BILL NUMBER: ABX1 7 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE DECEMBER 18, 2008
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Evans
DECEMBER 8, 2008
An act relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
An act to amend and supplement the Budget Act of 2008 (Chapters 268
and 269 of the Statutes of 2008) by adding Sections 20.00, 20.50,
20.60, 20.65, 20.70, 20.75, and 20.80 to that act, relating to the
support of state government , making an appropriation
therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect
immediately.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 7, as amended, Evans. Budget Act of 2008.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
The Budget Act of 2008 (Chapters 268 and 269 of the Statutes of
2008) made appropriations for the support of state government during
the 2008-09 fiscal year.
This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2008 to make specified
appropriations regarding public transit, state highway improvements,
land use, parks, pollution, water management, flood protection,
community conservation, and community colleges.
The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a
fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for
that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal
emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on
December 1, 2008.
This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency
declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 1, 2008,
pursuant to the California Constitution.
The bill would become operative only if AB 2 of the 2009-10 1st
Extraordinary Session is enacted.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.
Vote: majority 2/3 . Appropriation:
no yes . Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
SECTION 1. The appropriations made by this act are
in addition to the appropriations made in Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2008 (Chapters 268 and 269 of the Statutes of 2008) and are
subject to the provisions of that act, as appropriate.
SEC. 2. Section 20.00 is added to the
Budget Act of 2008 , to read:
SEC. 20.00. (a) Pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section
8879.23 of the Government Code, eight hundred million dollars
($800,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the Public Transportation
Modernization, Improvement and Service Enhancement Account to the
Department of Transportation for allocation to public transit
agencies for eligible capital improvements to public transit systems
and services.
(b) Pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 8879.23 of the
Government Code, seven hundred million dollars ($700,000,000) is
hereby appropriated from the Local Streets and Road Improvement,
Congestion Relief, and Traffic Safety Account of 2006 to the
Controller for allocation to cities and counties in California for
improvements to local transportation facilities. Of the amount
appropriated pursuant to this subdivision, four hundred forty one
million seven hundred ninety-five thousand dollars ($441,795,000)
shall be allocated to the counties and two hundred fifty eight
million two hundred five thousand dollars ($258,205,000) shall be
allocated to the cities.
(c) Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section
8879.23 of the Government Code, five hundred million dollars
($500,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the Corridor Mobility
Improvement Account to the California Transportation Commission for
allocations necessary to advance state highway improvement projects
from later years into the 2009 calendar year.
(d) Pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 8879.23 of the
Government Code, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) is hereby
appropriated from the State-Local Partnership Program Account to the
California Transportation Commission for allocation to eligible
applicants for projects that can receive awards in the 2009 calendar
year.
(e) Pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8879.23 of the
Government Code, one hundred seventy million dollars ($170,000,000)
is hereby appropriated from the Route 99 Account to the California
Transportation Commission for allocation necessary to advance
projects to improve the State Route 99 corridor into the 2009
calendar year.
(f) Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section
8879.23 of the Government Code, one hundred ten million dollars
($110,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the Trade Corridors
Improvement Fund to the California Transportation Commission for
allocation necessary to award construction contracts to eligible
projects in the 2009 calendar year.
SEC. 3. Section 20.50 is added to the
Budget Act of 2008 , to read:
SEC. 20.50. (a) Pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (b) of Section 53545 of the Health and Safety Code, sixty
million dollars ($60,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the
Regional Planning, Housing, and Infill Incentive Account to the
California Pollution Control Financing Authority for purposes of
providing loans and grants under the California Recycle Underutilized
Sites (CALReUSE) program for brownfield cleanup that promotes infill
residential and mixed-use development.
(b) Pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 53545 of the Health and
Safety Code, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) is hereby
appropriated from the Housing Urban-Suburban-and-Rural Parks Account
to the Department of Housing and Community Development to fund the
creation, development, or rehabilitation of parks under the
Housing-Related Parks Program.
SEC. 4. Section 20.60 is added to the
Budget Act of 2008 , to read:
SEC. 20.60. Pursuant to Section 75026 of the Public
Resources Code, the sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000)
is hereby appropriated to the Department of Water Resources for the
purposes of expenditure pursuant to integrated regional water
management plans throughout the state for immediate priority water
supply reliability projects. Funds shall be distributed on a pro rata
basis as compared to the amounts allocated to each region pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 75027 of the Public Resources Code.
SEC. 5. Section 20.65 is added to the
Budget Act of 2008 , to read:
SEC. 20.65. Pursuant to Section 5096.827 of the Public
Resources Code, the sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000)
is hereby appropriated to the Department of Water Resources for
immediate disbursement to local agencies and flood protection
agencies to prevent and mitigate the effects of flash flooding,
mudslides, and other damage associated with winter rains and fire
damaged areas.
SEC. 6. Section 20.70 is added to the
Budget Act of 2008 , to read:
SEC. 20.70. Pursuant to Section 75063 of the Public
Resources Code, the sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000)
is hereby appropriated to the Department of Parks and Recreation for
the purposes of immediate investments in the deferred maintenance
and rehabilitation of aging state parks and recreation facilities
throughout the state. In contracting for the repair and
rehabilitation of these facilities, the department shall endeavor to
use California-based construction companies or workers.
SEC. 7. Section 20.75 is added to the
Budget Act of 2008 , to read:
SEC. 20.75. Pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section
75050 of the Public Resources Code, the sum of sixteen million
dollars ($16,000,000) is hereby appropriated to the California
Conservation Corps for disbursement to local community conservation
corps for support of local conservation corps programs and
facilities.
SEC. 8. Section 20.80 is added to the
Budget Act of 2008 , to read:
SEC. 20.80. The sum of twelve million five hundred
thousand dollars ($12,500,000) is hereby appropriated from the Public
Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Fund to the Office
of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for the
purposes of augmenting funding provided in the Budget Act of 2008 for
green technology training through the California Partnership
Academies.
SEC. 9. Sections 1 to 8, inclusive, of this act
shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 2 of the 2009-10 First
Extraordinary Session is enacted.
SEC. 2. SEC. 10. This act addresses
the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation on
December 1, 2008, pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 10 of
Article IV of the California Constitution.
SEC. 11. This act is an urgency statute necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety
within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go
into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order for the provisions of this act to be applicable as soon
as possible in the 2008-09 fiscal year, and thereby facilitate the
award of bond funds to vital infrastructure projects for which
construction contracts can be awarded as soon as possible, it is
necessary that this act take effect immediately.