BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1078
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1078 (Feuer)
As Amended August 20, 2010
2/3 vote. Urgency
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|ASSEMBLY: | |(May 14, 2009) |SENATE: |35-0 |(August 24, |
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(vote not relevant)
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|COMMITTEE VOTE: |13-0 |(August 26, 2010) |RECOMMENDATION: | concur |
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Original Committee Reference: E.S. & T.M.
SUMMARY : Modifies reporting requirements related to Los Angeles
County's Measure R expenditure plan.
The Senate amendments :
1)Require Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metro) to notify Los Angeles County members of the Legislature
one year in advance of any delay in the availability of Measure R
funds or project schedules (rather than require one-year notice
for any change.)
2)Require Metro also to notify Los Angeles County legislative
representatives, in writing, of proposed amendments to the
expenditure plan that would accelerate funding for any capital
project but do not require the one-year advance notice.
3)Provide that these provisions should be in effect immediately as
an urgency statute.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Authorizes Metro to impose, upon approval of voters, a half-cent
transactions and use tax for up to 30 years to fund specific
transportation projects and programs pursuant to an adopted
expenditure plan.
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2)Requires Metro to notify members of the Legislature representing
the County of Los Angeles when certain amendments are proposed to
an adopted expenditure plan, including amendments that affect the
availability of Measure R funds or project schedules.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill made technical corrections to
provisions related to the Toxics Information Clearinghouse.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS : AB 2321 (Feuer), Chapter 302, Statutes of 2008, provided
Metro the authority to place Measure R on the ballot in Los Angeles
County. AB 2321 set forth provisions to govern Measure R,
including requirements for an expenditure plan, allocation of
certain minimum dollar amounts to specific projects, and
notification requirements upon specific changes to the expenditure
plan and/or project schedules.
Metro is sponsoring this bill to facilitate implementation of its
"30/10 Initiative," an effort to accelerate completion of Measure R
projects. The 30/10 Initiative will use long-term revenue from the
Measure R sales tax as collateral for long-term bonds and a federal
loan. This will allow Metro to build 12 key mass transit projects
in 10 years, rather than in 30 years. According to Metro,
accelerating construction of these key Metro projects will result
in substantial cost savings. Furthermore, successful
implementation of the 30/10 Initiative is expected to deliver
immediate benefits like hundreds of thousands of jobs to improve
the local economy, reduce greenhouse emissions, and ease traffic
congestion.
AB 1078 will streamline implementation of the 30/10 Initiative by
modifying the legislative notice requirement. Metro will continue
to have to notify the Legislature one year in advance if it
proposes to delay the funding allocated to any of the projects or
if project schedules will be delayed.
Analysis Prepared by : Janet Dawson / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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