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Legislative Bill Action problems that meet specified criteria, if the waste water ' procedures, if funding is available. Although much narrower system met certain procedural requirements, The bill also than the original bill, SB 1949 is important because it calls changes the amount of penalties that can be directed to attention to the issue of public participation and ex-parte local supplemental environmental projects. The bill appears communication by regional board members, SB 1949 passed to be in its final form, with most, if not all, of the opposi- the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee this tion removed. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Status: SenApps, week. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Status: AsApps, Position: Position: Support/Co-sponsor. Support. SB 1916 (Figueroa). Local Coastal Plans. Nonpoint SB 1523 (Sher); SB 1619 (Romero). E-Waste. Both Pollution Elements. L $B 1916 requires cities and counties, SB 1523 and SB 1619 passed the Assembly Natural Re- when they adopt a new Local Coastal Plan or a major sources Committee this week, although several key issues amendment to an LOP, to incorporate a nonpoint pollution remain unresolved and are the subject of extensive debate. prevention element. As requested by the League, SB 1916 SB 1523 establishes a framework for imposing a type of has been amended to provide that an NPDES storm water advance disposal fee to new cathode ray tubes (CRTs used permit approved after March 2000 by a regional water for computer monitors and televisions) sold in California. quality control board shall be deemed to satisfy the require- The funds from these fees would be used to provide grants ments of the bill for those land uses and projects covered by to local governments for CRT collection and recycling the permit, programs and to recyclers to actually recycle the CRTs. This is an important addition to the bill, because it How this fee can be legally imposed and collected for ensures that cities will not be caught between the require- catalogu,, and: :ternet sales, as well as questions of compe- ments of the Coastal Commission on the one hand and the tition and the traditional issue of "level playing field" among requirements of a regional water quality control board on in-state and out-of-state companies, remains subject to the other hand. For those projects and land uses not discussion and negotiation. These issues need to be resolved covered by a storm water permit, the procedures and in order for the bills to move forward, both procedurally management measures established by the "Plan for and politically. The bills are both consistent with the California's Nonpoint~Source Pollution Control Program," Leegue's existing policy on E-waste, adopted by the Board shall apply, The Plan is a federally-approved document of Directors earlier this year. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Status: dated June 17, 2000, and was prepared jointly by the AsApps, Position: Support. Coastal Commission and the State Water Resources Control Board. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Status: AsApps, Position: PUBLIC SAFETY Support if Amended. AB 669 (Hertzberg). Non-Emergency Telephone S5 1949 {Soto). State Water Resources Control Number System. AB 669 allows every city or joint powers Board. Ex-Parte Communication. As introduced, SB 1949 authority that operates a Public Safety Answering Point would have modified the ex-parte rules that apply to the (PSAP) the opportunity to establish a "3-1-1" non-emergency State Water Resources Control Board and the regional telephone system in their jurisdiction. Financing for each 3- boards to be similar to ex-parte rules that apply to the 1-1 system would be provided by a surcharge on amounts Coastal Commission and Integrated Waste Management paid for intrastate telephone communication service, and Board. As recently amended, $1~ 1949 now requires the adjusted annually by the Department of General Services to Water board to undertake a review of the regional boards' ensure adequate revenue for system operations in the public participation procedures, t~o report to the Legislature subsequent year. A non-emergency telephone number and include recommehdations for improvement. It would system is intended to provide access to public safety also require the State Board to provide training to regional agencies and to all other services provided by a local public board members and staff to improve public participation agency such as street maintenance and animal control. Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.or9 PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 13