San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. 23 Vehicle

Sec. 2301. Title. Sec. 2302. Definitions. Sec. 2303. Purpose. Sec. 2304. Effective Date. Sec. 2305. Increase of $10 in the Annual Motor Vehicle Registration Fee. Sec. 2306. Responsibilities and Powers of the Authority. Sec. 2307. Contract with Department of Motor Vehicles. Sec. 2308. Use of Proceeds. Sec. 2309. Severability.

SEC. 2301. TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the "Vehicle Registration Fee Ordinance." (Added by Prop. AA, App. 11/2/2010) SEC. 2302. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Vehicle Registration Fee Ordinance, the following words shall have the meanings set forth below. (a) "Authority." The San Francisco County Transportation Authority. (b) "Board." The Authority Board of Commissioners. (c) "Expenditure Plan." The "SB83 Additional Vehicle Registration Fee Expenditure Plan," approved by the Board on June 29, 2010, to set the transportation projects and programs funded over the next 30 years with the revenues of the fee increase, as well as other allowable costs on which the Authority may spend the proceeds of the $10 vehicle registration fee increase authorized by Section 2305. The Expenditure Plan specifies eligibility and other conditions and criteria under which the proceeds of the fee increase are available, and provides for the adoption of future Expenditure Plan updates. (Added by Prop. AA, App. 11/2/2010) SEC. 2303. PURPOSE. The City and County of San Francisco has very significant unfunded transportation needs and this $10 vehicle registration fee increase would provide a stable source of funding to meet some of those needs. The fee is expected to generate approximately $5 million annually that the Authority would use to fund projects and programs under the Expenditure Plan that mitigate congestion and pollution caused by motor vehicles in San Francisco. These projects and programs could include repairing local streets and roads, improving Muni's reliability, pedestrian safety improvements, smart traffic signal technology to prioritize transit and manage traffic incidents, and programs that encourage people to use more sustainable forms of transportation, e.g. transit, bicycle, carpool or on foot. All of the projects and programs must have a relationship or benefit to the persons paying the fee. The Expenditure Plan contains guiding principles intended to, among other objectives, focus on funding smaller, high-impact projects that will quickly provide tangible benefits; provide a fair geographic distribution that takes into account the various needs of San Francisco's neighborhoods; and ensure accountability and transparency in programming and delivery.

(Added by Prop. AA, App. 11/2/2010) SEC. 2304. EFFECTIVE DATE. The Vehicle Registration Fee Ordinance shall be effective at the close of the polls in the City and County of San Francisco on the day of the election scheduled for November 2, 2010. (Added by Prop. AA, App. 11/2/2010) SEC. 2305. INCREASE OF $10 IN THE ANNUAL MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE. Beginning six months after the Effective Date, the motor vehicle registration fee for all motor vehicles registered in the City and County of San Francisco is increased by $10 each year, for each original vehicle registration and each vehicle registration renewal. (Added by Prop. AA, App. 11/2/2010) SEC. 2306. RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY. The Authority shall have all of the powers set forth in California Government Code Section 65089.20, all of the powers set forth in the Expenditure Plan, and all powers incidental or necessary to imposing and collecting the fee increase authorized under Section 2305, administering the fee proceeds, the Expenditure Plan, and the projects and programs under that Expenditure Plan, and delivering the transportation improvements in the Expenditure Plan. (Added by Prop. AA, App. 11/2/2010) SEC. 2307. CONTRACT WITH DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. Consistent with California Vehicle Code Section 9250.4, the Authority shall request and contract with the California Department of Motor Vehicles for the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect and distribute to the Authority the fee imposed under Section 2305, upon the original registration or renewal of registration of all motor vehicles registered in the City and County of San Francisco. (Added by Prop. AA, App. 11/2/2010) SEC. 2308. USE OF PROCEEDS. (a) The Authority shall use the proceeds of the fees under Section 2305 solely for the projects, programs and purposes set forth in the Expenditure Plan. Pursuant to California Government Code section 65089.20 and as specified in the Expenditure Plan, the Authority shall use not more than five percent of the fee proceeds for administrative costs associated with the programs and projects, including amending the Expenditure Plan. (Added by Prop. AA, App. 11/2/2010) SEC. 2309. SEVERABILITY. If any of the provisions of this ordinance or the application of those provisions to persons or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of those sections or the application of those provisions to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.

(Added by Prop. AA, App. 11/2/2010)