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Legislative Bill Action federal Clean Water Act demonstrates how frivolous on behalf of the public by engaging in civil litiga- such suits can be when filed by fringe environmental tion against gun manufacturers to have access to groups more interested in securing attorney fees gun sale records from the Department of Justice. than in environmental protection. The League has Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenApps, Position: requested that public agencies be excluded from AB Watch. 2221. It should be noted that Proposition 65, enacted by the voters in 1986, specifica'lly preempts AB 1990 (Liu). Asset Forfeiture. Existing law public agencies from all but one small provision, provides that acts committed for financial gain or Thus, one of the major environmental initiatives advantage constitutes criminal profiteering activity, adopted by the voters specifically excludes public the proceeds from which are subject to forfeiture. agencies from its provisions of the initiative, includ- Additionally, criminal profiteering activity is defined ing the citizen lawsuit provision. Although we have as at least two of the specified acts not committed in spoken extensively with the author's office about isolation, and committed as part of organized crime. our request to exclude public agencies from the bill, The definition of organized crime includes criminal unfortunately to date no resolution has been acts committed by a street gang. This bill makes the reached. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Status: proceeds from a single violation of any law prohibit- AsNatRes;Hrg-4/15, Position: Oppose Unless ing participation in a criminal street gang subject to Amended. the forfeiture provisions relative to proceeds from criminal profiteering. Upon the sale of forfeited PUBLIC SAFETY assets, funds are first distributed to any existing lienholders, then to the appropriate law enforcement SB 1496 (Polanco). Community Re-entry agency for the costs associated with impounding the Centers. The Department of Corrections may estab- assets, and the remainder is allocated to the pros- lish and operate community correctional re-entry ecuting agency as discretionary funds. The author is centers for men and women to make inmates aware considering an amendment that would specify that of their responsibility to society and assist them with funds returned to the prosecuting agency must be educational employment training. Once the Depart- spent on law enforcement services and other commu- merit identifies a site for a center, it must contact thenity efforts intended to combat criminal gang city council in whose.jurisdiction the center may be activity. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsPubSfty, located, and the agency may then provide recom- Position: Watch. mendations to the Department concerning the appropriateness of the proposed site. SB 1496 AB 2569 (Cardoza). Emergency Telephone provides that an agency recommending rejection of Number Account. Existing law establishes the State a site proposed by the Department to provide Emergency Telephone Number Account (Account) information to the Department about how inmates that is funded by a surcharge imposed on the will alternatively receive the necessary treatment and amount paid by each person in the state for intrast- training. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: ate telephone communication service. Additionally, SenPubSfty; Hrg-4/16, Position: Watch. while current law identifies specific purposes for which money may be appropriated from this fund, SB 1490 (Perata). Firearms. Records. SB 1490 including the costs incurred by the Department of allows a city attorney prosecuting a civil action to ~ General Services for administering the "911" emer- have access to information in the handgun registry gency telephone number system and reimbursing maintained by the Attorney General. The intent of local agencies for system costs associated with the this bill is to allow city and county attorneys acting "911" system, funds have often been diverted from Visit the League's Official Web Site--wvav. cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 7