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q.A. :¡. Legislative Bill Action ............................................................... Hunter; Status: SenEnUt&Comm; Position: Sup- because, according to the research conducted, the port. bill is consistent with current law and nothing in the bill expands the requirements on cities for gender equity S8 1477 (Sher). Wetlands. The league contin- or creates new causes of action. The league will be ues to oppose S8 1477 unless it is amended to seeking a few technical clarifying amendments. A8 narrow it to only address a recent court decision 2404 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee this regarding federal regulation of wetlands, Although week. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Status: SenFlr; the author proposed a mock-up of the bill with new Position: Neutral. amendments in the Assembly Water Parks and Wildlife Committee, the committee chair would not S8 494 (Escutia). Medi-Cal Liens. Insurance. permit the bill to be heard in the mocked up form S8 494 oassecl the Assembly Judiciary Committee this because of the lateness of the amendments. It is also week. If enacted, this measure could result in higher unclear whether or not the amendments acb.Jally did insurance costs to public agencies, as it would enable narrow the bill as the opposition requested. The bill Medi-Cal patients to sue and recover the medical failed passage this week and the status of the request costs above the Medi-Cal rates acb.Jally billed by the for reconsideration is uncertain. hospital provider. The bill would predetermine the outcome of an important oourt case, Parnell, and The problem with SB 1477 is that it would grant would establish a precedent that could be extended authority to the State Water Resources Control Board by subsequent legislation to all insured plaintiffs. to regulate the issue of wetlands far beyond the so- Cities that are ooncemed about legislation that called regulatory gap that has arisen as a result of a promotes lawsuits and that could increase insurance court decision that restricts the ability of the federal rates should write their Assembly Members and ask Army Corps of Engineers to address wetlands issues. for a no vote on SB 494. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, If the bill is amended to limit it to acb.Jally filling the Status: Pending on AsmFlr; Position: Oppose; regulatory gap, the League would remove its opposi- league tion. Staff: Yvonne Hunter; Status: Reconsideration granted in AsWP&Wild; Position: Oppose Unless SB 493 (Cedillo). Hazardous Materials: Amended. Uability. Modeling the classic elements of Greek tragedy - oomplete with choruses of supporters and AB 2404 (Steinberg). Gender Equity in Local opponents - SB 493 (Cedillo) died a painful death Recreation Programs. AB 2404 would prohibit city, late Thursday aftemoon in the Assembly Environmen- county and special district recreation programs from tal Safety and Toxic Materials Committee. While it discriminating in the provision of recreation opportuni- acb.Jally did not fail passage, the bill is in reality dead, ties based upon gender - that is, whether the partici- since the author will not proceed with it, given the pant is a girl or boy. As amended in May, it would no hostile amendments placed into it by the committee longer require local agencies to provide extensive over the author's objections. reporting information to the state, but would authorize individuals to file suit based upon gender disaimina- S8 493 would enact a new process to enoourage tion and would spell out the criteria for assessing the rehabilitation and development of contaminated validity of the suits. brownfields by providing prospective purchasers who did not cause the contamination immunity for future The League's Community Services Policy Com- clean up if they met a specific series of criteria and mittee discussed the bill at its recent meeting. Based requirements established in the bill. The program upon an analysis of the bill to evaluate how it relates would be administered by either the State Water to existing law regarding a local agency's legal obliga- Board or the State Department of Toxic Substances tions for gender equity in recreation programs, the Control. Community Services Policy Committee is recommend- ing to the League's Board of Directors that the After more than six months of negotiations League take a neutral position on AB 2404. This is between the bill's sponsors (a coalition of home June 25, 2004 - www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUSIPAGE 7 .. m~