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Legislative Bill Action
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<br />establishes a rebuttable presumption that the entity both the burdens and benefits of commercial aviation
<br />entering into a contract for labor or services does not among the four urbanized SCAG Counties of Los Angeles,
<br />violate the provisions of this bill if the contract contains Orange, San Bemardino, and Riverside as a guiding policy in
<br />comprehensive information about the contractor and it's the aviation program of the regional transportation plan
<br />workforce. This rebuttable presumption would be ex- that is adopted by the SCAG Regional Council. SCAG shall
<br />tremely difficult for a public agency to successfully argue, determine the "fair share distribution" appropriate for each
<br />Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsApps, Position: Oppose. county based upon an assessment of future passenger and
<br /> cargo demand likely to be generated by and reasonably
<br />SB 972 (Costa). Public Works. Prevailing Wages. attributable to each county, AB 2~$'s use of"fair share"
<br />The League has received a lot of interest from cities in dean distribution ignores market factors such as convenience,
<br />up language to SB 975 (Chapter 938, Statues of 2001). The proximity to roads and rail, and personal preference.
<br />current vehicle for clean up language is SB 972. If you have Adherence to a "fair share" distribution is not the appropri-
<br />clean up language you would like to see included, contact ate gauge for where facilities should be located. Staff:
<br />Senator Costa's office. CurrentlySB 972 excludes expansion Natasha Fooman, Status: SenTrans, Position: Oppose.
<br />of privately owned self-help housing projects from public
<br />works and prevailing wage laws. Additionally, SB 972 states HOUSING AND LAND USE
<br />that nothing contained within it or SB 975 preempts local
<br />ordinances requiring the payment of prevailing wages on SB 1647 (Perata). California Economic Stimulus and
<br />housing projects. Supporters contend that SB 975 uninten- Public Infrastructure Security and Invest~mnt Bond Act
<br />tionally subjected certain self-help housing and housing of 2002. $8 1647 would place a $1.045 billion general
<br />rehabilitation pr~ects to prevailing wage requirements, and obligation bond measure to fund specific infrastructure
<br />that SB 972 will fix this unintended result. Staff: Natasha programs on the November 2002 statewide ballot. Specifi-
<br />Fooman, Status: AsApps, Position: No Position. cally, bond funds would be allocated as follows:
<br /> $675 million for regional infrastructure-up to $75
<br />SB 18 (Alarcon). Transportation. Los Angeles million in each of nine state regions-for environmental
<br />County Metropolitan Transportation Authority assessment or remediation for brownfields, neighborhood
<br />(LACMTA)-Study. ~B 18 was amended in committee June commercial or residential infrastructure, and infrastructure
<br />24. Previously, the bill had revised the membership and related to in-fill or transit-oriented development.
<br />governing board of the LACMTA, and relocated one seat to $10 million for grants to public agencies, to be
<br />[he new San Fernando Valley City, if the new city is passed administered by the Department of Justice, for security-
<br />by the voters, The Los Angeles County Division felt this was related equipment such as surveillance cameras and scan-
<br />premature for a number of reasons, During the Senate nets,
<br />Transportation Committee meeting, Senator Alarcon ; $70 million to be allocated by the California
<br />withdrew this section of the bill. SB !8 now provides for a infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (CIFDB) for
<br />study of LACMTA's membership and governance structure, port and harbor security and/or environmental improve-
<br />Additionally, SB 18 states that all California transit agencies ments,
<br />should adopt a riders' bill of rights, Staff: Gary lvlilliman, $80 million to be allocated by the Department of
<br />Status: AsApps, Position: Neutral. Boating and Waterways, and to be matched with federal
<br /> funds, for port and harbor dredging and other navigation-
<br />AB 2333 (Nakano). Transportation Fundin,~. A__B related projects.
<br />2333 failed to pass the Senate Transportat on Committee $80 million to be allocated by the CIEDB for rail,
<br />this week, However, reconsideration was granted, and we intermodal access, road, or related improvements within
<br />expect there will be another hearing on this bill. AB 2335 five miles of rail yards, harbors, ports, or airports.
<br />states that the Southern California Association of Govern- $50 million to reduce the impact of air pollution on
<br />ments (SCAG) shall provide for a fair share distribution of neighborhoods near infrastructure investments by funding
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