2008 California Proposition 1A

none Proposition 1A Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century 6,680,485 6,015,944 12,696,429 13,743,177 2008 California Proposition 1A results map by county.svg County results Yes #47729E 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #7D9CBB 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid No #8B8B54 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #BCBC83 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #DEDEBD 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Proposition 1A (or the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century) is a law that was approved by California voters in the November 2008 state elections. It was a ballot proposition and bond measure that allocated funds for the California High-Speed Rail Authority. It is now contained within Chapter 20 of Division 3 of the California Streets and Highways Code. Background The proposition was put before voters by the state legislature. It was originally to appear on the 2004 state election ballot, but was delayed to the 2006 state election because of budgetary concerns raised by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In January 2006, the Governor omitted the initial funds for the project from his $222.6 billion Public Works Bond for the next 10 years. The Governor did include $14.3 million in the 2006-07 budget for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, enough for it to begin some preliminary engineering and detailed study.http://oldsite.bayrailalliance.org/issueupdate/past_updat.html Governor funds HSR, but bond delayed to 2008 2006-07-18 2008-09-11 BayRail Alliance https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181920/http://oldsite.bayrailalliance.org/issueupdate/past_updat.html 2016-03-03 dead The proposition was delayed again from 2006 to 2008 to avoid competition with a large infrastructure bond, Proposition 1B, which passed in 2006. The original proposition would have appeared in the 2008 general election as Proposition 1, but the state legislature enacted Assembly Bill 3034, which replaced that measure with an updated proposal called Proposition 1A. The updated measure included an additional funding requirement and oversight.https://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_3001-3050/ab_3034_bill_20080826_chaptered.html Assembly Bill 3034 2008-04-09 2008-09-11 California State Legislature Provisions The law allocates $9.95 billion to the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Of that sum, $9 billion will be used to construct the core segments of the rail line from San Francisco to the Los Angeles area and the rest will be spent on improvements to local railroad systems that will connect locations away from the high-speed rail mainline to the high-speed system. Prop 1A required the California High-Speed Rail Authority to "seek private and other public funds to cover the remaining costs."Supplemental Official Voter Information Guide https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2008/general/pdf-guide/suppl-complete-guide.pdf#prop1a Secretary of State (California) 19 March 2024 18 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20121115053927/https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2008/general/pdf-guide/suppl-complete-guide.pdff#prop1a 2012-11-15 bond funds may be used to provide only up to one-half of the total cost of construction of each corridor or segment of a corridor. The measure requires the authority to seek private and other public funds to cover the remaining costs The project also requires federal matching funds, since the $9.95 billion bond covers only part of the estimated cost of the initial core segment. The money will be raised through general obligation bonds that are paid off over a period of 30 years. Results Proposition 1Ahttp://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008_general/sov_complete.pdf Statement of Vote: 2008 General Election PDF California Secretary of State 2008-12-13 2009-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20121018225250/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008_general/sov_complete.pdf 2012-10-18 dead 6680485 12696429 6015944 79.4 1046748 Supporters The following people were listed in the official voter information guide http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/past/2008/general/argu-rebut/argu-rebutt1a.htm Voter Information Guide: Arguments and Rebuttals California Secretary of State 2013-03-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130413034645/http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/past/2008/general/argu-rebut/argu-rebutt1a.htm 2013-04-13 as supporters: Jim Earp, Executive Director California Alliance for Jobs Bob Balgenorth, President State Building & Construction Trades Council of California Lucy Dunn, President Orange County Business Council Steven B. Falk, President San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Gary Toebben, President Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Fran Florez, Vice-chair California High-Speed Rail Authority Opponents The following people were listed in the official voter information guide as opponents: Hon. Chuck DeVore, California State Assemblyman Richard Tolmach, President California Rail Foundation Mike Arnold, Ph.D., Co-chair Marin Citizens for Effective Transportation Hon. Tom McClintock, State Senator Hon. George Runner, State Senator Jon Coupal, President Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association References External links Full text of Assembly Bill 3034 California High Speed Rail Authority official website https://web.archive.org/web/20120921043915/http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/ 2012-09-21 http://www.californiahighspeedtrains.com/ Californians for High-Speed Trains (proponents) September 23, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080628173806/http://www.californiahighspeedtrains.com/ June 28, 2008 mdy-all Summary from the Secretary of State Official Voter Information Guide Arguments and Rebuttals 1 Category:California High-Speed Rail Category:Transportation ballot measures in the United States