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<br />J~najysls, Commentary and Update" c.n legislative and Policy Issues that ldfed California Cities <br /> May 5, 2006 <br /> Issue #18-2006 <br /> LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES APPLAUDS <br /> PASSAGE OF INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS <br /> LEAGUE THANKS LEGISlATORS AND GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER <br /> The League of California Cities today applauded the Legislature's passage <br /> of a $37.3 billion package of bond measures to provide funding for housing, <br /> transportation, levee repairs and flood control projects and educational facili- <br /> ties. The measures will be presented for voter approval on the November <br /> 2006 statewide ballot. (See also "Infrastructure Bond Details", p. 7). <br /> For more, see Page 11. <br /> ...................................... <br /> FEDERAL TELECOM REFORM MEASURE <br /> INTRODUCED IN U.S. SENATE <br /> The strong push for a national franchise to accelerate telephone compa- <br /> nies' "speed to market" continued this week with the introduction of a telecom- <br /> munications reform measure by Alaska Senator Ted Stevens (R), chairman of <br /> the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. <br /> For more, see Page 6. <br /> ...................................... <br />WANT MORE DETAILS GOVERNOR SCHW ARZENEGGER, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT <br />ON BILLS? AGREE TO EXPEDITE PERMITTING TO FIX CALIFORNIA'S LEVEES <br />Visit the League of Earlier this week the Governor and the Bush Administration finalized a <br />California Cities Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide an expedited permitting <br />website at process in order to fix California's critical levee sites by the end of the <br />www.cacities.org/ year. For more, see Page 4. <br />billsearch. <br /> - <br /> Page 2 NOW AVAILABLEI THE 2006 CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL LAW HANDBOOK <br /> STATE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING <br /> GRANTS <br /> CCS PARTNERSHIP "STRETCHING COMMUNITY DOLLARS" WORKSHOP IN CLAREMONT <br /> Page 3 WATER BOARD ADOPTS WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR SEWER OVERFLOW <br /> SYSTEMS <br /> LEAGUE LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAYS, MAY 17-18, SHERATON GRAND HOTEL, <br /> SACRAMENTO <br /> Page 4 GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER APPOINTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT/COMMUNITY RELATIONS <br /> DIRECTOR <br /> Page 5 NEW BILL INTRODUCED TO ADDRESS LEVEE FUNDING AND PROPOSITION 218 <br /> Page 7 INFRASTRUCTURE BOND DETAILS <br /> Page 10 WHAT ABOUT THE RAIL BOND <br /> Page 12 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br /> ....,.._..."..~,.... ............-..--.--..-.-.,.... ",- ._.._,_....." ',' -----~--_..._-._".."."--.' .._~._~~_.".__._-~"~. ,.-- <br />