The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Development Committee held a hearing on several bills this week, including Senator Bob Huff’s (R-San Dimas) Senate Constitutional Amendment 1X 1, which would provide constitutional protections for various revenues associated with transportation. RCRC recently provided a “Support if Amended” position on the bill due to a provision that would redirect Vehicle License Fee (VLF) revenues to transportation that are currently provided to local governments for other county priorities.
RCRC supports constitutional amendments for current and future transportation revenues to ensure that transportation funding is being directed towards its intended purpose. While individual committee members responded favorably to Senator Huff’s proposal, a vote on the measure is being deferred to provide time to address the VLF provision.