BILL NUMBER:  AB 799
  VETOED	DATE: 09/22/2006




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning AB 799 without my signature.

Within hours of taking office in 2003, I signed an Executive Order to
reverse the car tax increase.  That action returned $4 billion to
the people of California.  Putting that money back into the hands of
hard working Californians is one of the ways we have helped our
economy grow over the last three years.

This measure would, in effect, reinstate the car tax for the people
of San Francisco.  In fact, if the vehicle license fee increase
proposed by this bill were enacted, the people of San Francisco could
pay more than twice the amount to register their vehicles than
anyone else in the state.

As noted in my veto messages of prior years, I am not opposed to
modest increases in fees if such increases are approved by the
impacted voters and not addressed in a piecemeal fashion.  Although
this bill requires voter approval, it impacts only one county.  In
addition, the revenues generated by this bill would not be directed
to projects related to vehicles but used to bolster the citys general
fund.  This is an unfair burden to place solely on the shoulders of
motorists.

Throughout the year, my administration worked with members of the
legislature on a proposal that would have given all counties the
authority to adopt, with voter approval, modest license fee add-ons
to fund environmental and traffic mitigation programs. Unfortunately,
those efforts were ultimately rejected.  I encourage the Legislature
to reconsider this decision when they return next year.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger