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Local Street Repair
Cities and the County share thirty-five percent (35%) of the sales tax revenue for local street repair. Local jurisdictions receive an annual funding allocation for local street repairs, safety and operations improvements as determined by the local jurisdiction. The allocation is divided 50% to San Joaquin County, 50% to the incorporated cities. The city allocation is by population with a minimum of $100,000 (Ripon, Escalon and Lathrop). The San Joaquin Council of Governments reviews the allocation formula every three years to determine if the formula is operating in an equitable manner. Any adjustment in the allocation formula will not lower the minimum base allocation. These funds must be used to augment current transportation spending and cannot be used to replace general fund expenditures.

Congestion Relief Projects
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the revenue generated in the Measure K program is allocated to regional capacity improvement projects and the “Flexible Congestion Relief” program which is available for enhancing and maintaining existing transportation facilities. Capacity improvement projects are those which add lanes to roadways. The cost of these congestion relief projects can include such items as traffic signals, curbs and gutters, shoulders, etc. as long as these costs are directly related to the project. The “Flexible Congestion Relief” program allows local jurisdictions to select projects that enhance or maintain existing transportation facilities. This can include widening or extending highways or streets, maintaining roads and streets, enhancing or maintaining transportation buildings and amenities (such as multi-modal stations or airport terminals), enhancing transit facilities, etc. The program is meant to be interpreted broadly and to give local jurisdictions discretion.

Passenger Rail and Bus Service
Thirty-two and one-half percent (32.5%) of the sales tax revenue generated is allocated for Passenger Rail and Bus Service. The objective of this category is to provide alternatives to the use of automobiles as a means of intercity and commute transportation. This is an important step in improving air quality in addition to enhancing the mobility of persons without access to private automobiles, the elderly and the handicapped population of San Joaquin County. It is the intent to use sales tax revenue to match and supplement state and federal funds.

The Passenger Rail and Bus Service category includes:

• Multi-modal Stations i.e., facilities that accommodate both rail passenger and bus passenger service that allow connections to other forms of transportation such as car and van pools and commuter and intercity bus/rail service.
   
• Passenger Rail are expenditures to promote and upgrade commuter rail service. Eligible costs include some operations, locomotives and passenger cars, track improvements, train and grade crossing controls.
   
•  Intercity and Elderly and Handicapped Transit promotes bus service between the cities within San Joaquin County for all trip purposes. Expenses for capital such as vehicles and some bus operations are eligible.
   
•  Commute Transit/Intra-city Service are bus programs to promote peak hour, commute service. These funds are used for park and ride lots, I-5 north-south express bus service, Rt. 99 express bus service between Lodi, Stockton, and Manteca; greater frequencies on existing peak hour routes, trip reduction programs to new employment centers and service to other counties. The San Joaquin Regional Transit District receives a minimum allocation of 50% for programs in this category.
   
•  Bicycle Allocations target commute facilities on separate rights of way but are available to all facility projects including recreational proposals.

Railroad Crossing Safety Projects
Seven and a half percent (7.5%) of the revenue generated in the Measure K program is allocated to railroad safety crossing projects. These projects include underpasses, overpasses, and limited at grade separations of railroad tracks on local streets and roads. 

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