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May 3, 2002 <br /> Issue #18-2002 <br /> <br /> analysis, commenlary and ulxlal~s an I~gislatiY¢ and ~licy issues fha! o~¢¢t (oli~orni. citic~ <br /> <br /> L.O.C.A.L. COALITION BUILDS STATEWIDE STRENGTH <br /> The coalition of groups known as LOCAL (Leave Our Community Assets <br /> Hot Bills LocaO continues to grow in strength and numbers; it now an expanding list <br />· .,,to Watch or state and local public safety departments, chiefs and employee organiza- <br />· tions working to prevent state budget-balancing measures that would force <br />-" AB 1122 cuts in essential local services. State and local health care organizations, <br />_. (Corbett); SB 657 business and economic development organizations, community and civic <br />· (Campbell). groups have alsojoined, and committed to work towards the key principles <br />_" Personal Income/ guiding the coalition. (See inset on page 2.) For more, see page 2. <br />· Bank and Corpo- <br />-=ration Tax Laws. <br />_"Federal Confor- HISTORIC MEETING BRINGS TOGETHER CITY, COUNTY AND SCHOOL <br />· mity. <br />· OFFICIALS TO EXAMINE GROWTH ISSUES IN CALIFORNIA <br />-"SB 1509 (Dunn). <br />_"Property Tax League of California Cities board membersjoined board members from the <br />· Shifts. Exemp- California State Association of Counties and California School Boards Associa- <br />-"tions. Affordable tion at a_joint summit to discuss the challenges and opportunities brought <br />_"Housing. about by the anticipated population growth in California. This historic joint <br />-"AB 2073 meeting was sponsored by the Cities, Counties and Schools (CCS) Partnership. <br />-"(Canciamilla). Participants examined ways to collaboratively remedy the negative effects of <br />_"Annexations. Tax growth while taking advantage of its opportunities. For more, see page <br />· Agreements. <br /> <br />· PROPOSED IMPAIRED WATER BODIES LIST RELEASED FOR <br /> <br />· The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has released for public <br /> Want more details on comment its draft list of impaired waters in California. Section 303(d) of the <br />these and other bills? federal Clean Water Act and its implementing regulations require the state to <br />Log on to the League of <br />California Cities 14/eb sitedevelop and submit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a list of <br />at ww~cacities, org and those water bodies that do not meet water quality standards. The state <br />click on Legislative must then develop total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for all listed waters. <br />Advocacy. For more, see page 3. <br /> <br /> Page 3 · STORM WATER ISSUES UPDATE <br /> Page 4 · LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br /> <br /> <br />