League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Marin County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Measure B Motor Vehicle Registration Fee County of Marin Majority Approval Required Pass: 66937 / 63.05% Yes votes ...... 39226 / 36.95% No votes See Also: Index of all Measures

Arguments For Measure B

You can take a positive step this November to help maintain local streets and roads, reduce traffic congestion, improve safety, promote climate protection, and provide for Marin County's long-term transportation future by VOTING YES on Measure B. Measure B authorizes stable local funding for essential transportation improverments in Marin County ONLY -- this is funding that the State can't take away. Measure B will: Help fix potholes and maintain local streets, roads, and pathways Make public transportation easier to use for senior citizens and disabled residents Reduce local traffic congestion Make it safer to get to work or school, whether driving, using public transportation, bicycling, or walking Reduce pollution from cars and trucks, and encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles The cost is modest. Measure B authorizes a $10 fee on vehicles registered in Marin County. Fix roads - Improve safety. Measure B provides funds to fix potholes and improve safety on neighborhood streets for ALL users: drivers, transit riders, cyclists, pedestrians. Relieve traffic. Marin County's network of streets and roads is significantly congested. Measure B increases transportation options for everyone: seniors, youth and disabled residents, while taking vehicles off local streets and roads. Reduce Pollution. Measure B provides funds for alternative fuel vehicles and school and employer programs that support bicycle, pedestrian, and carpooling modes of transportation. Taxpayer protections are REQUIRED. An independent Citizens' Oversight Committee, annual financial audits, a written Expenditure Plan, and a 5% cap on administrative costs are MANDATORY to ensure funds are spent properly. ALL Measure B funds must be spent entirely on Marin County transportation improvements. Environmental, business, labor, education, transit and senior advocates, plus citizens throughout Marin County urge your support. Invest in a safer, healthier, more efficient, convenient transportation future for Marin County. VOTE YES on Measure B. s/MARGY ELLER President, League of Women Voters of Marin County s/ALLAN BORTEL Chair, Marin County Commission on Aging s/KIKI LA PORTA President, Sustainable Marin s/MARY JANE BURKE Marin County Superintendent of Schools s/JOE O'HEHIR Chief Executive Officer, Whistlestop (No arguments against Measure B were submitted)

Full Text of Measure B

Section 1. Title This Measure shall be known as the "Marin County Transportation Improvement Measure." If passed, the entity implementing the Measure will be the Transportation Authority of Marin, acting as the designated Marin County Congestion Management Agency (hereafter the "Authority"). Section 2. Period of Fee This Measure is intended to govern the imposition and collection in Marin County of a ten dollar fee for transportation-related programs and projects that provide a benefit to or otherwise have a relationship with the persons who will be paying the fee. The new fee authorized by this Measure shall be imposed on each annual motor-vehicle registration or renewal of registration occurring on or after six months following the November 2, 2010 election (hereafter the "Vehicle Registration Fee") at which the Measure has been approved by the voters, unless terminated by the voters of Marin County. Section 3. Purpose This Measure authorizes a ten dollar fee to be imposed in perpetuity for transportationrelated projects and programs in Marin County that provide a benefit to or otherwise have a relationship with the persons who will be paying the fee and that are consistent with an expenditure plan allocating revenue to said projects and programs and the regional transportation plan adopted pursuant to California Government Code section 65080. The Authority has adopted an Expenditure Plan allocating the revenue from the fee to transportation-related programs and projects that provide a benefit to or have a relationship with the persons who pay the fee, which Expenditure Plan Summary is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth herein. The purposes of this Measure are further as follows: a. To authorize a ten dollar increase in motor vehicle registration, to be imposed in perpetuity, in accordance with California Government Code section 65089.20. b. To improve, construct, maintain and operate certain transportation projects and programs as identified in the Expenditure Plan adopted by the Authority, and as that Plan may be amended from time to time pursuant to applicable law. These Expenditure Plan programs and projects include but are not limited to those that have the following purposes: 1. Providing matching funds for funding made available from other sources. 2. Creating or sustaining congestion mitigation programs and projects, as they are defined in California Government Code section 65089.20(c)(2)(A). 3. Creating or sustaining pollution mitigation programs and projects, as they are defined in California Government Code section 65089.20(c)(2)(B). Section 4. Contract with Department of Motor Vehicles The Authority shall contract with the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect and remit to the Authority the fee imposed pursuant to California Government Code section 65089.20 upon the registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle registered in the County, except those vehicles that are expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees, pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 9250. Section 5. Use of Proceeds a. The proceeds of the fees governed by this Measure shall be used solely for the programs and purposes set forth in the Expenditure Plan and for the administration thereof. b. The Authority will administer the proceeds of the fee to carry out the purposes described in the Expenditure Plan. All projects must comply with the Expenditure Plan and provide a benefit to or otherwise have a relationship with the persons paying the fee. c. Pursuant to California Government Code section 65089.20, not more than five percent of the fees shall be used for administrative costs associated with the programs and projects. d. Pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 9250.4, the initial setup and programming costs identified by the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect the fee upon registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle shall be advanced by the Authority and repaid from the fee. Any such contract payment shall be repaid, with no restriction on the funds, to the Authority as part of the initial revenue available for distribution. The costs deducted pursuant to this paragraph shall not be counted against the five percent administrative cost limit specified in California Government Code section 65089.20(d). e. The costs of placing the Measure authorizing imposition of the fee on the ballot as advanced by the Authority, including payments to the County Registrar of Voters and payments for the printing of the portions of the ballot pamphlet relating to the Vehicle Registration Fee, may be paid or repaid from the proceeds of the fee. At the discretion of the Authority, these costs may be amortized over a period of years. Section 6. No Use Outside Marin County The proceeds of the fees imposed by this Measure shall be spent only inside the limits of Marin County. None of the proceeds, outside of the costs incurred by the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect the fee shall be available to or taken by the State of California. Section 7. Amendments Amendments to the Expenditure Plan shall be approved by a two-thirds vote of the Authority's Board. All relevant jurisdictions within the County will be given a minimum of 45 days notice and opportunity to comment on any proposed Expenditure Plan amendment prior to its adoption. Any amended Expenditure Plan shall provide funding only for projects that provide a benefit to or otherwise have a relationship with the persons paying the fee. Section 8. Bonding Authority The Authority shall be authorized to issue bonds or other financial instruments for the purposes of implementing the Expenditure Plan. The bonds will be paid from the Vehicle Registration Fee proceeds generated pursuant to this Measure. The costs associated with bonding will be borne only by the projects and programs included in the Expenditure Plan. The costs associated with bonding will be borne only by those elements in the Expenditure Plan utilizing the bond proceeds. Such costs of issuance will be subject to public comment before approving any bond sale. Section 9. Severability If any part of this Measure or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Measure and the application of such part to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected. If any proposed expenditure based on this Measure or the Expenditure Plan is held invalid, those funds shall be redistributed proportionately to other expenditures in accordance with the Expenditure Plan. Section 10. Effective Date This Measure shall take effect immediately upon closing of the polls in Marin County on the day of the election at which the Measure is adopted by a majority of the electors voting. Notwithstanding this effective date, the first collection of a Vehicle Registration Fee for registration of a new vehicle will not take place until six months following the effective date, pursuant to Government Code section 65089.20. Also, pursuant to Government Code section 65089.20, with respect to a renewal of registration, no Vehicle Registration Fee shall be collected if the date for renewal is prior to expiration of that six month period.