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Largest public works bond in California history on November ballot

By Greg Korbel on May 16, 2006
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On May 5, 2006, California lawmakers approved a series of bills that would place a record $37.3 billion public works spending plan before voters in November, reviving the earlier proposal that failed to pass the Legislature earlier this year when lawmakers and the governor could not reach a compromise.

 

The proposal asks voters to approve four separate bond measures: $19.9 billion for roads and transit projects; $10.4 billion for school and university buildings; $4.1 billion for flood control; and $2.85 billion for affordable housing projects.

Both legislative chambers also approved measures that will streamline the environmental review process on levees and bridges and create four new public-private partnerships on public infrastructure projects.  

A measure that would have expanded the design-build construction process on state projects bogged down in the Assembly, however, 28-28, with 41 votes needed for passage. The measure, however, can still be brought up for reconsideration.

Both houses also approved a bill allocating $500 million from state reserves for immediate levee repairs and a constitutional amendment to protect Proposition 42 gas tax money for road projects.

The proposal will greatly impact public works infrastructure in the coming years, and we will be providing a detailed analysis of the numerous ballot measures over the coming weeks.

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  • Organization:
    Hanson Bridgett LLP

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