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Receive and approve Solano County's Amended Public Works Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for FY2017/18 through FY2021/22 from the Department of Resource Management; and Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) of $2,590,000 to recognize new Senate Bill 1 revenues and expenditures on the Amended Capital Improvement Plan (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and approve Solano County's Amended Public Works Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for FY2017/18 through FY2021/22 from the Department of Resource Management; and
2. Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) of $2,590,000 to recognize new Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) revenues and expenditures on the Amended Capital Improvement Plan (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY:
The County Public Works Five Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is updated annually by the Department of Resource Management, and was last approved by the Board on January 24, 2017. The CIP reflects a prioritized list of road and bridge projects that would maintain the County's road and bridge infrastructure at a higher level than in the past three years, with advanced improvements to various roads and bridges.
The recent passage of State Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, establishes a new statewide gas tax that will be phased in over the next 3 years. Funding through SB 1 will now augment current road project funding and allow agencies to maintain and improve road infrastructure to meet demands. Predominately, the tax revenue is distributed formulaically in the same fashion as the existing Highway Users Tax Account (HUTA or "Gas Tax"). SB 1 establishes new requirements for expenditure of the SB 1 revenue, including project submission to the California Transportation Commission ...
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