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How To Use This Site

In November of 2006, the voters approved five bond measures, Propositions 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E and 84.  By selecting the “Bond Information” tab at the top of this page, links can be accessed to sites for each of these bond measures.  (As future bonds are authorized, they too will be added to Bond Information page.)  Selecting a bond link will take you to a site that will contain a variety of information about the expenditures from the bonds.

The information that you will see will include the following:

  • An overview of the various programs and projects authorized to be funded by the bond.
  • As summary of the status of bond expenditures by major program category.
  • An explanation of the three-phase accountability structure that will govern the use of bond funds.  There are scores of statutorily authorized programs that guide the use of bond funds.  In most instances, the expenditure of funds is further guided by detailed regulations, strategic plans, federal law requirements or other formal policies.  Consequently, the “front-end” accountability criteria can be lengthy and complex, depending upon the program.  Nevertheless, all of the criteria are readily available on, or accessible through, the individual bond sites.
  • Detailed information about bond expenditures by program or individual infrastructure project.  Depending upon the nature of the program or project, expenditure information may include the following:
  • Project name
  • Description of project (e.g., type of land or structure, function, size or if a planning grant, the subject of the plan)
  • Objectives of project (outcomes it is intended to achieve—e.g., improve salmon habitat, relieve traffic congestion)
  • Grantor (state government entity  that authorized funding for the project, grant or loan))
  • Grantee (local government, private non-profit organization or other state agency that received the funding)
  • Amount of state bond funding allocated
  • Bond authorization detail (i.e., proposition number/year, code section reference(s), appropriation authority)
  • Date of decision to fund
  • Date of project completion (actual or projected)
  • Location of project—description, address, zip code)
  • Contact number for administering department

In addition, for each program or project expenditure, there will be a reference to the specific “front-end” accountability criteria under which the expenditure was made, a report on the “in-progress” accountability status of the expenditure and the results of the “follow-up” accountability audit of the expenditure.

  • The functionality to research expenditures by location or program category where applicable.
  • Links to related sites, including those dealing with prior bond measures.

By selecting the “Executive Order” tab, you can access the order signed by the Governor establishing the three-part accountability structure for guiding current and future bond measures.

Selecting the “Strategic Growth Plan” tab will enable take you to the Governor’s proposed plan for California’s infrastructure priorities and bond funding over the next decade.

The “Five-Year Infrastructure Plan” tab takes you to the Governor’s detailed plan for specific infrastructure expenditures over the next five years.

Finally, web site links on the navigation bar at the left side of this page provide easy access to other sites of related infrastructure and budget information.