California State Rail Plan 2007-08 to 2017-18

Chapter XII – Intercity Rail FundingThe Budget Act of 2007-08 appropriates $122.5 million of these funds tothe Department.• Trade Corridor Improvement Program – Proposition 1B includes $2 billionfor infrastructure improvements along federally designated “TradeCorridors of National Significance.” These projects have not beenprogrammed but to the extent they are on intercity rail routes they wouldbenefit the intercity rail program.• In addition, Proposition 1B makes available about $2 billion in additionalSTIP funding. Under current law, intercity rail and grade separationprojects are required to receive 2.25 percent of the entire STIP (or ninepercent of the ITIP). Intercity rail and grade separations received anadditional $74 million in the STIP Augmentation approved by theCalifornia Transportation Commission in June 2007.THE PASSENGER RAIL AND CLEAN AIR BOND ACT OF 1990(PROPOSITION 108)The 1989 Blueprint Legislation authorized three $1 billion rail bond measures tobe placed on the ballot in 1990, 1992, and 1994. In 1990, voters approved the first$1 billion rail bond measure, The Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1990,but did not approve the subsequent two bond measures in 1992 and 1994. To date,almost all bond proceeds have been used to fund new rail projects andimprovements to existing systems, including $225 million for intercity rail capitalprojects.CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACTOF 1990 (PROPOSITION 116)Proposition 116 provided a $1.99 billion one-time source of funding for rail andtransit projects. Proposition 116 contained about $382 million for intercity railcapital projects, $1.37 billion for urban and commuter rail projects, and$235 million for other transit and transit-related projects. Most of these bondfunds have been allocated.TRIBAL COMPACT BONDSChapter 91, Statutes of 2004 (AB 687, Nunez) ratified amendments to the Tribal-State Gaming compacts negotiated by the Governor with five tribes havinggaming income. The bill authorized the issuance of bonds, secured by up to$1.5 billion in Indian gaming revenue, to be dedicated for transportationimprovement purposes. Based on the statute, the PTA would receive$275 million, the SHA would receive $477 million, the TCRP would receive$453 million, and $192 million would go to local streets and roads. However, the2005-06 Budget authorized $1 billion in tribal bond income to be used to pay most197