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Proposition 15 Official Title: Bond: The Hertzberg-Polanco Crime Laboratories Construction Bond Act Of 1999. Bond Act Results YES 46.3% NO 53.7% Official election results are available from the Secretary of State's web site. Campaign Web Sites & Contact Information Follow the Money Who Signed the Ballot Arguments For More Information... Official Summary: Provides for a bond issue of two hundred twenty million dollars ($220,000,000) to provide funds for a program for the construction, renovation, and infrastructure costs associated witht the construction of new local forensic laboratories and the remodeling of existing local forensic laboratories. Creates Forensic Laboratories Authority to consider and approve applications for construction and renovation of forensic laboratories. Appropriates money from General Fund to pay off bonds. Fiscal Impact: State costs of about $377 million over 25 years to pay off both the principal ($220 million) and interest ($157 million) costs of the bonds. Payments of about $15 million per year. One-time costs of about $20 million to local governments to match state funds. Unknown annual costs to local governments to support crime laboratories, potentially in the millions of dollars. Web Sites YES Yes on Proposition 15 NO none Contact Information YES   Robert Hertzberg Committee to Repair and Upgrade Crime Fighting Forensic Labs--Yes on Prop. 15 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1425     (916) 448-4199 NO   Ted Brown Libertarian Party of California     (626) 614-0630     tebrown@earthlink.net Who Signed the Ballot Arguments YES   Gray Davis, Governor of California William J. Hemby, California Organization of Police & Sheriffs Daniel A. Terry, President, California Professional Firefighters Charles C. Plummer, President, California State Sheriffs Association Tom Torlakson, Member, California State Assembly Information Technology Budget Subcommittee       NO   Gail K. Lightfoot, Past Chair, Libertarian Party of California Thomas Tryon, Calaveras County Supervisor Ted Brown, Insurance Adjustster/Investigator For More Information, CVF Recommends...   Secretary of State's Vote 2000 Text of the Measure Official Pro/Con Arguments Analysis by the Legislative Analyst   Easy Reading Voter Guide   The League of Women Voters Pro/Con Analysis   Original Bill Information and History   The California Journal Next Proposition

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