) are seeking nominations from charitable foundations working with the On Thursday, by a mostly party-line public sector to improve the neighborhoods and the quality of vote of 32-26, the House Transportation life for low- and moderate-income residents. The winners of this and Infrastructure Committee approved prestigious HUD Secretary's Award will be presented at COF's a six-year, $69 billion FAA 2016 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. in April. For reauthorization which would spin-off more, click on HUD Award. the nation’s air traffic control system President’s Day from the FAA. Under the AIRR Act, the federally chartered air traffic control We wish you and your loved ones a Happy corporation would be governed by a President’s Day weekend! board representing the aviation system’s users and the public. For more, click on Committee Approves AIRR Act. Please contact Len Simon, Brandon Key, Jen Covino, or Stephanie McIntosh with any questions. Fresno Council of Governments Monthly State Legislative Report V A 3/10/2016

AB 6 (Wilk R) Bonds: transportation: school facilities. Current Text: Introduced: 12/1/2014 pdf html Introduced: 12/1/2014 Status: 1/31/2016-Died pursuant to Article IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. Location: 1/31/2016-A. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would provide that no further bonds shall be sold for high-speed rail purposes pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, expect as specifically provided with respect to an existing appropriation for high-speed rail purposes for early improvement projects in the Phase 1 blended system. The bill, subject to the above exception, would require redirection of the unspent proceeds received from outstanding bonds issued and sold for other high- speed rail purposes prior to the effective date of these provisions, upon appropriation, for use in retiring the debt incurred from the issuance and sale of those outstanding bonds. These provisions would become effective only upon approval by the voters at the next statewide election. Position

AB 23 (Patterson R) California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: market-based compliance mechanisms: exemption. Current Text: Introduced: 12/1/2014 pdf html Introduced: 12/1/2014 Status: 1/31/2016-Died pursuant to Article IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. Location: 1/31/2016-A. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 authorizes the State Air Resources Board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Current state board regulations require specified entities to comply with a market-based compliance mechanism beginning January 1, 2013, and require additional specified entities to comply with that market-based compliance mechanism beginning January 1, 2015. This bill would instead exempt those categories of persons or entities that did not have a compliance obligation, as defined, under a market-based compliance mechanism beginning January 1, 2013, from being subject to that market-based compliance mechanism through December 31, 2020. Position

AB 156 (Perea D) California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: disadvantaged communities. Current Text: Amended: 8/18/2015 pdf html Introduced: 1/20/2015 Last Amend: 8/18/2015 Status: 8/28/2015-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). (Last location was APPR. on 8/27/2015) Location: 8/28/2015-S. 2 YEAR Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy 2 year Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law requires the California Environmental Protection Agency to identify disadvantaged communities and requires the Department of Finance, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board and any other relevant state agency, to develop, as specified, a 3-year investment plan for the moneys deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Current law requires the 3-year investment plan to allocate a minimum of 25% of the available moneys in the fund to projects that provide benefits to disadvantaged communities. This bill would require the state board to prepare and post on its Internet Web site a specified report on the projects funded to benefit disadvantaged communities. Position Support Notes 1: Fresno Chamber of Commerce supported in February

AB 212 (Achadjian R) State highways. Current Text: Introduced: 2/2/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/2/2015 Page 1/13 Status: 1/22/2016-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(2). (Last location was 2 YEAR on 5/15/2015) V A Location: 1/22/2016-A. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law establishes the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission and provides that the department has full possession and control of all state highways and all property and rights in property acquired for state highway purposes and authorizes and directs the department to lay out and construct all state highways between the termini designated by law and on the locations as determined by the commission. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Position

AB 448 (Brown D) Local government finance: property tax revenue allocations: vehicle license fee adjustments. Current Text: Introduced: 2/23/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/23/2015 Status: 8/27/2015-In committee: Held under submission. Location: 8/27/2015-S. APPR. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current property tax law requires the county auditor, in each fiscal year, to allocate property tax revenue to local jurisdictions in accordance with specified formulas and procedures, and generally provides that each jurisdiction shall be allocated an amount equal to the total of the amount of revenue allocated to that jurisdiction in the prior fiscal year, subject to certain modifications, and that jurisdiction's portion of the annual tax increment, as defined. This bill would modify these reduction and transfer provisions, for the 2015-16 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, by providing for a vehicle license fee adjustment amount calculated on the basis of changes in assessed valuation. Position

AB 779 (Garcia, Cristina D) Transportation: congestion management program. Current Text: Amended: 8/19/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/25/2015 Last Amend: 8/19/2015 Status: 8/25/2015-In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. Location: 8/24/2015-S. APPR. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would revise the definition of "infill opportunity zone" to not require that it be within a specified distance of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor. The bill would revise the requirements for a congestion management program by removing traffic level of service standards established for a system of highways and roadways as a required element and instead requiring measures of effectiveness for a system of highways and roadways. Position

AB 857 (Perea D) California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program.

