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2005-06 – 2015-16 California State Rail Plan FFY 2005 BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE REFORM PROPOSALS In 2004, Congress was primarily engaged in reauthorizing surface transportation programs and discussions on the future of Amtrak and intercity rail took a back seat. Amtrak’s FY 2005-2009 Strategic Plan called for an annual Federal appropriations level of $1.6 billion, which would allow Amtrak to make progress on its goal toward achieving a state-of-good-repair. Amtrak initially requested $1.8 billion from Congress for FFY 2005, but revised it downward to $1.5 billion based on the ability to advance a number of capital projects. In November 2004, Congress appropriated $1.2 billion for FFY 2005 funding, which included a $20 million portion of a five-year repayment for the FFY 2002 loan of $100 million. Amtrak was able to operate throughout FFY 2005 within this appropriation level by drawing down on its working capital reserves. FFY 2006 BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE REFORM PROPOSALS The Administration opened the FFY 2006 Amtrak budget deliberations in April with a proposal that was identical to the “Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act of 2003” and proposed zero funding for Amtrak unless reforms were instituted. This proposal was introduced as H.R. 1713 in April 2005. Amtrak’s FY 2006 proposal was contained in their Amtrak Strategic Reform Initiatives and FY 06 Grant Request discussed above. The requested funding level was $1.82 billion. A bi-partisan bill introduced by Senators Lautenberg and Lott (S. 1516) was introduced in July 2005 that averaged about $1.9 billion in funding over the six years of the bill’s reauthorization. In June, the full House approved an Amtrak appropriations level of $1.2 billion, and in July the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $1.45 billion appropriations level. In late November, the President signed “The Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill” for FFY 06. It includes $1.315 billion in funding for Amtrak, including $780 million for capital projects with $280 million maximum for debt service, $495 million for operations, and $40 million for efficiency incentive grants. 156
Chapter XII – Intercity Rail Funding CHAPTER XII INTERCITY RAIL FUNDING Funding for intercity rail systems comes primarily from State sources, but also includes local, Federal, Amtrak, and railroad funding sources. Below is an overview of these funding sources. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT The PTA is the exclusive source of intercity rail operating funds and a potential source of intercity rail capital funds. Proposition 116 designated the PTA as a trust fund to be used “only for transportation planning and mass transportation purposes.” (Section 99310.5 of the Public Utilities Code) USE OF PTA FUNDS The Public Utilities Code (Sections 99312 and seq.) governs the uses of PTA funds that are derived from sales tax revenues. Fifty percent of these revenues go to the State Transit Assistance (STA) Program, which assists local entities in funding transit service. The remaining monies are available to fund a number of State programs including: intercity rail operations; rail, mass transportation, and planning staff support; and mass transit capital projects. In the recent past PTA has not been used for capital projects, but the 2001-02 State Budget included $91 million in PTA funds earmarked for intercity rail capital projects. Currently, Proposition 42 requires that PTA funds be included in the STIP. Thus, future STIPs will include PTA funds, subject to availability. FUNDING SOURCES Statute provides five main sources of funds for the PTA: a portion of State sales tax on diesel fuel, a portion of sales tax on gasoline, non-gas tax revenues in the SHA, TCRP/Proposition 42 funds, and the “spillover.” • Sales Tax on Diesel Fuel - The PTA’s traditional source of funding is a 4.75 percent portion of the seven percent State sales tax on diesel fuel, which in 2005-06 was $206 million. • Sales Tax on Gasoline - A 4.75 percent portion of the 7.25 percent State sales tax on nine cents of the State’s 18-cent excise tax on gasoline goes to the PTA. Proposition 111, enacted in 1989, established this funding source. In 2005-06, this source was $68 million. 157
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California State Rail Plan 2005-06
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Honorable Alan Lowenthal Honorable
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CALIFORNIA STATE RAIL PLAN 2005-06
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Executive Summary California State
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THE DEPARTMENT’S MISSION AND GOAL
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