What you need to know about California’s road-repair bill
Here is how Gov. Jerry Brown and top Democrats in Sacramento propose raising and spending $52.4 billion over the next decade to fix California’s roads:
HOW THE MONEY WOULD BE RAISED
$24.4 billion by increasing the gasoline excise tax 12 cents a gallon
$200 million from an annual $100 fee on zero emission vehicles beginning in 2020
$7.3 billion by increasing the diesel excise tax by 20 cents a gallon
$3.5 billion by increasing the sales tax on diesel fuel to 5.75 percent
$16.3 billion from an annual “transportation improvement fee” based on a vehicle’s value
$706 million in General Fund loan repayments
HOW THE MONEY WOULD BE SPENT LOCALLY
$15 billion in “Fix-It-First” local road repairs such as fixing potholes
$7.5 billion to improve local public transportation
$2 billion to support local “self-help” communities that are making their own investments in transportation improvements
$1 billion to improve infrastructure that promotes walking and bicycling
$825 million for the State Transportation Improvement Program local contribution
$250 million in local transportation planning grants
HOW THE MONEY WOULD BE SPENT STATEWIDE
$15 billion in “Fix-it-First” highway repairs, including smoother pavement
$4 billion in bridge and culvert repairs
$3 billion to improve trade corridors
$2.5 billion to reduce congestion on major commute corridors
$1.4 billion in other transportation investments, including $275 million for highway and intercity-transit improvements.