Current Text: Amended: 8/18/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/26/2015 Last Amend: 8/18/2015 Status: 8/28/2015-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). (Last location was APPR. on 8/27/2015) Location: 8/28/2015-S. 2 YEAR Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy 2 year Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would, between January 2, 2018, and January 1, 2023, inclusive, annually require no less than 50% or $100,000,000, whichever is greater, of the moneys allocated for technology development, demonstration, precommercial pilots, and early commercial deployments of zero- and near-zero- emission medium- and heavy-duty truck technology be allocated and spent to support the commercial deployment of existing zero- and near-zero-emission heavy-duty truck technology that meets or exceeds a specified emission standard. This bill contains other existing laws.

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AB 904 (Perea D) Air Quality Improvement Program: Clean Reused Vehicle Rebate Project. Current Text: Amended: 7/13/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/26/2015 Last Amend: 7/13/2015 Status: 8/28/2015-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). (Last location was APPR. on 8/27/2015) Location: 8/28/2015-S. 2 YEAR Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy 2 year Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would require the State Air Resources Board to establish the Clean Reused Vehicle Rebate Project, as a part of the Air Quality Improvement Program, to provide rebates or other incentives for the acquisition of an eligible used vehicle, as defined; the replacement or refurbishment of a battery and related components for an eligible used vehicle or an extended warranty for the battery or related components; or an extended service warranty to cover unexpected vehicle repairs not covered by the manufacturer's warranty related to unique problems in eligible used vehicles, as specified. Position

AB 922 (Gallagher R) Sales and use taxes: exemption manufacturing. Current Text: Amended: 3/26/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/26/2015 Last Amend: 3/26/2015 Status: 1/31/2016-Died pursuant to Article IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. Location: 1/31/2016-A. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law exempts from sales and use taxes, on and after July 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2022, the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption of, qualified tangible personal property purchased by a qualified person for use primarily in manufacturing, processing, refining, fabricating, or recycling of property, as specified; qualified tangible personal property purchased for use by a contractor for specified purposes, as provided; and qualified tangible personal property purchased for use by a qualified person to be used primarily in research and development, as provided. This bill would delete that repeal date, thereby extending the application of the exemption indefinitely. The bill, on or after January 1, 2023, would limit the exemption to a qualified person that is located in a county, city and county, or metropolitan statistical area that had an unemployment rate of 10% or more in the previous calendar quarter. Position

AB 1009 (Garcia, Cristina D) Local government: redevelopment: revenues from property tax override rates. Current Text: Introduced: 2/26/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/26/2015 Status: 1/31/2016-Died pursuant to Article IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. Location: 1/31/2016-A. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would authorize a city or county that levies a property tax rate, approved by the voters of a city or county to make payments in support of pension programs and levied in addition to the general property tax rate, to make a request to an oversight board to prohibit revenues derived from that property tax rate from being deposited into a Redevelopment Property Tax Fund. This bill would authorize an oversight board to deny this request based on substantial evidence that a former redevelopment agency made a pledge of revenues that specifically included revenues derived from the imposition of that property tax rate. Position

AB 1030 (Ridley-Thomas D) California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Current Text: Amended: 7/7/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/26/2015 Last Amend: 7/7/2015 Page 3/13 Status: 8/28/2015-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). (Last location was APPR. on 8/27/2015) V A Location: 8/28/2015-S. 2 YEAR Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy 2 year Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law requires moneys in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to be used to facilitate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and, where applicable and to the extent feasible, to foster job creation by promoting in-state greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects carried out by California workers and businesses. This bill would require priority be given to projects involving hiring that support the targeted training and hiring of workers from disadvantaged communities for career- track jobs. Position

