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�.�-1 � Legisiative Bill Action ............................................................... The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative biils that are currently being acted upon by the League of California Cities. For more information about these and other bills, please visit the League website's to access information about legislation, policy issues and related develop- ments. You can track information on bills (www.cacities.org/legtracking), locate legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center (www.cacities.orgladvocacycenter), research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. HOUSING AND LAND USE for street maintenance and other services, that local govemments will be asked to step in to fill the void. AB 3065 (Kehoe). General Plan. Safety Staff: Dan Carrigg, Status: AsmFlr and SenFlr; Element. AB 3065 requires approximately 50 cities Position: Review and Comment. within the state with designated very high fire hazard severity zones to submit their safety elements for pUBLIC SAFETY review and comment by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection and any local agency that pro- vides fire protection services to the affected area. AB 1814 (Oropeza). Grand Theft. AB 1814 This legislation builds upon an existing similar require- provides that every person who steals, takes, or ment for the view of county safety elements for areas r,arries away cargo of another is guilty of grand theft. containing state responsibility areas. The League AB 1814 also defines "cargo" as "any goods, wares, supports the policy objective of this legislation; to products, or manufactured merchandise that has improve communication between state and local been loaded into a trailer, rail car, or cargo container, agencies on fire prevention and protection strategies. awaiting or in transit, valued at more than $400." AB However, fire and safety officials believe that there are 1814 will help affected law enforcement agencies more efficient, less cumbersome and less costly ways accurately track this type of grand theft, and will assist of exchanging information than the expansion of the in providing the necessary resources to the law old "command and control" model where state staff enforcement agencies that protect our ports. Staff: are hired to await the submission of local plans. As Liisa Lawson; Status: Gov,; Position: Support. written, AB 3065 will place additional costs and impose delays on both the state and local governments due AB 2406 (Bermudez). Fire Safety. AB 2406 to establishing another expanded state mandated would require local govemments to report statistical program. Staff: Dan Carrigg; Status: SenFlr; information to the State Fire Marshal to be compatible Position: Oppose. with the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) established by the Federal Emergency SB 1682 (Ducheny) and AB 2598 (Steinberg). Management Agency (FEMA). AB 2406 also requires Common Interest Developments. Cities with the State Fire Marshal to compare locaf fire depart- significant numbers of homeowner's associations ment NFIRS reports (which would include specific should review two pieces of legislation, SB 1682 response time and sta�ng objectives) to the highly (Ducheny) and AB 2598 (Steinberg), for potential controversial Standard 1710 adopted in 2001 by the impacts. These bills limit the ability of homeowner National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 1710). In associations to collect delinquent assessments difficult budget times for the State of California, AB through a foreclosure action, unless the delinquent 2406 would have significant financial impacts on assessment exceeds $2,500. Major homeowner cities, counties, and special districts, many that are association representatives opposing this bill argue already struggling to provide public safety services that this legislation will destabilize the financing of despite tight budgets. The League encourages cities these associations if large numbers of residents begin to send a request for veto letter to the Governor. A to defer payment of their monthly assessments. The �py of the League's letter may be viewed at opponents to these measures further argue that if �,�cities.org/legislativesearch. Staff: Liisa homeowner associations can no longer afford to pay Lawson; Status: Gov; Position: Oppose. August 27, 2004--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 5