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�. A-21 Legisiative Bill Action •�••••••�•••••••••••••••■••-••- EconomicDevelopment the old and valuable legislative proverbs: "When Handbook in doubt, read the bill." Staff: Yvonne Hunter; Status: Gov; Position: Request Signature. Economic Deve/opment, Business Growth 8 Decline, and The Strategic AB 389 (Montanez). Brownfields. Liability. AB 389 (Montanez) incorporates the majority of P/anning Process the language previously in SB 493 (Cedillo), which had stalled earlier in the summer. The current NEW: A tool to help educate city legislative brownfields debate was energized in officials about ways to tackle serious the last two weeks of the session with the per- economic policy issues. sonal involvement of Senate President Pro Tem John Burton and the Legislature's foremost Plus: environmental advocate, Senator Byron Sher, • Best practices and case studies working to resolve the few remaining difficult • Secrets for developing economic issues. development success • Tools for understanding and analyzing a As amended the last day of the legislative community's economic base session, AB 389 addresses the difficult issue of • Developing and implementing a strategic how to encourage the redevelopment and revital- economic development plan ization of contaminated brownfields throughout California. It does so by providing timited liability • Benchmarking tools and tips on putting it protection for developers who purchase contami- all together. nated properties, but who did not cause the contamination. This publication is available from the League for $15. There is a ten percent discount on orders The provisions of AB 389 apply statewide to of five or more. eligible properties, not just to large properties in urban areas, as has been the case with many Questions? Contact League Publications at previous legislative attempts to encourage 916/658-8257 or order online at; brownfields revitalization. As requested by the WWW,cacities.org/store. League and the California RedevelopmentAsso- ciation, the measure retains the authority of a redevelopment agency to exercise its so-called "Polanco AcY' authority. The measure does not limit a local governmenYs land use authority and continues to hold those responsible for the con- tamination liable for cleanup costs. The bill retains the cleanup standards in existing law, but does provide some liability protection and certainty to prospective purchasers who comply with a remediation plan approved by DTSC or a regional water board, especially in the area of re-opening a FOR LEGISLATORS' PHONE NUMBERS, cleanup plan if new contamination if discovered. Staff: Yvonne Hunter; Status: Gov; Position: ADDRESSES AND E-MAIL PLEASE SEE THE Request Signature. LEAGUE'S WEBSITE �WWW.CACITIES.ORG� ADVOCACYCENTER). www.cacities.org - September 3, 2004 PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 9