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�A- i-� <br /> AB 1248frompage6• • • • • • • - • • • • •• • • Legislative Bill Action <br /> . . ......... . . ............. . . .. . <br /> legislative committees are also available on the <br /> Advocacy Center, as well as on the Legislative The following are summaries of just a few of � <br /> Resources page on the League Website at the legislative bills that are currently being <br /> www.cacities.org. acted upon by the League of California <br /> Cities. For more information about these and <br /> • It is expected that AB 1248 will be initially other bills, please visit the League <br /> referred to the Assembly Local Govemment website's new "Issues and Advocacy" <br /> Committee. Letters of support from cities page (www.cacities.orq/ <br /> represented bv members of this committee issuesandadvocacv) — a one-stop location <br /> would be especially welcome. The Assembly to access information about legislation, <br /> Local Government members are: Simon Salinas policy issues and related developments. You <br /> (chair), William Emmerson (vice chair), Hector De can track information on bills <br /> La Torre,Guy Houston, Sally Lieber,Joseph (�•cacities.org/legtracking), locate legisla- <br /> Nation,Lois Wolk. tors and legislative committees, send letters <br /> to legislators or the media through the online <br /> Advocacy Center, research League policy <br /> RECENT HISTORY REGARDING positions, access useful related links, and <br /> much more. <br /> BOOKING FEES <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL <br /> • In 2004,the SchwarzeneggerAdminis- <br /> tration proposed in both his January budget SB 820(Kuehl). Water Planning.Water <br /> and May Revise to eliminate the booking Rights.Cities that have anything to do with water <br /> fee reimbursement ($38.2 million) and —supply it, receive it from another entity, hold <br /> additionally eliminate the county authority to Water rights for groundwater or surtace water, <br /> impose booking fees. The League of prepare Urban Water Management Plans,or even <br /> California Cities has standing policy that drink it—should carefully review SB 820 with their <br /> would support the elimination of the author- P�anners, utility staff,and attorneys. <br /> ity to charge. SB 820 proposes a variety of sweeping <br /> • In the final 2004-05 budget,the state changes to existing law. The bill: <br /> funded booking fee reimbursements at <br /> $38.2 million but eliminated the subvention • specifies that failure to implement water <br /> beginning fiscal year 2005-06. In addition, conservation measures results in a rebuttable <br /> the state froze the amount that counties presumption of waste of water; <br /> could charge in 2004-05 to that which they <br /> charged on January 1, 2004, and restricted • requires the executive director of the State <br /> the amount that counties could charge Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to <br /> beginning fiscal year 2005-06 to no more develop a list of stream systems that, in the <br /> than one-half of their actual administrative executive director's°best judgment° reflects the <br /> costs. likelihood of the board declaring the stream <br /> system fully appropriated; <br /> • proposes that information about groundwa- <br /> ter extraction in excess of 25 acre-feet in any year <br /> be provided to the SWRCB(currently the Water <br /> Board has no authority over groundwater); <br /> March l8, 2005--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 7 <br />