California Proposition 35 (2000)
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California Proposition 35 was also known as the Public Works Projects Act of 2000. It appeared on the November 7, 2000 ballot in California. It passed with 55.1% of the vote.
The ballot measure was an initiated constitutional amendment that also changed some California statutes.
The summary of the ballot measure prepared by the California Attorney General read:
- Amends constitution to provide that in the design, development and construction of public works projects, state government may choose to contract with private entities for engineering and architectural services without regard to certain existing legal restrictions which apply to the procurement of other services.
- Specifies that local governments may also choose to contract with private entities for engineering, architectural services.
Imposes competitive selection process, which permits but does not require competitive bidding, in awarding engineering and architectural contracts.
Fiscal impact estimate
The California Legislative Analyst's Office provided an estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact for Proposition 35. That estimate was:
- Unknown fiscal impact on state spending for architectural and engineering services and construction project delivery. Actual impact will depend on how the state uses the contracting flexibility granted by the proposition in the future.
- Little or no fiscal impact on local governments because they generally can now contract for these services.
Campaign spending
$14,312,273 was spent in favor of the measure. $9,620,341 was spent opposing the measure.
See also
External links
- Official Voter Guide summary to Proposition 35
- Official ballot title of Proposition 35
- Full text of Proposition 35
- Smart Voter on Proposition 35
- Cal Voter on Prop 35
- Top Ten contributors
