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413 Legislative Committee Report 73-2 . Councilman Henderson , Chairman, reported the Committee had met on May 25 , 1973 , to review legislation of interest to the City . Committeets report dated May 30 , 1973 , ( for full text , see Clerk ' s file - Legislative Committee ) offered recommendations on the following : 1 . Federal Highway Trust Funds was defeated in the House of Representatives . This would have allowed cities to use their 700 Million Dollar a year share of the Federal Highway Trust Funds based on local priorities for highways or mass transit purposes . Committee recommended Congressman Ryan be advised of the need for less restrictive use of such funds to alleviate urban transportation ills . 2 . Municipal Transportation-Equal Treatment-A .B . 1488 . Assemblyman Arnett introduced this bill to provide equal treatment under the act for municipal transit systems , such as our own , in existence prior to the effective date of the act . This bill had been introduced at the request of Redwood City and Committee was urging the support of A .B . 1488 so that when Staff appeared before the Committee hearing the bill , they would have the Council ' s official endorsement . 3 . Reapportionment , which was approved by both Houses of the State Legislature , was noted to be of great importance to the local government and to the people of the Community, since it carves up the City into multi- districts . These bills would increase campaign expenditures in that campaign efforts would cross district lines . Councilman Henderson had obtained a very small and difficult-to- read map from a local newspaper since the Committee Report had been written which briefly showed what would happen to San Mateo County , which was explained in detail . Committee recommended support of S . C . A .#1 , which measure would provide for the reapportionment of senatorial , assembly, congressional , and State Board of Equalization districts by a Commission on Reapportionment , subject to specified conditions and Court approval . 4 . Campaign Expenditures , S . B . 234 , would provide for reimbursement of certain campaign expenses and would provide that no contributions to a candidate from a single source may exceed $100 . This bill was recognized as a major step toward elimination of effect of monied special interest lobbies in government . Committee recommended support of S .B . 234 and also S . B . 366 which would enact the California Campaign Disclosure Law and would provide for more comprehensive reporting and accounting by candidates of campaign contributions and expenditures , as well as regulate the activities of campaign committees . 5 . Open Meetings - State Legislature - Senate Concurrent Resolution No . 11 would require the State Legislature to adhere to open-meeting provisions similar to the "Brown Act" requirements which the State Legislature 6/4/73 Reg . Mtg .