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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />.Analysls. CommenhiiJ' and Updates on Legislative and Pedrey Issues that Affect Callfc:>r!1ia Cities <br /> <br />WANT MORE DETAILS <br />ON BILLS? <br /> <br />Visit the League of <br />California Cities <br />website at <br />www.cacities.org/ <br />billsearch. <br /> <br />May 26, 2006 <br />Issue #21-2006 <br /> <br />AB 2987 AMENDED: LEAGUE STILL OPPOSED <br /> <br />AB 2987 (NúñezlLevine) passed out of the Assembly Appropriations <br />Committee on May 25 with amendments that fail to address the League's <br />concerns with fairness, protection against red-lining, enforcement of con- <br />sumer standards, preservation of local public access stations, protection of <br />local rights-of-way, and other issues. For more, see Page 12. <br /> <br />...................................... <br /> <br />BUDGET UPDATE: SENATE AND ASSEMBLY SUBCOMMITTEES <br />MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON TRANSPORTATION FUNDING <br /> <br />Proposition 42 Repayment <br /> <br />Differing actions in the Senate and Assembly budget subcommittees <br />mean that the joint legislative Budget Conference Committee will ultimately <br />decide how much the state will provide in FY 2006-07 to repay Proposition 42 <br />transportation funds that were borrowed in FY 2004-05, and how those <br />repayment funds will be allocated. For more, see Page 8. <br /> <br />...................................... <br /> <br />LEAGUE URGES CITIES TO OPPOSE <br /> <br />SB 1177 (HOLLINGSWORTH) <br /> <br />The League of California Cities is encouraging cities to oppose SB 1177 <br />(Hollingsworth) which will be heard in the Assembly Housing and Community <br />Development Committee on Wednesday, June 14. For more, see Page 13. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Page 2 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />TELECOM IN THE NEWS <br />HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LEAGUE BOARD MEETING, MAY 18-19, SACRAMENTO <br />LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTS A NEUTRAL POSITION ON <br />PROPOSITION 82 <br />LEGISLATURE AWASH IN FLOOD BILLS <br />ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON PROPOSITION 1B: THE TRANSPORTATION BOND <br />IRS TO STOP COLLECTING TELEPHONE TAX, REFUND $13 BILLION <br />FIND A BILL, LEGISLATORS, LEG COMMITTEE - OR ASK LEG STAFF <br /> <br />TELECOM UPDATE <br />WHAT ARE THE "SPILLOVER" FUNDS? <br />LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br /> <br />Page 4 <br />Page 5 <br />Page 7 <br />Page 9 <br /> <br />Page 11 <br />Page 13 <br />