AB 1043 (Salas D) Highways: State Highway Route 43. Current Text: Vetoed: 10/9/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/26/2015 Status: 10/9/2015-Vetoed by the Governor Location: 10/9/2015-A. VETOED Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law requires certain transportation funds made available for transportation capital improvement projects to be programmed and expended in specified amounts for interregional improvements and regional improvements. Current law specifies the state highway routes that are included in the interregional road system and the state highway routes that are eligible interregional and intercounty routes. This bill would include State Highway Route 43 as an eligible interregional and intercounty route. Position Support

AB 1098 (Bloom D) Transportation: congestion management. Current Text: Amended: 3/26/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/27/2015 Last Amend: 3/26/2015 Status: 1/15/2016-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(1). (Last location was 2 YEAR on 5/1/2015) Location: 1/15/2016-A. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law requires a congestion management program to be developed, adopted, and updated biennially by a designated agency for every county that includes an urbanized area. This bill would delete the traffic level of service standards as an element of a congestion management program and would delete related requirements, including the requirement that a city or county prepare a deficiency plan when highway or roadway level of service standards are not maintained. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Position

AB 1176 (Perea D) Vehicular air pollution. Current Text: Amended: 8/18/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/27/2015 Last Amend: 8/18/2015 Status: 8/27/2015-In committee: Held under submission. Location: 8/27/2015-S. APPR. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would establish the Advanced Low-Carbon Diesel Fuels Access Program, to be administered by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, for the purpose of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of diesel motor vehicles by providing capital assistance for projects that expand advanced low-carbon diesel fueling infrastructure in communities that are disproportionately impacted by environmental hazards and additionally where the greatest air quality impacts can be identified. This bill contains other related provisions. Position

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AB 1233 (Levine D) Public works: public subsidies. V A Current Text: Amended: 1/4/2016 pdf html Introduced: 2/27/2015 Last Amend: 1/4/2016 Status: 2/4/2016-Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. Location: 2/4/2016-S. L. & I.R. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would provide that a public subsidy is de minimis if it is both less than $250,000 and less than 2% of the total project cost. The bill would specify that those provisions do not apply to a project that was advertised for bid, or a contract that was awarded, before July 1, 2017. Position

AB 1482 (Gordon D) Climate adaptation. Current Text: Chaptered: 10/8/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/27/2015 Last Amend: 9/1/2015 Status: 10/8/2015-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 603, Statutes of 2015. Location: 10/8/2015-A. CHAPTERED Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would require the Natural Resources Agency, by July 1, 2017, and every 3 years thereafter, to update the state's climate adaptation strategy, as provided. The bill would require the agency, by January 1, 2017, and every 3 years thereafter, to release a draft climate adaptation strategy, as provided. The bill would require state agencies to maximize specified objectives, including, among others, promoting the use of the climate adaptation strategy to inform planning decisions and ensure that state investments consider climate change impacts, as well as promote the use of natural systems and natural infrastructure, as defined, when developing physical infrastructure to address adaptation. Position

AB 1591 (Frazier D) Transportation funding. Current Text: Introduced: 1/6/2016 pdf html Introduced: 1/6/2016 Status: 2/1/2016-Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and REV. & TAX. Location: 2/1/2016-A. TRANS. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would create the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program to address deferred maintenance on the state highway system and the local street and road system. The bill would require the California Transportation Commission to adopt performance criteria to ensure efficient use of the funds available for the program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Position

AB 1649 (Salas D) Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014: water storage projects. Current Text: Introduced: 1/12/2016 pdf html Introduced: 1/12/2016 Status: 1/13/2016-From printer. May be heard in committee February 12. Location: 1/12/2016-A. PRINT Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to ensure surface water storage is funded and built consistent with the goals of Proposition 1 and that the commission fulfills the original intent of the water storage project provisions of Proposition 1. The bill would make findings and declarations of the Legislature, including, but not limited to, that, of the water storage projects available, the Temperance Flat Dam and Sites Reservoir will meet statewide goals and provide those specified public benefits to the greatest extent. Position Page 5/13

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AB 1886 (McCarty D) California Environmental Quality Act: transit priority projects. Current Text: Introduced: 2/11/2016 pdf html Introduced: 2/11/2016 Status: 2/25/2016-Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. Location: 2/25/2016-A. NAT. RES. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: CEQA exempts from its requirements transit priority projects meeting certain requirements, including the requirement that the project be within 1/2 mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan. CEQA specifies that a project is considered to be within 1/2 mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor if, among other things, all parcels within the project have no more than 25% of their area farther than 1/2 mile from the stop or corridor. This bill would increase that percentage to 50%. Position

