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Legislative Bill Action The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon by the League of California Cities. The League encourages you to review the bills on its Web site at www, cacities, org/ legtracking and contact the appropriate committees to demonstrate your support or opposition of issues. Your assistance is appreciated. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS opposed to AB 1839 as currently written. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenJud; Hrg-6/25, Position: AB 1800 (Kehoe). Motor Vehicles. Persons Oppose. with Disabilities. AB 1800 failed to pass the Senate Transportation Committee this week, but was granted AB 2087 (Oropeza). Outdoor Advertising. reconsideration so it may be heard again. The League AB 2087 expands existing redevelopment area advertis- had been opposing the bill because it ran counter to the lng display exemptions from the Outdoor advertising requirements for NPDES and TMDL permits being put Act to apply to any redevelopment agency, and expands in place by the State and Regional Water Quality Control the exemption period from 10 to 20 years. Addition- Boards. However, the author has agreed to take an ally, AB 2087 allows local governments the ability to amendment, which would relieve our concerns. The authorize a display if it would not result in a concentra- amendment would allow a local.jurisdiction, after tion of displays that will have a negative impact on the implementing AB 1800, to overturn through ordinance safety or aesthetic quality. AB 2087 provides local or resolution the provisions of AB 1800, if the local governments with additional revenue and more flexibil- `jurisdiction finds that such restriction is necessary toity in addressing billboard concerns within theirjuris- achieve compliance with a municipal storm water dictions. The League supports this measure based upon NPDES permit. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: our existing policy to support the authority of cities to SenTrans, Position: Neutral, regulate billboards and other signage. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenTrans;Hrg-6/25, Position: Sup- AB 1839 (Campbell). Indemnity. Public port. Agency. AB 18:]9 limits the conditions under which a design professional would be required to indemnify a AB 2333 (Nakano), Transportation Fund- public agency to negligence and willful misconduct, inc. AB 2333 was amended on June 17. The bill now which is the normal tort rule, and hence provides for no states that the Southern California Association of indemnification of public agencies. Indemnity of the Governments (SCAG) shall provide for a fair share public agency is further limited to causation arising distribution of both the burdens and benefits of from action "in the performance of the agreement or commercial aviation among the four urbanized SCAG contract," which allows an additional loophole for the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and design professional to avoid indemnifying a public Riverside, as a guiding policy in the aviation program of agency. While AB 1839 does not specifically state that the regional transportation plan adopted by the SCAG it affects design-build contracts, it would bar public Regional Council. Additionally, SCAG shall determine agencies, on design-build projects where the architec- the "fair share distribution" appropriate for each county rural and engineering firm is also doing the construc- based upon an assessment of future passenger and tion, from obtaining the broad indemnity protection cargo demand likely to be generated by and reasonably normally recommended form construction contractors, attributable to each county. AB 2333's use of "fair The Lea9ue believes existing statutory requirements share" distribution ignores market factors such as are sufficient protection for both local agencies and convenience, proximity to roads and rail, and personal design professionals. The League is working with the preference. Adherence to a "fair share" distribution is sponsor on amendments to this bill, but remains not the appropriate gauge to determine the location of facilities. Additionally, the definition of"environmen- Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 11