Funding Category
Countywide Sales Tax
2008 Measure B was a 1/8-cent, 30-year sales tax overseen by VTA to pay BART for operations, maintenance and improvements in VTA's extension of BART service to Santa Clara County.
Background
On November 4, 2008, the voters of Santa Clara County approved 2008 Measure B. This 30-year eighth-cent sales and use tax is dedicated solely to providing the operating and maintenance expenses and capital reserve contribution for the VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Extension. The tax commenced collection on July 1, 2012.