[GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 140: GPCA position on Proposition 69 - Motor vehicle fees and taxes: restriction on expenditures: appropriations limit.

[GPCA Votes]

Ranked Choice Vote ID #140
Ranked Choice Vote: *GPCA position on Proposition 69: ACA 5 (Resolution
Chapter 30, statutes of 2017), Frazier.  **Motor vehicle fees and taxes:
restriction on expenditures: appropriations limit. *
Ranked Choice Vote Administrators: Victoria Ashley, Brian Good, Laura
Wells, Eric Brooks, Mike Goldbeck
Discussion  02/12/2018 - 03/25/2018
Voting  03/26/2018 - 04/01/2018
Voting ends at Midnight Pacific Time

*Background*

This is the ranked choice vote for the GPCA to take a position on
Proposition 69: ACA 5 (Resolution Chapter 30, statutes of 2017), Frazier.
Motor vehicle fees and taxes: restriction on expenditures: appropriations
limit.

The choices are to rank 'endorse', 'oppose', 'no position' and/or
'abstain.' Delegates can rank as many or few of these options in their
order of preference.

An 'endorse' vote would mean the GPCA would endorse Proposition 69.
An 'oppose' vote means the GPCA would oppose Proposition 69.
A 'no position' vote means the GPCA would not take a position on
Proposition 69.
An 'abstain' vote means the voter is not expressing a preference, but is
voting to help achieve quorum.
Any of these position that receives 2/3 after all preferences are
transferred is the position of the party. If neither 'endorse' nor
'opposes' receive 2/3, the GPCA's position will be 'no position'.
The proposition is listed below, along with the Legislative Counsel’s
digest and a link to the full text.

*Proposition 69 *

ACA 5 (Resolution Chapter 30, statutes of 2017), Frazier.
Motor vehicle fees and taxes: restriction on expenditures: appropriations
limit.

(1) Article XIX of the California Constitution restricts the expenditure of
revenues from taxes imposed by the state on fuels used in motor vehicles
upon public streets and highways to street and highway and certain mass
transit purposes, and restricts the expenditure of revenues from fees and
taxes imposed by the state upon vehicles or their use or operation to state
administration and enforcement of laws regulating the use, operation, or
registration of vehicles used upon the public streets and highways, as well
as to street and highway and certain mass transit purposes. These
restrictions do not apply to revenues from taxes or fees imposed under the
Sales and Use Tax Law or the Vehicle License Fee Law.

This measure would add Article XIX D to the California Constitution to
require revenues derived from vehicle fees imposed under a specified
chapter of the Vehicle License Fee Law to be used solely for transportation
purposes, as defined. The measure would prohibit these revenues from being
used for the payment of principal and interest on state transportation
general obligation bonds that were authorized by the voters on or before
November 8, 2016. The measure would prohibit the revenues from being used
for the payment of principal and interest on state transportation general
obligation bonds issued after that date unless the bond act submitted to
the voters expressly authorizes that use. The measure would also prohibit
the Legislature from borrowing these revenues, except as specified, or
using them for purposes other than transportation purposes.

(2) Article XIII B of the California Constitution prohibits the total
annual appropriations subject to limitation of the state and each local
government from exceeding the appropriations limit of the entity of the
government for the prior year, as adjusted.

This measure would exclude appropriations of certain revenues associated
with the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 from the appropriations
subject to constitutional limitation.

(3) Article XIX A of the California Constitution requires the deposit of a
specified portion of the sales and use tax on diesel fuel in the Public
Transportation Account in the State Transportation Fund, and restricts the
expenditure of those revenues to certain transportation planning and mass
transportation purposes. Article XIX A prohibits the Legislature from
borrowing these revenues and from using these revenues other than as
specifically permitted by Article XIX A.

This measure would restrict additional portions of the sales and use tax on
diesel fuel to expenditure on certain transportation planning and mass
transportation purposes and require those revenues to be deposited in the
Public Transportation Account. The measure would prohibit the Legislature
from temporarily or permanently diverting or appropriating these additional
revenues for other than certain transportation planning and mass
transportation purposes, or from borrowing, except as specified, these
additional revenues

*Candidates*
Endorse
Oppose
No Position
Abstain

Full details are available at:
http://www.sjcgreens.org/140_gpcapositionprop69

*Please send your discussion comments to gpca-votes at sfgreens.org
<gpca-votes at sfgreens.org>*
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