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<br /> Legislative Bill Action
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<br /> SB 44 w�ould require cities and counties to theirAssembly Members. Staff: Yvonne Hunter; '
<br /> address air qualiiy issues in their general plans. Status: Assembly Floor; Position: Oppose
<br /> How�ever, it is limited to only those air quality Unless Amended.
<br /> sources over which the jurisdiction has control.
<br /> Jurisdictions that have already substantively SB 109 (Ortiz) Air Pollution: Stationary
<br /> complied with the requinements of the bill are Sources: Violations. This bill would allow air
<br /> grand mothered in if they adopt speafied find- quality distrids to pursue both civil and criminal
<br /> ings. The League worlced cooperatively with penalties when an air quality violation occurs. This'
<br /> other local govemment associations and the is a departure from cument law, where an air district
<br /> authors office to reach a consensus on amend- must chose to pursue either criminal or civil penal-
<br /> ments that would permit the League to be neutral ties, but not both.
<br /> on the bill. We thank Senator Kehoe and her
<br /> staff for the cooperative spirit in which the nego- Cities hold a number of stationary source
<br /> tiations were conducted. Staff: Yvonr�e permits for items induding, but not limited to,
<br /> Hunter, Status: Assembly Floor, Position: boilers, standby generators, city owned water and
<br /> Neutral. sew�er treatment facilities and underground tanks
<br /> and gasoline dispensing equipment in maintenance
<br /> AB 771 (Saldania) Coastal Commission: yands. Please take a look at the bill, and let us
<br /> Ex Parte Communication. AB 771 vwuld make know if you have any comments� and concems
<br /> a number of significant changes to existing law regarding SB 109. Staff: Yvonne Hunter; Status:
<br /> related to ex parte communication with merr� Senate Appropriations; Position: Review and
<br /> bers of the Califomia Coastal Commission. Comment
<br /> While the author indicates the bill is needed in
<br /> response to a number of alleged inappropriate
<br /> communications with Coastal Commissioners WANT TO SEND A LETTER IN SUPPORT
<br /> the provisions that should be of parrticular con- OF A LEAGUE POSITION?
<br /> cem to city officials as they completely prohibit
<br /> ex parte communication except in noticed public HERE'S WHO TO CALL
<br /> meetings of the Commission.
<br /> Under existing law, ex parte communication ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS (18)--Chu
<br /> with Coastal Commissioners is prohibited (Chair), Runne� (Vice Chair), Bass, Berg, Calderon,
<br /> unless they are subsequently disGosed. The Emmerson, Gordon, Haynes, Kamette, Klehs,
<br /> sweeping changes proposed in AB 771 vwuld Leno, Nakanishi, Nation, Oropeza, Ridley—Thomas,
<br /> have a chilling effect on the ability of local gov- Saldana, Walters, and Yee. Room: 2114. Phone:
<br /> emments to make their case to the Commis- (916) 31�2081. �
<br /> sioners. This is a classic example of throwing
<br /> the proverbial baby out with the proverbial SENATE APPROPRIATIONS (13�--Migden
<br /> bathwater. If problems with the ex parte commu- (Chair), Aanestad (Vice--Chair), Alquist, Ashbum,
<br /> nication system exist, then more targeted Battin, Bow�en, Dutton, Escutia, Murray, Ortiz,
<br /> changes should be made. For example, if the p���9�an, Speier, and Vacancy. Staff Director.
<br /> bill were limited to restricting ex parte communi- q�ne Maitland. Depuiy Director. Bob Franzoia.
<br /> cation for enforcement actions only, the League Consultants: George Cate,� Miriam Barcellona
<br /> w�ould remove its opposition. Ingenito, Nora Lynn, Lisa Matocq and Maureen
<br /> Ortiz,. Assistant: Sally Ann Romo. Room: 2206.
<br /> Coastal cities should reviewAB 771 carefully phone: (916) 445-3284.
<br /> and send letters of opposition to the author and
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