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To fund this investment, the Governor's Strategic Growth Plan includes:

* $14.8 billion in total investment to protect public safety.

o An initial $6 billion bond for local jail construction to provide beds for approximately 45,000 offenders. This bond is proposed for the first five years. o A second $6 billion bond in the second five years also for local jail construction. o $1.1 billion in bonds to build new prisons and juvenile facilities for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. o $600 million in bonds in the first five years and $1.1 billion in bonds in the second five years to fund critical public safety projects in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, a DNA lab for the Department of Justice and to improve the Military Department's facilities.

Office of the Governor PUBLIC SAFETY

State and Local Detention Facility Construction

The Governor is proposing a groundbreaking partnership between the state and local agencies to help manage inmate population at all levels of government. This proposal will result in an increase in the number of available local jail beds that will alleviate overcrowding in both state and local facilities, enhance the safety for correctional staff and inmates, and enhance the safety of the local communities by keeping offenders locked up for the appropriate time as prescribed by the court. The $6 billion proposal is the initial five-year plan to address state and local detention facility needs. In the second five years, the Governor proposes another $6 billion for local jail construction ($2 billion GO bonds); along with $1.1 billion additional GO bonds to build new prisons or juvenile detention facilities at CDCR. This program will consist of the following components: · $2 billion of state GO bonds to provide jail construction grants to local agencies. · $2 billion in matching funds from local governments, required by the grant program. · $2 billion from local bonds secured by the portion of revenues received by local agencies from the state as payment to use jail beds in these new facilities.

Other Public Safety Needs
The Strategic Growth Plan includes $600 million in GO bonds to fund critical public safety projects, including replacement or relocation of old and deteriorated emergency response facilities for the Department of Forestry and Fire protection, such as forest fire stations, air attack bases, and conservation camps. In addition, the multiyear funding proposal includes funding for the Department of Justice to provide for the permanent replacement of the current DNA lab. All these programs support the essential efforts of the state's public safety employees.

Courts and Other Public Service Infrastructure
A significant number of the court facilities do not meet current security standards, working conditions or accessibility standards. To ensure the continued provision of justice and provide for staff and public safety, there will be a need for considerable improvement of these facilities. The Governor proposes GO bonds totaling $1.8 billion over a ten-year
period:
· $800 million for fiscal years 2006-07 through 2010-11
· $1 billion for years 2011-12 through 2015-16.
In addition, the Strategic Growth Plan proposes $400 million in GO bonds over the next five years to address the state's most critical needs for the infrastructure of other public services, including seismically retrofitting high-risk state buildings and addressing health and safety issues at state parks facilities.

STRATEGIC GROWTH PLAN:
OTHER EXISTING FUNDING SOURCES AND NEW FUNDING SOURCES

Public Safety
· First Five Years-Other Existing Funding Sources
o $2 billion will be provided by various counties to match grant awards received from the state for jail construction. o $2 billion will be paid by the state over a 25 to 30 year period for the utilization of jail beds. The funds will come from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) budget for population and contract jail beds. o $1.1 billion from existing funding sources represents $815 million from GF, $140 million from special funds and $183 million from federal funds. This level of funding is what is projected in state departments' five year infrastructure plans and is consistent with historical contributions of these funding sources. · Second Five Years-Other Existing Funding Sources o $2 billion will be provided by various counties to match grant awards received from the state for jail construction. o $2 billion will be paid by the state over a 25 to 30 year period for the utilization of jail beds. The funds will come from the CDCR budget for population and contract jail beds. o $1.1 billion from existing funding sources is estimated to be similar with the first five years, consistent with historical contributions of these funding sources.

Source:

http://www.governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/
Strategic Growth Plan Briefing Packet available via link at bottom of Gov's webpage above....