Should the California Constitution be amended to require gasoline and diesel fuel sales tax revenues be allocated for specified transportation purposes, including highways, streets and roads, and transit improvements?
Requires, effective July 1, 2003, existing revenues resulting from
state sales and use taxes on the sale of motor vehicle fuel be used for
transportation purposes as provided by law until June 30, 2008.
Requires, effective July 1, 2008, existing revenues resulting from
state sales and use taxes be used for public transit and mass
transportation; city and county street and road repairs and
improvements; and state highway improvements. Imposes the
requirement for a two-thirds of the Legislature to suspend or modify
the percentage allocation of the revenues.
• Starting in 2008-09, about $1.4 billion in gasoline sales tax revenues, increasing annually thereafter,
would continue to be used for state and local transportation purposes.
- A YES vote of this measure means:
- The State Constitution
would require, beginning in
2003-04, that gasoline sales tax
revenues be used annually for
state and local transportation
purposes.
- A NO vote of this measure means:
- Gasoline sales tax
revenues would not be required
by the State Constitution to
be used for state and local
transportation purposes.
- Summary of Arguments FOR Proposition 42:
- Police, fire and public safety
officials, taxpayer groups, auto
clubs recommend YES on 42.
Requires gasoline sales tax (we
already pay at the pump) be used
to improve road safety, mass
transit and reduce traffic--
WITHOUT RAISING TAXES.
6000 bridges/overpasses need
repair. ANNUAL AUDIT
required. Provides ACCOUNTABILITY
to TAXPAYERS.
For more information, see full Arguments & Rebuttals
- Summary of Arguments AGAINST Proposition 42:
- Prop 42 has us voting in 2002 on
spending priorities that take
effect in 2008. It would force
$1.2 billion in vital education,
health care and public safety cuts
to pay for increased spending on
transportation. It locks into the
Constitution a transportation
spending formula with no
taxpayer accountability.
For more information, see full Arguments & Rebuttals
- Contact FOR Proposition 42:
- Taxpayers for Traffic Relief/Yes on 42, A Coalition of Taxpayers, Construction, Business, Labor, Engineers and Commuters
11300 West Olympic Blvd., #840;
Los Angeles, CA 90064;
310-996-2671;
info@yesprop42.com
http://www.yesprop42.com
- Contact AGAINST Proposition 42:
- No contact information
available.
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