Local transportation authority: Fresno Council of Governments.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on legislative findings or declarations, only that they are made.

Fresno Council of Governments as Local Transportation Authority

The bill designates the Fresno Council of Governments as a local transportation authority if voters approve a retail transactions and use tax initiative in Fresno County.

What This Bill Does

• Designates the Fresno Council of Governments as a local transportation authority for purposes of a specific citizens' initiative measure that imposes a retail transactions and use tax in Fresno County.
• Authorizes the council to receive and allocate funds from the new retail transactions and use tax if the measure passes.

Who It Names or Affects

• Fresno County voters who may vote on a proposed tax initiative.
• The Fresno Council of Governments, which would manage transportation funds if the measure is approved by voters.

Terms To Know

Local Transportation Authority

An organization that manages and allocates money for transportation projects in a specific area.

Retail Transactions and Use Tax

A tax on the sale of goods or services, collected by businesses from customers.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only applies if voters approve a specific initiative measure in Fresno County.
• Future legislation may be needed to further define how the council will manage transportation funds.

Official Summary Text

AB 2340, as amended, Arambula.
Energy resources.
Local transportation authority: Fresno Council of Governments.
Existing law authorizes cities and counties, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law.
If a citizens’ initiative measure that imposes a retail transactions and use tax in the County of Fresno, as specified, is adopted by the electors of the County of Fresno and becomes effective, this bill would designate the Fresno Council of Governments as a local transportation authority for purposes of the citizens’ initiative measure. The bill would authorize the Fresno Council of
Governments to receive and allocate the proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax and to otherwise serve as the administering agency for purposes of that citizens’ initiative.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Fresno Council of Governments.
Existing law, the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act, establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and prescribes the authorities, duties, and responsibilities of the commission pertaining to energy matters.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation relating to the act.

Current Bill Text

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