Opinion No. (2000)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ROBERT L. MUKAI Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE DEDE ALPERT, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: May money deposited in the San Diego-Coronado Toll Bridge Revenue Fund prior to March 26, 1992, that was appropriated for specified allocations in 1994, be deposited in the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account in the State Transportation Fund? CONCLUSION Money deposited in the San Diego-Coronado Toll Bridge Revenue Fund prior to March 26, 1992, that was appropriated for specified allocations in 1994, may not be deposited in the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account in the State Transportation Fund. ANALYSIS The Coronado Bridge, officially known as the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, spans a portion of San Diego Bay and connects the cities of San Diego and Coronado. It is owned by the state, and the tolls generated by its use are imposed by the San Diego Association of Governments ("SANDAG") and deposited in the San Diego-Coronado Toll Bridge Revenue Fund ("Fund"). (Sts. Hy. Code, §§ 30796 - 30796.10 .) 1 The question presented for resolution concerns money that was deposited in the Fund prior to March…