MEETING DATE: 3/14/2017
DEPARTMENT: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR:
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Chase Graves
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 156
SUBJECT:
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors will issue a letter in support of California Senate Bill 1.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 156
AGENDA SECTION:
REGULAR AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) would create the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program to address deferred maintenance on the state highway system and the local street and road system. The bill would provide for the deposit of fund in the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account, which the bill would create in the State Transporation Fund. Money would be raised through an additional tax on gasoline and additional fees on vehicle registrations.
SB 1 would annually set aside $200,000,000 of the funds available for the program to fund road maintenance and rehabilitation in counties that have sought and received voter approval of taxes or that have imposed fees, including uniform developer fees, as defined, which taxes or fees are dedicated solely to transporation improvements. After allocating the funds to various other state transportation projects/programs, SB 1 would require the remaining funds available for the program to be allocated 50% for maintenance of state highways and 50% to cities and counties pursuant to a specified formula subject to various restrictions/requirements for agencies receiving these funds.
This bill could result in a substantial amount of state funding being allocated to San Benito County for the purpose of repairing County roads. The costs of repairing the roads in the county is a serious issue that this funding could help to alleviate.
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