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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 845
Author: Ma (D)
Amended: 5/10/11 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 5-3, 7/5/11
AYES: DeSaulnier, Kehoe, Pavley, Rubio, Simitian
NOES: Gaines, Harman, Huff
NO VOTE RECORDED: Lowenthal
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-0, 6/2/11 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : High speed rail bond funds
SOURCE : San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
DIGEST : This bill codifies guidelines adopted by the
California Transportation Commission for the expenditure of
bond funds for conventional rail services connecting to
high-speed rail trains.
ANALYSIS : In November 2008, California voters approved
Proposition 1A, the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger
Train Bond Act for the 21st Century of 2008 (Proposition
1A). The $9.95 billion bond measure provides $9 billion
for high-speed rail development and $950 million for
improving the safety or capacity of conventional rail
services connecting to the high-speed rail line. Included
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in the connectivity funds is $190 million for the intercity
rail program managed by the Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) and $760 million for commuter rail operators and
public mass transit agencies. Proposition 1A requires a
dollar-for-dollar match from non-state funds. The
California Transportation Commission (CTC) adopted
guidelines for allocating the conventional rail funds in
2010.
The 2010-2011 state budget appropriated $101 million from
Proposition 1A conventional rail funds for the installation
of positive train control systems, a modern rail safety
technology. In addition, the 2011-2012 budget appropriates
$154.3 million for local and commuter transit operators and
$108.1 million to Caltrans for the intercity rail program.
This bill:
1. Requires the distribution of the Proposition 1A
conventional rail funds to be based on data in the
National Transit Database of the Federal Transit
Administration.
2. Directs the CTC to accept from each eligible bond fund
recipient a priority list of projects that meet the
criteria for receiving funds, including projects that
create capacity for conventional intercity rail,
commuter rail, or rail mass transit services that
connect to high-speed rail service or funds a safety
improvement.
3. Directs the CTC to require that matching funds are to be
provided from non-state funds.
4. Provides that the required match for commuter and urban
rail projects may begin with expenditures a bond fund
recipient makes on a project after the CTC adopts the
program through which the project is funded.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/17/11)
San Bay Area Rapid Transit District (source)
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California Transit Association
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Southern California Regional Rail Authority
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
this bill "confirms" the guidelines upon which the CTC
allocation was made for the conventional rail fund, and
ensures that the CTC implements the vision of the voters in
Proposition 1A.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-0, 6/2/11
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson,
Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Furutani, Beth
Gaines, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Grove, Hagman, Harkey,
Hayashi, Roger Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman,
Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal,
Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell,
Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel
P�rez, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams,
Yamada, John A. P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Fuentes, Garrick, Gorell, Halderman,
Hall
JJA:kc 8/17/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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