California Proposition 42, Allocation of Gasoline Sales Tax Revenue Amendment (March 2002)

California Proposition 42
Election date March 5, 2002
Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance
Status a Approved
Type Constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

California Proposition 42 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on March 5, 2002. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to require that revenue from the gasoline sales tax be allocated for transportation purposes.

A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to require that revenue from the gasoline sales tax be allocated for transportation purposes.

Overview

Proposition 42 provided that, from the 2003–2004 through 2007–2008 fiscal years, gasoline sales tax revenues were used for specified state and local transportation purposes. The revenues were allocated for transportation purposes specified under the Transportation Congestion Relief Program.

Proposition 42 also required that starting in the 2008–2009 fiscal year, the gasoline sales tax revenues would be allocated as follows:

• 20% to public transportation;
• 40% to transportation improvement projects funded in the State Transportation Improvement Program, a five-year transportation capital investment program; and
• 40% to local streets and roads improvements; with half of the amount (20%) allocated to counties and half to cities.

Election results

California Proposition 42
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		3,355,553	69.05%
No		1,503,727	30.95%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 42 was as follows:

“

Transportation Congestion Improvement Act. Allocation of Existing Motor Vehicle Fuel Sales and Use Tax Revenues for Transportation Purposes Only. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

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Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

Requires, effective 7/1/03, existing revenues from state sales and use taxes on sale of motor vehicle fuel be used for transportation purposes as provided by law until 6/30/08. Requires, effective 7/1/08, existing revenues resulting from state sales and use taxes on sale of motor vehicle fuel be used for public transportation; city and county street and road repairs and improvements; and state highway improvements. Requires two-thirds vote of the Legislature to suspend or modify percentage allocations of revenues

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Fiscal impact statement

The fiscal impact statement was as follows:

“

Starting in 2008-09, about $1.4 billion in gasoline sales tax revenues, increasing annually thereafter, would continue to be used for state and local transportation purposes.

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Support

Supporters

• California Alliance for Jobs
• Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3

Opposition

Opponents

• California Teachers Association
• Service Employees International Union
• California Federation of Teachers
• California Faculty Association

Path to the ballot

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

Proposition 42 was voted onto the ballot by the California State Legislature via Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4 of the 2001–2002 Regular Session (Resolution Chapter 87, Statutes of 2001)

Votes in legislature to refer to ballot
Chamber	Ayes	Noes
Assembly	68	2
Senate	36	1

See also

2002 Measures

• 2002 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• State and local government budgets on the ballot
• spending on the ballot
• and finance on the ballot
• Transportation on the ballot
• 2002 legislative sessions

California

• California ballot measures
• California ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• March 2002 Voter Guide