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3 by Councilman Leipzig and carried on roll call vote , Mayor Keckley being noted absent , Legislative Committee Report (Vice --Mayor Henderson , Chairman) on proposed or pending legislation considered at meeting of May 9 , 1972 . (For full text - see City Clerk ' s File - Legislative Committee ) 1 , Federal Revenue Sharing , HR 14370 , the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 represents a compromise bill which has been sufficiently successful to be reported out of the House Committee on Ways and Means . The bill would require that funds distributed to local governments must be used for (1 ) maintenance and operating expenses for public safety , and (2 ) capital expenditures for sewage collection and treatment , refuse disposal systems , and public transportation , Committee recommended support of HR 14370 as an effective approach in relieving local tax burdens in providing for municipal services and facilities , Vice -Mayor Henderson did note that correspondence had been received that this bill is going to be heard at a meeting of the House Rules Committee on May 16 , 1972 at which time it faces defeat , She , therefore , requested that Staff and Council make calls and send wires to the Committee expressing our views , if Council approved Committee ' s recommendation . 2 , Pollution Initiative . Proposition 9 would , among other matters , prohibit the construction of new nuclear power plants for five years , invoke questionable standards for automobile exhaust emissions , diesel fuel oil , gasoline lead content , and ban a significant number of pesticides . The Committee believes that the proposition represents an " over-reaction " to fear of damage to the environment , without adequate balancing of the practical aspects of the population press and its concomitant complex problems in our State . The Committee recommended oppostion to Proposition 9 . Vice -Mayor Henderson suggested that , if Council concurs , letters be written to the Editors of the Redwood City Tribune and San Mateo Times regarding Council ' s standing on this proposition . 3 . Southern Bay Crossing . The Committee has heretofore reviewed the issue of constructing a Southern Bay Bridge Crossing , recommending opposition to construction of a South Bay Bridge , at least until such time as comprehensive studies involving all aspects of the transportation problem of the area be completed . A no vote on Proposition A ( regional ) would 5-15-72