California Proposition 15 (2000)
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California Proposition 15, also known as the Hertzberg-Polanco Crime Laboratories Construction Bond Act of 1999, was on the March 7, 2000 ballot in California. It was defeated with 53.5% of voters opposed.
Proposition 15 would have allowed the state of California to sell $220 million in general obligation bonds for local crime laboratories. The money raised from the bond sales would have been targeted to the construction, renovation, and infrastructure costs of these laboratories.
Proposition 15 was legislatively referred to the ballot by the California State Legislature.
Ballot language
The summary of the ballot measure prepared by the California Attorney General read:
- This act provides for a bond issue of two hundred twenty million dollars ($220,000,000) to provide funds for a program for the construction, renovation, and infrastructure costs associated with the construction of new local forensic laboratories and the remodeling of existing local forensic laboratories.
- Creates Forensic Laboratories Authority to consider and approve applications for construction and renovation of forensic laboratories.
- Appropriates money from General Fund to pay off bonds.
Fiscal impact estimate
The California Legislative Analyst's Office provided an estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact for Proposition 15. That estimate was:
- State costs of about $377 million over 25 years to pay off both the principal ($220 million) and interest ($157 million) costs of the bonds. Payments of about $15 million per year.
- One-time costs of about $20 million to local governments to match state funds.
- Unknown annual costs to local governments to support crime laboratories, potentially in the millions of dollars.
See also
External links
- Official Voter Guide to Proposition 15
- Full text of Proposition 15
- Smart Voter on Proposition 15
- Cal Voter on Prop 15
- Top Ten contributors