ABX1 1 (Alejo D) Transportation funding. Current Text: Introduced: 6/23/2015 pdf html Introduced: 6/23/2015 Status: 6/24/2015-From printer. Location: 6/23/2015-A. PRINT Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law provides for loans of revenues from various transportation funds and accounts to the General Fund, with various repayment dates specified. This bill, with respect to any loans made to the General Fund from specified transportation funds and accounts with a repayment date of January 1, 2019, or later, would require the loans to be repaid by December 31, 2018. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws. Position

ABX1 3 (Frazier D) Transportation funding. Current Text: Amended: 9/3/2015 pdf html Introduced: 7/9/2015 Last Amend: 9/3/2015 Status: 9/24/2015-Senators Beall (Co-Chair), Allen, Leyva, Cannella, and Gaines appointed to Conference Committee. Location: 9/24/2015-A. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law requires the Department of Transportation to improve and maintain the state's highways, and establishes various programs to fund the development, construction, and repair of local roads, bridges, and other critical transportation infrastructure in the state. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish permanent, sustainable sources of transportation funding to maintain and repair highways, local roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure. Position

ABX1 4 (Frazier D) Transportation funding. Current Text: Introduced: 7/9/2015 pdf html Introduced: 7/9/2015 Status: 9/3/2015-Referred to Com. on RLS. Location: 9/3/2015-S. RLS. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law establishes various programs to fund the development, construction, and repair of local roads, bridges, and other critical transportation infrastructure in the state. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish permanent, sustainable sources of transportation funding to improve the state's key trade corridors and support efforts by local governments to repair and improve local transportation infrastructure.

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ABX1 13 (Grove R) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: streets and highways. Current Text: Introduced: 8/31/2015 pdf html Introduced: 8/31/2015 Status: 9/1/2015-From printer. Location: 8/31/2015-A. PRINT Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would reduce the continuous appropriation to the Strategic Growth Council for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program by half. This bill contains other related provisions. Position

ABX1 15 (Patterson R) State Highway Operation and Protection Program: local streets and roads: appropriation. Current Text: Introduced: 8/31/2015 pdf html Introduced: 8/31/2015 Status: 9/1/2015-From printer. Location: 8/31/2015-A. PRINT Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would reduce the $663,287,000 appropriation for Capital Outlay Support by $500 million, and would appropriate $500 million from the State Highway Account for the 2015-16 fiscal year, with 50% to be made available to the Department of Transportation for maintenance of the state highway system or for purposes of the State Highway Operation and Protection Program, and 50% to be made available to the Controller for apportionment to cities and counties by formula for street and road purposes. This bill contains other existing laws. Position

ABX1 16 (Patterson R) State highways: transfer to local agencies: pilot program. Current Text: Introduced: 8/31/2015 pdf html Introduced: 8/31/2015 Status: 9/1/2015-From printer. Location: 8/31/2015-A. PRINT Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would require the Department of Transportation to participate in a pilot program over a 5- year period under which 2 counties, one in northern California and one in southern California, are selected to operate, maintain, and make improvements to all state highways, including freeways, in the affected county. The bill would require the department, with respect to those counties, for the duration of the pilot program, to convey all of its authority and responsibility over state highways in the county to a county, or a regional transportation agency that has jurisdiction in the county. Position

ACA 4 (Frazier D) Local government transportation projects: special taxes: voter approval. Current Text: Amended: 8/17/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/27/2015 Last Amend: 8/17/2015 Status: 8/27/2015-In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. Location: 8/19/2015-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would provide that the imposition, extension, or increase of a sales and use tax imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law or a transactions and use tax imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law by a county, city, city and county, or special district for the purpose of providing funding for local transportation projects, as defined, requires the approval of 55% of its voters voting on the proposition. The measure would also make conforming and technical, nonsubstantive changes. Page 7/13 Position V A

