Podcasts: Public Finance

New Developments in California Transportation Financing

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New Developments in California Transportation Financing
[53 min]

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On February 24, 2010, Orrick public finance partners Roger Davis and Mary Collins, Orrick senior associate Brooke Abola, and the California Transportation Financing Authority's (CTFA) Acting Executive Director, Rohima Moly, led a teleconference on new developments in California Transportation Financing, including the following laws:

• SB 83
  Authorizes county-wide transportation planning agencies, with the approval of a majority of voters in the county, to direct the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect a supplemental $10 vehicle license fee (VLF) to fund local congestion-reduction projects.
• AB798
  Creates the California Transportation Financing Authority (CTFA). The CTFA is authorized to assist in financing improvements to the state transportation system that meet state environmental impact reduction goals by issuing bonds backed by local transportation revenue. Such revenue streams include local transportation sales taxes, tolls (including new tolls approved by the CTFA), and the new VLF.
• SBX2 4
  Allows regional transportation authorities in conjunction with the California Department of Transportation to use design-build or public-private partnership procurement methods for certain types of transportation projects.

• Presentation: New Developments in California Transportation Financing

Teleconference on General Obligation Bond Election Opportunities for 2010

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Teleconference on General Obligation Bond Election Opportunities for 2010
[70 min]

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On November 10, 2009, Orrick public finance partner Donald Field, John Baracy of Stone & Youngberg LLC and Bonnie Moss from TRAMUTOLA LLC led a teleconference on general obligation bonds and the 2010 election cycle for school district bond measures. The seminar explored the current political climate for school district bond elections, the requirements of Proposition 39 and the basics for a successful election strategy.

• Presentation: Teleconference on General Obligation Bond Election Opportunities for 2010

Lessons Learned from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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Lessons Learned from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
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On September 24, 2009, (East Coast) and October, 2009, (West Coast), Orrick's Public Finance and Tax Groups led a teleconference on Lessons Learned from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Now that a number of bonds have been issued under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, this teleconference provided insights about what we have learned and how it may affect financing options.

• Presentation: Lessons Learned from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Program

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Program
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On March 19, 2009, (East Coast) and March 26, 2009, (West Coast), Orrick's Public Finance and Tax Groups led a teleconference on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, providing information about the act and its effects on financing options.

• Presentation: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Program