California Proposition 46
Proposition 46 was a California ballot proposition on the November 5, 2002 ballot. The official title was Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002. It passed with 3,984,121 (57.6%) votes in favor and 2,942,851 (42.4%) against. It was placed on the ballot by a vote of the California State Legislature on SB 1227.
The question before voters was:
- Should the state create a trust fund by selling two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) in general obligation funds to fund twenty-one types of housing programs—including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing?
Official summary
- Creates trust fund to: provide shelters for battered women; clean and safe housing for low-income senior citizens; emergency shelters for homeless families with children; housing with social services for homeless and mentally ill; repairs/accessibility improvements to apartments for families and handicapped citizens; military veteran homeownership assistance; and security improvements/repairs to existing emergency shelters.
- Funded by bond issue of two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000).
- Makes cities and counties eligible to receive specified funds.
- Subjects expenditures to independent audit.
- Appropriates money from state General Fund to repay bonds.
Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact:
- State cost of about $4.7 billion over 30 years to pay off both the principal ($2.1 billion) and interest ($2.6 billion) costs on the bonds. Payments of about $157 million per year.
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