SB 1 (Gaines R) California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: market-based compliance mechanisms: exemption. Current Text: Introduced: 12/1/2014 pdf html Introduced: 12/1/2014 Status: 2/1/2016-Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. Location: 2/1/2016-S. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 authorizes the State Air Resources Board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Current state board regulations require specified entities to comply with a market-based compliance mechanism beginning January 1, 2013, and require additional specified entities to comply with that market-based compliance mechanism beginning January 1, 2015. This bill instead would exempt categories of persons or entities that did not have a compliance obligation, as defined, under a market-based compliance mechanism beginning January 1, 2013, from being subject to that market-based compliance mechanism. Position

SB 5 (Vidak R) California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: market-based compliance mechanisms: exemption. Current Text: Introduced: 12/1/2014 pdf html Introduced: 12/1/2014 Status: 2/1/2016-Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. Location: 2/1/2016-S. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, current State Air Resources Board regulations require specified entities to comply with a market-based compliance mechanism beginning January 1, 2013, and require additional specified entities to comply with that market-based compliance mechanism beginning January 1, 2015. This bill instead would exempt categories of persons or entities that did not have a compliance obligation, as defined, under a market-based compliance mechanism beginning January 1, 2013, from being subject to that market-based compliance mechanism through December 31, 2020. Position

SB 16 (Beall D) Transportation funding. Current Text: Amended: 6/1/2015 pdf html Introduced: 12/1/2014 Last Amend: 6/1/2015 Status: 2/1/2016-Died on file pursuant to Joint Rule 56. Location: 2/1/2016-S. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would create the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program to address deferred maintenance on the state highway system and the local street and road system. The bill would provide for the program to be authorized every 5 years by the Legislature, and would provide that authorization for the 2015-16 through 2019-20 fiscal years. The bill would require the California Transportation Commission to identify the estimated funds to be available for the program and adopt performance criteria to ensure efficient use of the funds. Position

SB 25 (Roth D) Local government finance: property tax revenue allocation: vehicle license fee adjustments. Current Text: Vetoed: 9/22/2015 pdf html Introduced: 12/1/2014 Last Amend: 8/28/2015 Status: 9/22/2015-Vetoed by the Governor Location: 9/22/2015-S. VETOED

Page 8/13 Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed ChapteredV A 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would modify specified reduction and transfer provisions for a city incorporating after January 1, 2004, and on or before January 1, 2012, for the 2014-15 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, by providing for a vehicle license fee adjustment amount calculated on the basis of changes in assessed valuation. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Position

SB 32 (Pavley D) California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Current Text: Amended: 9/10/2015 pdf html Introduced: 12/1/2014 Last Amend: 9/10/2015 Status: 9/11/2015-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(14). (Last location was NAT. RES. on 9/10/2015) Location: 9/11/2015-A. 2 YEAR Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk 2 year Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would require the State Air Resources Board to approve a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit that is equivalent to 40% below the 1990 level to be achieved by 2030. The bill also would state the intent of the Legislature for the Legislature and appropriate agencies to adopt complementary policies that ensure the long-term emissions reductions advance specified criteria. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Position

SB 39 (Pavley D) Vehicles: high-occupancy vehicle lanes. Current Text: Amended: 4/8/2015 pdf html Introduced: 12/1/2014 Last Amend: 4/8/2015 Status: 5/22/2015-Referred to Com. on TRANS. Location: 5/22/2015-A. TRANS. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current federal law, until September 30, 2017, authorizes a state to allow specified labeled vehicles to use lanes designated for high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs). Currentt law authorizes the DMV to issue no more than 70,000 of those identifiers. This bill would increase the number of those identifiers that the DMV is authorized to issue to an unspecified amount. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws. Position

SB 189 (Hueso D) Clean Energy and Low-Carbon Economic and Jobs Growth Blue Ribbon Committee. Current Text: Amended: 8/17/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/9/2015 Last Amend: 8/17/2015 Status: 8/28/2015-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/26/2015) Location: 8/28/2015-A. 2 YEAR Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy 2 year Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would create the Clean Energy and Low-Carbon Economic and Jobs Growth Blue Ribbon Committee in the California Environmental Protection Agency, comprising 7 members appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Senate Committee on Rules, as provided. The bill would prescribe the terms and qualifications of committee members and would require the committee to hold its first meeting on or before December 1, 2016. Position

