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          SENATE THIRD READING
          SB 84 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee)
          As Amended March 17, 2011
          Majority vote

           SENATE VOTE  :Vote not relevant  
           
           SUMMARY  :  This bill makes various changes to state laws to 
          facilitate certain loans and transfers in the 2011-12 fiscal 
          year.  Specifically,  this bill  :

          Amends the 2010 Budget Act to allow for budgetary loans and 
          transfers to be made during the 2010-11 fiscal year.  Under the 
          provisions of the bill, there would be added budget language to 
          allow for additional budgetary loans and transfers to be made 
          from special funds to the General Fund. The total amount of 
          additional borrowing that could occur during the 2010-11 fiscal 
          year is $544.7 million, which amounts would need to be repaid as 
          necessary to support the activities related to each of the 
          affected funds. The funds affected by the loans and transfers 
          are:

          
               ------------------------------------------------------- 
              |      Special Fund Loans and Transfers       | Amount  |
              |                                             |   in    |
              |                                             |millions |
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |State Emergency Telephone Number Account     |    $28.0|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Fund      |      0.5|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |School Facilities Fee Assistance Fund*       |      0.9|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund             |     18.0|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |State Highway Account                        |    147.1|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Renewable Resource Trust Fund                |     20.0|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |California Used Oil Recycling Fund           |      2.5|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling      |     27.0|
              |Account                                      |         |








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              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Oil Spill Response Trust Fund                |     40.0|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund        |     17.0|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund               |     21.0|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Environmental Protection Trust Fund*         |      1.2|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund |      3.0|
              |Small Community Grant Fund                   |         |
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Hazardous Waste Control Account              |     13.0|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Site Remediation Account                     |      1.0|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Illegal Drug Lab Cleanup Account             |      1.0|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance   |      0.5|
              |to Neighborhoods Account                     |         |
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Foster Family Home and Small Family Home     |      3.0|
              |Insurance Fund*                              |         |
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |California High-Cost Fund-B Administrative   |    100.0|
              |Committee Fund                               |         |
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |California Advanced Services Fund            |     75.0|
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |Public Utilities Commission Utilities        |     25.0|
              |Reimbursement Account                        |         |
              |---------------------------------------------+---------|
              |TOTAL                                        |$544.7   |
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               *  Indicates transfer.

             The loans and transfers were proposed by the Governor to 
             replace the funding that was lost due to the cancellation of 
             the sale/lease-back of 11 major state office buildings. The 
             sale/lease-back was proposed by the previous administration 
             as a budget solution for the 2010-11 fiscal year, and was 
             designed to free-up the state's equity in the buildings to 
             provide one-time revenue for addressing the current budgetary 
             shortfall.  This action would have resulted in ongoing lease 








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             costs and carried with it a higher implied interest rate than 
             the internal borrowing provided under this bill. The implied 
             interest rate for the state under the building 
             sale/lease-back is approximately 10%, whereas the internal 
             borrowing rate is roughly 2%. The bill also includes language 
             to allow for additional funding, as needed, for the Secretary 
             of State's Office to cover costs of a special election.


           Analysis Prepared by  :   Mark Ibele / BUDGET / (916) 319-2099


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