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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SJR 22
Author: Hueso (D), et al.
Amended: 8/4/16
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 9-0, 4/26/16
AYES: Beall, Allen, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva, McGuire, Mendoza,
Roth, Wieckowski
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cannella, Bates
SENATE FLOOR: 37-0, 4/28/16
AYES: Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Block,
Cannella, De León, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall,
Hancock, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Lara, Leno,
Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach,
Morrell, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Stone,
Wieckowski, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Hernandez, Runner, Vidak
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 8/4/16 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Calexico West Land Port of Entry project: funding
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution urges the federal government to fund
infrastructure improvements at the Calexico West Land Port of
Entry.
Assembly Amendments provide updated data relative to the
economic role Mexico plays within the California and U.S.
economy and add co-authors.
ANALYSIS: Existing federal law, the Budget and Accounting Act
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of 1921, requires the President of the United States to submit
the federal budget to Congress for each fiscal year. The fiscal
year is the 12-month period beginning on October 1 and ending on
September 30 of the next calendar year. Existing federal law
further requires that the President submit the budget between
the first Monday in January and the first Monday in February.
This resolution urges Congress to appropriate $248 million in
funding, as specified in the federal budget proposal, to
complete Phase 2 of the Calexico West Land Port of Entry
reconfiguration and expansion project.
Comments
1)Purpose. The author notes, "It is estimated that by 2050,
border crossings in San Diego County will exceed 4.4 million
truckloads per year and 39 million tons of goods, valued at
$309 billion. On an average day, more than 11,000 privately
operated vehicles (POV) and nearly 13,000 pedestrians enter
the United States through the Calexico Land Port of Entry.
California exports to Mexico amounted to $26.8 billion in
2015, a 5.5% increase from 2014. Moreover, 99% of trade
between California and Mexico is carried by trucks. SJR 22
would respectfully urge Congress to appropriate $248 million
in funding as proposed by the President's Fiscal Year 2017
Budget to complete Phase 2 of the Calexico West Land Port of
Entry Reconfiguration and Expansion project, due to the
benefits the improvements of this project will have on the
nation's economy."
2)Calexico Land Port. Calexico West, built in 1974, processes
an average of more than 16,000 private vehicles and 20,000
pedestrians per day. Calexico East, built in 1996 to help
ease traffic at Calexico West, handles commercial operations.
Facilities at Calexico are inadequate to meet traffic demand
and obsolete in terms of inspector safety and border security.
The General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed an
expansion project, for which Congress has appropriated $24
million for site acquisition and project design. GSA
estimates construction costs at $318 million.
3)Phase 1. Phase 1 of the project consisted of 10 northbound
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POV inspection lanes, a head house, and site work necessary to
accommodate those facilities. Phase 2 will include the balance
of the project, including additional site work, a pedestrian
processing facility, administrative offices, five southbound
POV inspection lanes, and six additional northbound POV
inspection lanes. While GSA has indicated Phase 1 of the
project has been fully funded, GSA also notes that Phase 2 of
the project is currently unfunded. This resolution requests
Congress to appropriate the amount of Phase 2 project funding
specified in the President's 2017 budget proposal.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified8/8/16)
Calexico Chamber of Commerce
California Chamber of Commerce
City of El Centro
City of Holtville
County of Imperial
El Centro Chamber of Commerce
Imperial County Transportation Commission
Imperial Mexicali Binational Alliance
Imperial Valley College
Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation
Imperial Valley Joint Chambers of Commerce
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Dahm Team Real Estate Company
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/8/16)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 8/4/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker,
Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooper, Dababneh,
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Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher,
Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez,
Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low,
Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin,
Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark
Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams,
Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Chávez, Cooley, Harper, Roger Hernández
Prepared by:Manny Leon / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
8/10/16 15:40:25
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