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<br />tfA-¿ <br /> <br />HOUSE AND SENATE PASS 30-DA Y <br />HIGHWAY SPENDING EXTENSION Bill, <br />CONFEREES NAMED FOR <br />TEA.21 REAUTHORIZATION <br /> <br />On Thursday, the Senate cleared the 7th <br />temporary extension of surface transportation <br />programs, sending the bill (H.R. 2566, which <br />passed out of the House ear1ier this week) to <br />President Bush. The measure would keep federal <br />highway programs running for an additional 30 <br />days, giving the House-Senate conferees time to <br />negotiate the differences between competing <br />versions of the six-year reauthorization bill. The <br />current extension is due to expire on May 31, <br />2005. <br /> <br />Both the House and Senate appointed confer- <br />ees to negotiate the TEA-21 Reauthorization bill <br />this week. The Senate appointed 16 Republicans <br />and 14 Democrats including Senator Barbara <br />Boxer. Senate rules provide that the signature of <br />each conferee is valid for decisions relating to the <br />entire bill as opposed to the House whose confer- <br />ees' signatures are valid for certain parts of the bill <br />only. The House conferees are cOmprised of 17 <br />Republicans and 16 Democrats including Califor- <br />nia representatives Gary Miller (R-42), Bob Filner <br />(0-51), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-37), and <br />Ellen Tauscher (0-10). <br /> <br />The House and Senate will be out all next <br />week for the Memorial Day Recess and as of this <br />writing no schedule has been released for when <br />the conferees will meet on the bill. <br /> <br />HOUSING NEWSLETTER PROVIDES KEY <br />INFO AND lEG UPDATES <br /> <br />Although housing production in California has <br />increased significantly over the past two years, the <br />state still faces a huge challenge in trying to re- <br />spond to the housing needs of a population that <br />has been increasing by a half-million people each <br />year. <br /> <br />Read what state Housing and Community Develop- <br />ment Director Lucy Dunn has to say about this <br />challenge in the June issue of the League's monthly <br />electronic newsletter, Focus on Housing. <br /> <br />Published the first Monday of each month, <br />Focus on Housing is carries a variety of information <br />about housing, including question & answer inter- <br />views, feature articles, uln The News., , stories <br />about how cities are addressing their local housing <br />needs, updates on the League's Housing/General <br />PlanTask Force and pending legislation, and <br />infonnation on upcoming housing forums and other <br />events. To subscribe or view pñor issues, please <br />visit the League's website at www.cacities.ora/ <br />housinanewsletter.For more infonnation, or how to <br />contribute to the newsletter, contact League Com- <br />munications Specialist Brian Heaton at <br />bheaton@cacities.ora, or Director of Communica- <br />tions Megan Taylor at mtaylor@cacities.org. <br /> <br />. ~~~~~ <br /> <br />~~~ <br /> <br />--',-- <br /> <br />Our Missior¡¡ <br /> <br />Restore and protect local control for cities through education and advocacy to <br />enhance the quality of life for all Californians. <br /> <br />PAGE 2/PRIORITY FOCUS <br /> <br />Visit the League's Official Websiteuwww.cacities.org <br />