SB 321 (Beall D) Motor vehicle fuel taxes: rates: adjustments. Current Text: Amended: 8/18/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/23/2015 Last Amend: 8/18/2015 Page 9/13 Status: 9/11/2015-Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Beall. V A Location: 9/11/2015-S. INACTIVE FILE Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would, for the 2016- 17 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, require the State Board of Equalization on March 1 of the fiscal year immediately preceding the applicable fiscal year, as specified, to adjust the rate in a manner as to generate an amount of revenue equal to the amount of revenue loss attributable to the exemption, based on estimates made by the board that reflect the combined average of the actual fuel price over the previous 4 fiscal years and the estimated fuel price for the current fiscal year, and continuing to take into account adjustments required by existing law to maintain revenue neutrality for each year. This bill contains other existing laws. Position

SB 357 (Hall D) Private railroad car tax. Current Text: Introduced: 2/24/2015 pdf html Introduced: 2/24/2015 Status: 2/1/2016-Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. Location: 2/1/2016-S. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Under the Private Railroad Car Tax Law, the State Board of Equalization assesses and taxes private railroad cars operated upon railroads in this state. In making an assessment, the board is required to determine the average number of each class of private railroad cars physically present in the state in the calendar year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the tax is imposed upon the basis of car days. This bill would instead require the board, in making the assessment, to determine the physical presence of private railroad cars in the state in the calendar year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the tax is imposed upon the basis of mileage. Position

SB 1320 (Runner R) California Transportation Commission. Current Text: Introduced: 2/19/2016 pdf html Introduced: 2/19/2016 Status: 3/3/2016-Referred to Com. on T. & H. Location: 3/3/2016-S. T. & H. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would exclude the California Transportation Commission from the Transportation Agency, establish it as an entity in state government, and require it to act in an independent oversight role. The bill would also make conforming changes. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Position

SBX1 1 (Beall D) Transportation funding. Current Text: Amended: 9/1/2015 pdf html Introduced: 6/22/2015 Last Amend: 9/1/2015 Status: 9/1/2015-From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re- referred to Com. on APPR. Location: 9/1/2015-S. APPR. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would create the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program to address deferred maintenance on the state highway system and the local street and road system and for other specified purposes. The bill would provide for the deposit of various funds for the program in the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account, which the bill would create in the State Transportation Fund. Position

SBX1 2 (Huff R) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Current Text: Introduced: 6/30/2015 pdf html Page 10/13 Introduced: 6/30/2015 V A Status: 9/1/2015-September 1 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 3. Noes 9. Page 56.) Reconsideration granted. Location: 6/30/2015-S. T. & I.D. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would provide that those annual proceeds shall be appropriated by the Legislature for transportation infrastructure, including public streets and highways, but excluding high-speed rail. This bill contains other existing laws. Position

SBX1 3 (Vidak R) Transportation bonds: highway, street, and road projects. Current Text: Amended: 8/17/2015 pdf html Introduced: 7/1/2015 Last Amend: 8/17/2015 Status: 9/14/2015-Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). Location: 9/14/2015-S. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would provide that no further bonds shall be sold for high-speed rail purposes pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, except as specifically provided with respect to an existing appropriation for high-speed rail purposes for early improvement projects in the Phase 1 blended system. The bill, subject to the above exception, would require redirection of the unspent proceeds from outstanding bonds issued and sold for other high-speed rail purposes prior to the effective date of these provisions, upon appropriation, for use in retiring the debt incurred from the issuance and sale of those outstanding bonds. Position

SBX1 4 (Beall D) Transportation funding. Current Text: Amended: 9/4/2015 pdf html Introduced: 7/7/2015 Last Amend: 9/4/2015 Status: 9/24/2015-Senators Beall (Co-Chair), Allen, Leyva, Cannella and Gaines appointed to Conference Committee. Location: 9/24/2015-S. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law requires the Department of Transportation to improve and maintain the state's highways, and establishes various programs to fund the development, construction, and repair of local roads, bridges, and other critical transportation infrastructure in the state. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes to establish permanent, sustainable sources of transportation funding to maintain and repair the state's highways, local roads, bridges, and other critical transportation infrastructure. Position

SBX1 5 (Beall D) Transportation funding. Current Text: Introduced: 7/7/2015 pdf html Introduced: 7/7/2015 Status: 9/1/2015-In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. Location: 9/1/2015-A. DESK Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law establishes various programs to fund the development, construction, and repair of local roads, bridges, and other critical transportation infrastructure in the state. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish permanent, sustainable sources of transportation funding to improve the state's key trade corridors and support efforts by local governments to repair and improve local transportation infrastructure. Position

