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�'�-�� Legislative Bill Action ............................................................... The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bilis 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.orgJbillsearch), locate legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center (www.cacities.org/advocacycenter), research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. HOUSING AND LAND USE bill as introduced appears to anticipate that all air quality problems can be resolved through the general plan or city/county action. In reality, AB 199 (Tran) EMerprise Zones: Limitation resolution of most air quality problems is beyond a on Designation. AB 199 would expand the city or county's control or outside their regulatory number of enterprise zones that the Department authority. For example, air pollution may be blown of Housing and Community Development may in from neighboring jurisdictions, from cars travel- designate, from 42 to 52. By extending the num- ing down a state or federal highway that runs ber of enterprise zones that may be designated, through the middle of a city, or from stationary AB 199 would provide additional cities with a sources which are regulated by the local air valuable tool to encourage business participation districts. and economic development within their commu- nity. Staff: Dan Carrigg; Status: However, the League's policy committees AsJbEcDevBEcnmy; Hrg-3/15; Position: Sup- recommended, with the concurrence of the port. League board of directors, that the League with- hold taking a formal position on SB 44 in order to ENVIRONMENTAL provide time to work with the author to try to resolve these and other issues. The committees, with input from the EQ-HCED SB 44 Subcommit- SB 44 (Kehoej Air Quality. General Plans. tee, will review the bill again at their April meetings SB 44 would require cities and counties to either and based upon the progress made, recommend adopt a separate air quality element or amend a position to the League Board. To date, the appropriate elements of their general plan to discussions with the author's office have been address air quality. They would be required to productive and have resulted in several ea�ly share their draft element or amendments with the helpful amendments. local air quality management district or air pollu- tion control district, whose comments woutd be This is the classic °work in progress" so stay advisory only. Cities and counties would be tuned. As amended, SB 44 passed the Senate required to compy with these requirements within Local Government Committee this week and is a year of their next housing element revision after now pending in the Senate Appropriations Commit- January 1, 2006. tee. Staff: Yvonne Hunter; Status: SenApps; Position: Review and Comment. The League's Environmental Quality and Housing, Community and Economic Development Committees (EQ-HCED) reviewed SB 44 and PUBLIC SAFETY identified a number of concems. While the AB 260 (Bermudez). State Fire Marshal. League recognizes the impacts of air quality, the Fire Response Time. Reports. AB 260 requires that fire data reported to the State Fire Marshal PAGE ]0/PRIORITY FOCUS March 4, 2005 - www.cacities.org