GOP Transportation Plan
GOP Transportation Plan
GOP Transportation Plan
The state budget provides the governor with $400 million a year for projects of his choosing. The Assembly
Republican plan prioritizes safe roads and reduces this discretionary pot of money by half, freeing up $200
million for road projects that can quickly make a difference for Californians who use cars to get around our state.
Eliminate redundancies at Cal Trans: $500 Million annually (ABx1 15, Patterson)
We support the non-partisan Legislative Analyst Offices (LAO) recommendation to eliminate the 3,500
redundant positions at Cal Trans. The LAO reports this will not negatively impact any construction projects.
Eliminate and capture savings from vacant state positions: $685 Million annually (ABx1 20, Gaines)
There are thousands of vacant positions in state government that remain unfilled for more than six months.
Until recently, the law required that any such position be eliminated. While some positions are essential
and difficult to fill, the majority are not and, in fact, are intentionally kept vacant so that state agencies
can capture the money and spend it elsewhere. This money is better used fixing roads than padding state
bureaucracy. Our proposal is for 25 percent of these vacant positions to be eliminated, using the savings to
fund transportation projects.
Make a formal commitment in the State Budget General Fund to fund transportation: $1 Billion annually
(ABx1 14, Waldron)
The last two state budgets grew spending by $8.1 billion and $7.5 billion respectively. Early indications are that
we will have $4 billion more revenue next year. Despite this revenue surge, these budgets completely ignored
the states transportation needs. According to the LAO, the three-year revenue forecast is such that we can
fully fund Prop. 98 and the Rainy Day Fund, and still dedicate $1 billion annually to transportation. We propose
doing this. Transportation is a top priority and must be funded as such.
= $6.6 Billion to fund transportation projects and 90,000 jobs added to the
workforce without raising taxes
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*http://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/capital-outlay/capital-outlay-support-program-051414.pdf