Page 11/13 SBX1 6 (Runner R) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: transportation expenditures. V A Current Text: Introduced: 7/13/2015 pdf html Introduced: 7/13/2015 Status: 9/14/2015-Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). Location: 9/14/2015-S. DEAD Dead Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would delete the continuous appropriations from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for the high-speed rail project, and would prohibit any of the proceeds from the fund from being used for that project. The bill would continuously appropriate the remaining 65% of annual proceeds of the fund to the California Transportation Commission for allocation to high-priority transportation projects, as determined by the commission, with 40% of those moneys to be allocated to state highway projects, 40% to local street and road projects divided equally between cities and counties, and 20% to public transit projects. Position

SBX1 10 (Bates R) Regional transportation capital improvement funds. Current Text: Introduced: 7/16/2015 pdf html Introduced: 7/16/2015 Status: 9/9/2015-September 8 hearing: Testimony taken. Hearing postponed by committee. Location: 7/16/2015-S. T. & I.D. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law requires funds available for regional projects to be programmed by the California Transportation Commission pursuant to the county shares formula, under which a certain amount of funding is available for programming in each county, based on population and miles of state highway. Current law specifies the various types of projects that may be funded with the regional share of funds to include state highways, local roads, transit, and others. This bill would revise the process for programming and allocating the 75% share of state and federal funds available for regional transportation improvement projects. Position

SBX1 11 (Berryhill R) Environmental quality: transportation infrastructure. Current Text: Amended: 9/4/2015 pdf html Introduced: 7/16/2015 Last Amend: 9/4/2015 Status: 9/4/2015-From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re- referred to Com. on T. & I.D. Location: 9/4/2015-S. T. & I.D. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would exempt from these CEQA provisions a project that consists of the inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement, or removal of existing transportation infrastructure if certain conditions are met, and would require the person undertaking these projects to take certain actions Position

SBX1 12 (Runner R) California Transportation Commission. Current Text: Amended: 8/20/2015 pdf html Introduced: 7/16/2015 Last Amend: 8/20/2015 Status: 8/20/2015-Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Location: 8/20/2015-S. APPR. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would exclude the California Transportation Commission from the Transportation Agency, Page 12/13 establish it as an entity in state government, and require it to act in an independent oversight role. The bill would also make conforming changes. This bill contains other related provisions and otherV A existing laws. Position

SBX1 13 (Vidak R) Office of the Transportation Inspector General. Current Text: Amended: 9/3/2015 pdf html Introduced: 7/16/2015 Last Amend: 9/3/2015 Status: 9/3/2015-From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re- referred to Com. on APPR. Location: 9/3/2015-S. APPR. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would create the Office of the Transportation Inspector General in state government, as an independent office that would not be a subdivision of any other government entity, to build capacity for self-correction into the government itself and to ensure that all state agencies expending state transportation funds are operating efficiently, effectively, and in compliance with federal and state laws. Position

SCA 7 (Huff R) Motor vehicle fees and taxes: restriction on expenditures. Current Text: Amended: 5/28/2015 pdf html Introduced: 4/9/2015 Last Amend: 5/28/2015 Status: 1/12/2016-Set for hearing January 19 in E. & C.A. pending receipt. Location: 5/28/2015-S. E. & C.A. Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would prohibit the Legislature from borrowing revenues from fees and taxes imposed by the state on vehicles or their use or operation, and from using those revenues other than as specifically permitted by Article XIX. The measure would also provide that none of those revenues may be pledged or used for the payment of principal and interest on bonds or other indebtedness. Position

SCR 45 (Berryhill R) Joe Levy Memorial Highway. Current Text: Chaptered: 2/1/2016 pdf html Introduced: 4/21/2015 Last Amend: 7/6/2015 Status: 2/1/2016-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 1 Location: 2/1/2016-S. CHAPTERED Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: This measure would redesignate a portion of State Highway Route 41 in the County of Fresno as the Joe Levy Memorial Highway, instead of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Freeway, and would adjust the portion of State Highway Route 41 designated as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Freeway. The measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine the costs of erecting the appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs. Position

Total Measures: 48 Total Tracking Forms: 48

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