California Water Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Parks Bond Initiative (2018)
| California Water Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Parks Bond Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Bond issues and Environment | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The California Water Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Parks Bond Initiative (#17-0007) was not on the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have issued $7.99 billion in bonds, including $3.99 billion for drinking water and water quality projects; $2.20 billion for projects designed to reduce climate change impacts on natural and agricultural resources, protect or restore natural areas, and make urban areas more resilient to climate change; and $1.8 billion for state and local park improvements.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The official ballot title was as follows:[2]
| “ | Authorizes Bonds to Fund Projects for Drinking Water and Water Quality Improvements, to Reduce Environmental Vulnerability to Climate Change, and For State and Local Parks. Initiative Statute.[3] | ” |
Petition summary
The summary provided for inclusion on signature petition sheets was as follows:[2]
| “ | Authorizes $7.99 billion in state general obligation bonds for various infrastructure projects in the following general categories: $3.99 billion for safe drinking water and water quality improvements, $2.20 billion to reduce environmental vulnerability to climate change, and $1.8 billion for state and local park improvements. Appropriates money from the General Fund to pay off bonds. Requires certain projects to provide matching funds from non-state sources and gives priority to disadvantaged communities.[3] | ” |
Fiscal impact
- Note: The fiscal impact statement for a California ballot initiative authorized for circulation is prepared by the state's legislative analyst and director of finance.
The fiscal impact statement was as follows:[2]
| “ | State costs of $15.6 billion to pay off principal ($8 billion) and interest ($7.6 billion) on bonds over a 40-year period. Annual payments would average $390 million. Annual payments would be lower than this average in the initial and final few years, and somewhat higher in the intervening years. Varying fiscal effects on individual local governments depending on specific projects undertaken, amount of grants and loans received, and amount of local financial support provided.[3] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures needed to qualify a measure for the ballot is based on the total number of votes cast for the office of governor. For an initiated state statute, petitioners must collect signatures equal to 5 percent of the most recent gubernatorial vote. To get a measure on the 2018 ballot, the number of signatures required was 365,880. In California, initiatives can be circulated for 180 days. Signatures needed to be certified at least 131 days before the 2018 general election, which was around June 28, 2018. As the signature verification process can take several weeks, the California secretary of state issues suggested deadlines for several months before the certification deadline.
The timeline for the initiative was as follows:[4]
- Joseph Caves submitted a letter requesting a title and summary on July 3, 2017.
- A title and summary were issued by the California attorney general's office on September 6, 2017.
- Proponents of the initiative needed to submit 365,880 valid signatures by March 5, 2018, in order for it to make the 2018 ballot.
- On March 22, 2018, the secretary of state annoucned that signatures were not filed for the initiative, meaning it failed to make the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Attorney General, "Initiative 17-0007," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 California Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Referenda Cleared for Circulation," accessed March 6, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Ballot Measures," accessed May 30, 2017
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