California State 2006 - Proposition 1B Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality and Port Security Bond Act

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Official Summary, Pros and Cons

This act makes safety improvements and repairs to state highways, upgrades freeways to reduce congestion, repairs local streets and roads, upgrades highways along major transportation corridors, improves seismic safety of local bridges, expands public transit, helps complete the state’s network of car pool lanes, reduces air pollution, and improves anti-terrorism security at shipping ports by providing for a bond issue not to exceed nineteen billion nine hundred twenty-five million dollars ($19,925,000,000). Fiscal Impact: State costs of approximately $38.9 billion over 30 years to repay bonds. Additional unknown state and local operations and maintenance costs.

Proposition 1B Summary
(Source: Official CA State Voter Information Guide)

Proposition 1B Analysis
(Source: Official CA State Voter Information Guide)

Proposition 1B Arguments & Rebuttals
(Source: Official CA State Voter Information Guide)

A YES vote on this measure means: The state could sell $19.9 billion in
general obligation bonds, for state and local transportation improvement
projects to relieve congestion, improve the movement of goods, improve air
quality, and enhance the safety and security of the transportation system.

A NO vote on this measure means: The state could not sell $19.9 billion in
general obligation bonds, for these purposes.

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Other Resources

1B - In Depth Analysis
League of Women Voters

Follow the Money (for and against this proposition)
To find the information, first click on a "Committee Name" link,
and then select the radio button "Late and $5000+ Contributions Received."

Organizations & individuals FOR Proposition 1B

The Rebuild CA Plan

Californians to Improve Traffic Now

Organizations & Individuals AGAINST Proposition 1B

Michael N. Villines, California State Assemblyman, 29th District

California Taxpayer Protection Committee
(No on 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, and 84)

Urban Habitat

Selected Articles, Editorials, Opinions, Reports

Bond Measures on the November Ballot - a PCL Perspective
The PCL Insider: News From The Capitol
The Planning and Conservation League

Michael N. Villiness 'Pay as you go' for transit projects
Another view: No on 1B
SacBee, by Michael N. Villines
September 26, 2006

The $46-Billion Questions Await State's Voters
L.A. Times, by Michael Finnegan
September 8, 2006

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