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California Proposition 1, Property Taxes for Environmentally Contaminated Property Amendment (1998)
| California Proposition 1 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1998 | |
| Topic Taxes and Environment | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state legislature to allow environmentally contaminated buildings to be repaired or replaced without an increase in the tax-assessed value of the property. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state legislature to allow environmentally contaminated buildings to be repaired or replaced without an increase in the tax-assessed value of the property. |
Election results
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California Proposition 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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5,368,288 | 71.06% | ||
| No | 2,186,572 | 28.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Property taxes: Contaminated property. Legislative constitutional amendment. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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-Directs Legislature to allow repair or replacement of environmentally contaminated property or structures, as defined, without increasing the tax valuation of the original or replacement property. -For tax purposes, property value is the assessed valuation for 1975-76 unless the property is reappraised upon purchase, new construction, or change in ownership. For property rendered unusable by environmental contamination, this measure allows either: transfer of the base-year valuation to a replacement property if the contaminated property is transferred; or exclusion of repair or replacement of damaged structures from the definition of "new construction." | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Fiscal impact statement
The California Legislative Analyst's Office provided an estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact for Proposition 1. That estimate was:[1]
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Support
Supporters
- Assemblyman Curt Pringle:[1]
Official arguments
The official arguments in support of Proposition 1 can be read here.
Opposition
Official arguments
There were no official arguments in opposition to Proposition 1 submitted for the voter guide.
Path to the ballot
Proposition 1 was voted onto the ballot by the California State Legislature via ACA 22 (Proposition 1).
| Votes in legislature to refer to ballot | ||
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| Chamber | Ayes | Noes |
| Assembly | 76 | 0 |
| Senate | 30 | 3 |
See also
External links
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 University of California, "Voter Guide," accessed April 22, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
