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Legislative Bill Action
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<br />adopted a construction and demolition (C&D) Many public agencies have a policy of allowing
<br />ordinance or has implemented C&D diversion pro- individuals to reimburse the cost of personal long
<br />grams. The League is working with the author's distance telephone calls and faxes that have to be
<br />office to address several minor technical ~ssues, made during working hours. It is also not uncom-
<br />which will be addressed in the Assembly. SB 1374 mort for public agencies to allow local calls without
<br />has passed the Senate, Staff: Yvonne Hunter, reimbursement, AB 1714 would allow public agen-
<br />Status: AsNatRes, Position: Support if Amended. cies to continu~ ia implement these types of policies
<br /> wit~uut sub_jec ~ the employee to criminal pros-
<br />S8 1916 (Figueroa). Local Coastal Plans. ecut~on. Staff. Amy Brown, Status: SenPubSfty;Hrg-
<br />Nonpoint Pollution Element. SB 1916 requires 6/4, Position: Support.
<br />coastal cities and counties to adopt a nonpoint
<br />pollution prevention element for a new Local Coastal SUPPORT A LEAGUE POSITION!
<br />Plan (LCP), or for a major amendment to an existing
<br />LCP. The League has been continuing negotiations HERE'S WHO TO CONTACT:
<br />with the author's office to clarify that if a~jurisdic- ASSEMBLY BANKING AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
<br />tion has a storm water permit approved after March (AsBnk&Fin): Papan (D)(Chair), Bill Campbell (R)(Vice
<br />2000, that permit would satisfy the requirements of Chair), Alquist (D), Chan (D), Chavez (D), Corbett (D),
<br />the bill, for those land uses and prqjects included in Correa (D), Leslie (R), Nation (D), Strickland (R).
<br />the permit., Some of these clarifying amendments Washington (D), Wiggins (D), and Wyman (R).
<br />were recently incorporated into the bill,
<br /> ASSEMBLY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
<br />The League continues to work to ensure that the (AsBus&Prof): Correa (D)(Cha~r), Wyman (R)(Vice
<br /> Chair), Bogh (R), Cardenas (D), Cedillo (D), CorDett (D),
<br />bill retains the Coastal Commission's.jurisdiction in
<br /> Kelley (R), Koretz (D), Leach (R), Nation (D), and
<br />planning, but does not extend its jurisdiction to Thomson (D),
<br />include water quality issues. Staff: Yvonne Hunter,
<br />Status: AsNatRes, Position: Support if Amended. ASSEMBLYNATURALRE$OURCESCOMMI~TEE
<br /> (AsNatRes): Wayne (D)(Chair), Hollingsworth (R)(Vice
<br /> Chair), Cardoza (D), Dickerson (R), Harman (R), Jackson
<br />HUMAN RESOURCES (D), Keeley (D), Koretz (D), Lowenthal (D), Migden (D),
<br /> Parley (D), and Wyman (R).
<br />AB 1714 (Canciamilla). Public Resources.
<br />Prohibited Uses. AB 1714 prohibits any elected SENATE JUDICIARYCOMMI1TEE (SenJud): Escutia
<br />local official and any local appointee, employee, or (D)(Chair), Haynes (R)(Vice Chair), Ackerman (R), Kuehl
<br />consultant, from the use of public resources for a (D), O'Connell (D), Peace (D), and Sher (D).
<br />campaign activity or other purposes that are not
<br />authorized by law, The bill also provides that the SENA]EPUBLICSAFETYCOMMI1TEE (SenPubSfty):
<br /> McPherson (R)(Chair), Vasconcellos (D)(Vice Chair),
<br />incidental and minimal use of public resources is not
<br />subject to criminal prosecution. Burton (D), Margett (R), Polanco (D), and Or~iz (D).
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<br /> SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMIITEE (SenTrans):
<br />Under existing law, a public official in California Murray (D)(Chair), McClintock (R)(Vice Chair), Brulte (R),
<br />could be subject to criminal prosecution, when they, Costa (D), Dunn (D), Figueroa (D), Karnette (D),
<br />at a minimum, utilize governmental resources for Monteith (R), Morrow (R), Perata (D), Romero (D), Scott
<br />such purposes as telephoning a spouse or friend. AB (D), Soto (D), Speier (D), and Torlakson (D).
<br />1714 reflects a reasonable response to the practical For legislators' phone numbers, addresses and e-
<br />realities of the modern workplace, in which it is mail please see the League's Web site
<br />neither realistic nor fair to expect zero personal use (w~w. cacities.or~_/I _c:~trackin_a). Legislators and
<br />to be made of governmental resources such as legislative committees are listed under "Resources."
<br />telephones, fax machines, computers and copiers.
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