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� 9�3 Legisiative Biil Action ........................... .................................... The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currentfy being acted upon by the League of Califomia Cities. For more infoRnation about these and other bills, please visit the League website to access information about legislation, policy issues and related develo� , ments. You can track infomiation on bills (www.cacities.org/billsearch), 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 consistency with the general plan, design and site review, CEQA compliance, etc. In brief, this measu�+e replaces references in the law to AB 1512 (Garcia) Califomia Housing and °multifamiy," which is defined as four or more Infrastructure Finance Agency. This bill would units, with "attached housing,' and is described allow up to $75 million in funds not used from the as "a newly oonstructed structure aontaining twn Califomia Housing Loan Insurance Fund to be used . or more units and consisting only of residential to finance the construction and development of units." Therefore, this bill applies to new du- residential structures, with priority given to down plexes and triplexes—a law that already applies payment assistance. The League supports to large apartments. • programs that assist in providing housing, and supports AB 1512 because it provides additional In 2003, after a long negotiation process, the flexibility for the Califomia Housing Finance Agency League took a Neutral position on SB 619 to use its existing funds to promote the production �Ducheny), which originally enacted this law. of additional housing in Califomia. Staff: Dan Cities should review this measure to determine Carrigg; Status: Assembly Appropriations; the impact of this measure on their communiiy. Position: Support. Staff: Dan Carrigg; Status: Assembly, Pending AB 712 (Canciamilla) Land Use: Residential Committee Assignment; Position: Review and Downzoning. This bill makes helpful changes to Comment an otherwise difficult law that limits local ability to downzone residential property, without making EIIMRONMENTAL specific findings. In short, the bill provides more flexibiliry for local govemments to make the re- SB 44 (Kehce) Air Quality. General Plans. quired finding when the site was identified in the The League is now officially neutral on SB 44. jurisdiction's housing element. For sites not This position, recommended by the League's identified in the housing element, the finding re- Environmental Quality and Housing, Community quirement is triggered if the proposed reduction is and Economic Development policy committees, below 80 percent of the mauimum allowable �s confiRned last week by the League board of densiry. Staff: Dan Carrigg; Status: Senate, diredors. In addition, an agreement was reached Pending Committee Assignment; Position: on a definition to "implementation measure,' Review and Comment �i� Was the last remaining issue to be re- SB 326 (Dunn) Attached Housing: Condi- solved. The amended version of SB 44 should now be in print. Besides the definition of imple- tional Use Permits. This bill expands an existing �ntation measure, SB 44 now contains a law that prohibits local govemments from requiring Provision to provide reduced compliance require- a conditional use permit on multifamily projects, �nts for sacalled "frontier counties° (and the which meet a long, detailed list of requirements, cities in them). Visit the League's Official Website--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PA6E 3