SB 1 (SBX1 1) Summary

• Creates Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program funded by $0.17 per gallon gasoline tax increase, $38 annual vehicle registration fee increase, and $165 annual fee for zero-emission vehicles, with inflation adjustments beginning July 1, 2019

• Allocates program funds as: $200 million annually to counties with voter-approved transportation taxes, $80 million to Active Transportation Program, $30 million annually (2017-18 through 2020-21) to Advance Mitigation Fund, $2 million to California State University transportation research, and remaining funds split 50-50 between state highway maintenance and local city/county roads

• Establishes independent Office of Transportation Inspector General appointed by Governor for 6-year term to oversee state transportation agencies for efficiency, effectiveness, and legal compliance

• Removes California Transportation Commission from Transportation Agency, establishes it as independent entity, and requires it to hold regional hearings and approve project cost allocations for state highway operation and protection program

• Increases diesel fuel excise tax by $0.30 per gallon, dedicates revenues to Trade Corridors Improvement Fund; increases additional diesel sales and use tax by 3.5% for transit capital and services; eliminates weight fee transfers to General Fund after 2020-21 fiscal year; extends indefinitely CEQA exemption for roadway repair/maintenance projects