Legislation Supported or Opposed by TALC:
TALC is supporting the
following bills in the 2007-2008 legislative session.
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S 309 (Global Warming
Pollution Reduction Act)
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AB 57 (Elimination of the
Sunset Date for Safe Routes to School)
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AB 437 (Public Health in Land
Use Review Process)
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AB 444 (Motor Vehicle
Registration Fees)
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AB 1221 (Tax Increment
Financing for Transit Villages)
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AB 1358 (Complete Streets)
TALC has taken positions on the
following 2008 propositions and ballot measures.
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OPPOSE
Proposition 91 on the February 2008 ballot
Prop 91, on California's February 2008 ballot, has been an
increasing source of confusion as election time approaches.
Prop 91 would further restrict the ability to shift Prop 42
funds (gas sales tax revenue) from transportation purposes to
the General Fund, which might seem like a good thing. However,
Proposition 1A, adopted in November 2006 with approval from
more than 75% of voters, already does that quite well. Even
the original backers of Prop 91 no longer support it, as they
helped forge the compromise that became Prop 1A. Prop 91
really ended up on the ballot almost by accident. But despite
its "accidental" origins, Prop 91 is already qualified for the
2008 ballot, so it will go to the voters, even though many of
its original supporters are likely to oppose it. Finally, an
important fault of Prop 91 to keep in mind is that it would
not protect the Spillover or any of the other
Public Transportation Account funds that were redirected in
this year's budget.
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Secretary of State's information on Prop
91
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Ballot statement against Prop 91
from its original backers
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