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<br />- <br /> <br />%4-/ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />!\nalysis, ~:Cirrmf'ntary and Upcates on Lp.]Ir;latl"if' ~nd PollC:Y IssLes that I\ffect c.~ëlifnrnl.:' Cities. <br /> <br />The Legislature is <br />in recess until <br />August 15. <br /> <br />WANT MORE DElAlLS <br />ON BILLS? <br /> <br />Visit the League of <br />California Cities <br />website at <br />www.cacities.org/ <br />billsearch. <br /> <br />August 5, 2005 <br />Issue #31-2005 <br /> <br />LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DEFEAT MTBE 'JAILBREAK' IN <br /> <br />FEDERAL ENERGY BILL <br />Taxpayers and local governments throughout the nation won a major <br />victory last week, as Congress adopted an energy bill that rejected language <br />that would have imposed a multi-billion dollar unfunded mandate on local <br />governments by preventing municipalities from suing the producers of the gas <br />additive, Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE), a major contaminate of drinking <br />water. For more, see Page 6. <br /> <br />.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . ... <br /> <br />FEDERAL BILLS SEEK TO LIMIT USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN <br /> <br />In response to the Supreme Court's Ke/o v. City of New London decision, <br />several measures have been introduced in Congress that would impact <br />California cities' ability to complete important community revitalization <br />projects. If signed into law, they all would restrict the use of federal funds on <br />projects where eminent domain was used. For more, see Page 6. <br /> <br />... -......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... <br /> <br />TELECOM REFORM HEATS UP <br />BOARD APPROVES GUIDING PRINCIPLES <br /> <br />Members of Congress continued to introduce new bills impacting telecom- <br />munications, right up to the start of their recess on August 1. For more, see <br />Page 3. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Page 2 MICHAEL GOLD NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OC DIVISION <br />. PA T DANDO MOVES TO SAN JOSE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE <br />. IN MEMORIAM: TOM COOKE <br />Page 3 TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES <br /> <br />T' - <br />