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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                           619 (Strickland)
          
          Hearing Date:  05/28/2009           Amended: 04/13/2009
          Consultant:  Brendan McCarthy   Policy Vote: NR&W 11-0
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          BILL SUMMARY: SB 619 would authorize the state to provide  
          subvention funding for a flood control project on Lower Mission  
          Creek in Santa Barbara County.
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2009-10      2010-11       2011-12     Fund
           
          Subvention funding     Total costs between $7,500 and  
          $10,500Bonds *         

          * Proposition 1E.
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          STAFF COMMENTS: Suspense file. 
          
          Under current law, the state may participate in the funding of  
          flood control projects that meet certain criteria, including  
          authorization for funding from the federal government, annual  
          benefits that exceed annual costs of providing flood control,  
          local compliance with federal floodplain management rules, and  
          other requirements.

          SB 619 would authorize the state to provide subvention funds to  
          the County of Santa Barbara or other local agencies in the  
          county, for a flood control project on Lower Mission Creek.

          As authorized under the federal Water Resources Development Act  
          of 2007, the total authorized project cost is $30 million, with  
          a federal contribution of $15 million. The remaining project  
          cost will be split between the state and the local project  
          sponsor. Under current law, the state share of the non-federal  
          cost for authorized flood control projects is between 50 percent  
          and 70 percent, depending on several factors, including the  
          public safety and environmental benefits of the project. Based  










          on the recommendation of the Department of Water Resources, and  
          subject to legislative appropriation, the state share of the  
          project cost would be between $7.5 million and $10.5 million.

          Currently, there are about $82 million in claims for subventions  
          for approved flood control projects. There is about $333 million  
          remaining in unappropriated Proposition 1E funds for flood  
          control subventions. The Department indicates that this project  
          is included in its long-term funding plan for those funds.