BILL ANALYSIS Ó SJR 22 Page 1 SENATE THIRD READING SJR 22 (Hueso) As Introduced March 16, 2016 Majority vote SENATE VOTE: 37-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ |Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------+-----+----------------------+--------------------| |Jobs |9-0 |Eduardo Garcia, Kim, | | | | |Achadjian, Brough, | | | | |Brown, Chau, Chu, | | | | |Gipson, Irwin | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUMMARY: Memorializes the California Legislature's support for the final federal funding to complete the Calexico West Land Port of Entry expansion and reconfiguration project. Specifically, this bill: 1)Makes declarations as to the value of the enhanced port of entry, as follows: a) Traffic congestion and delays at the borders of the Counties of San Diego and Imperial cost the economies of SJR 22 Page 2 the United States (U.S.) and Mexico an estimated $8.63 billion in gross output and more than 73,900 jobs in 2007. b) Completion of the reconfiguration and expansion of Calexico West Land Port is anticipated to improve domestic supply chains, strengthen national security, reduce the Port's carbon footprint, and facilitate economic growth, not only for the County of Imperial and California, but for the entire nation; c) The completion of this project guarantees the economic activity of the border will not be lost. On an average day, 15,000 to 20,000 privately operated vehicles and nearly 20,000 pedestrians enter the U.S. through the Calexico Land Port of Entry; and d) Mexico is currently California's second largest goods trading partner with almost $72 billion in two-way trade of goods during 2015, with goods exports that totaled $26.8 billion and goods imports that totaled $45 billion. 2)Makes declarations as to the funding of the port of entry project, as follows: a) The Obama Administration included $248 million in funding for Phase 2 of the Calexico West Land Port of Entry reconfiguration and expansion project in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill is proposed by the President's Fiscal Year 2017 Budget; and b) Phase 2 will consist of the balance of the expansion of the Calexico West Land Port, including additional site work, an expanded pedestrian processing facility, administrative offices, and six additional northbound privately owned vehicle inspection lanes. 3)Resolves that the California Senate and Assembly urge the U.S. SJR 22 Page 3 Congress to appropriate $248 million in funding to complete Phase 2 of the Calexico West Land Port of Entry reconfiguration. 4)Resolves that the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the U.S. President and Vice President and to the leadership of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. FISCAL EFFECT: None POLICY ISSUE FRAME Mexico is California's largest trade partner with 99% of the movement of goods being carried by trucks through California's six land-based ports of entry. The Calexico ports of entry serve 15,000 to 20,000 northbound vehicles and 20,000 northbound pedestrians a day. These Imperial County-based ports of entry play an important role in connecting the Mexicali industrial base and other regions of Mexico to the mega-markets throughout the U.S. National, state, and regional evaluations have concluded that the current Calexico West Ports of Entry facilities are inadequate to meet growing traffic demand and are obsolete in terms of inspector safety and border security. President Barak Obama has included $248 million in the proposed 2017 federal budget to complete the final phase of the expanded and reconfigured Calexico West Land Port of Entry. This resolution expresses the Legislature's support for these moneys. The policy analysis includes information on the importance of trade to the California economy, the need for infrastructure investments to keep pace with global competitiveness, and details on the Calexico project. Analysis Prepared by: Toni Symonds / SJR 22 Page 4 J., E.D., & E. / (916) 319-2090 FN: 0003541