ANAHEIM, CA — Today the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to begin sharing Proposition 42 state transportation dollars with local Orange County cities to help them rehabilitate local streets.

The revenue sharing agreement will provide $10 million of the County’s estimated $19 million in Proposition 42 funds with Orange County cities beginning in fiscal year 2008-09.  The revenues will be shared with cities based on a population-weighted distribution. 

“This is an effort that I began while I was a Santa Ana City Councilman.  Ten million dollars will fill a lot of potholes.  I am grateful the Board of Supervisors approved this revenue-sharing agreement,” said Assemblyman Solorio.

The cities’ aid allocations after fiscal year 2008-09 will be evaluated annually based on total funding received for that year (see attached chart for proposed allocations to individual Orange County cities for 2008-09). 

Cities in central Orange County are facing major difficulties keeping up with road maintenance needs.  For example, the cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana are experiencing a backlog of arterial and residential street projects that is estimated to cost more than $500 million.  Proposition 42 dollars are required to be used for state and local transportation purposes.  Since the County is now only responsible for maintaining 358 unincorporated area street miles, given the various annexations over the past few decades, revenues will be available in 2008 that could be shared with cities within the County. 

If Orange County’s Proposition 42 dollars are not used for specified purposes within certain time periods, they would be given back to the state and be used in other counties.   

“The condition of streets in many Orange County communities is deplorable.  I want to do everything I can to provide more money to all Orange County cities rather than give money back to other counties,” Solorio said.

Proposed Proposition 42 Allocations To Orange County Cities For Fiscal Year 2008-09

Source: Orange County Board of Supervisors
Note: $10 million allocation to cities is based on the county receiving its expected Prop. 42 allocation of approximately $19 million for Fiscal Fear 2008-09.