California Online Voter Guide

November 2006 General Election
14th Edition

Proposition 1A: Transportation Investment Fund. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Passed

Summary

• Protects transportation funding for traffic congestion relief projects, safety improvements, and local streets and road.

• Prohibits the state sales tax on motor vehicle fuels from being used for any purpose other than transportation improvements.

• Authorizes loans of these funds only in the case of severe state fiscal hardship. Requires loans of revenues from states sales tax on motor vehicle fuels to be fully repaid within the three years. Restricts loans to no more than twice in any 10-year period.

• Fiscal Impact: No direct revenue or cost effects. Increases stability of funding for state and local transportation uses in 2007 and thereafter; reduces somewhat the state’s authority to use these funds for other, nontransportation priorities. Full Text of Proposition (PDF)

Official Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information

• Yes on Proposition 1A

  Rebuilding California
  1127 11th St., Suite 950, Sacramento, CA 95814

• No on Proposition 1A
  (none available)

Who Signed the Ballot Arguments

• Yes on Proposition 1A
  
  Thomas V. McKernan, President & CEO, Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA)
  Michael Brown, Commissioner, California Highway Patrol
  Marian Bergeson, Chair, California Transportation Commission

• No on Proposition 1A
  
  Jackie Goldberg, Chair, Assembly Education Committee

Follow the Money

Detailed information about all contributors for and against Prop. 1A is available from campaign finance reports at Cal-Access, the Secretary of State's campaign disclosure web site. To view the most recent contributions, select a committee and click "Late and $5000+ Contributions Received".

News Stories about the Propositions

CVF's News Stories section provides California voters with convenient access to a sampling of news articles that give an overview of the potential impact of each proposition on the ballot.

For More Information, CVF Recommends...

The California Secretary of State publishes the Official Voter Information Guide which features detailed information on Proposition 1A, including the Legislative Analyst's nonpartisan analysis and official pro/con arguments from proponents and opponents.

Other good nonpartisan resources include: the League of Women Voters of California's Pros and Cons and In Depth Nonpartisan Analysis; the California Budget Project's Nonpartisan Analysis; the Easy Voter Guide; and Around the Capitol's Election Track, featuring up-to-date campaign contribution data.

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