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<br />t\,naiy~ 15, Comrr,er-td'Y ':lnd Update:; en Le!]lslah",f' and P,:-:d r:y Issues that Affect Callfc}ff113 Cities <br /> June 9, 2006 <br /> Issue #23-2006 <br /> HOUSE REJECfS CITIES' AMENDMENTS, PASSES <br /> FEDERAL TELECOM REFORM (H.R. 5252) <br /> On the evening of Thursday, June 8, the House passed H.R. 5252, the Com- <br /> munications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 (COPE Act) <br /> by a vote of 321-101, with 11 members abstaining from the vote, including Califor- <br /> nia Congresswoman Mary Bono. The COPE Act would replace the local fran- <br /> chising process with a national franchise scheme for broadband and video <br /> service providers. For more, see Page 9. <br /> ...................................... <br /> TELECOM UPDATE <br /> League efforts on telecommunications reform legislation continued this <br /> week at both the federal and state levels. For more, see Page 7. <br /> ...................................... <br /> FLOOD BILLS INUNDATE LEGISLATURE <br /> As legislative bills move from their house of origin to the second house, <br />WANT MORE DETAILS the myriad of flood bills working their way through the Legislature are receiving <br />ON BILLS? more intense scrutiny and refinement. The realization has hit that some type <br /> of coordination among and between the bills will be necessary to avoid pass- <br />Visit the League of ing conflicting policy or similar language in multiple bills that is cancelled out. <br />California Cities For more, see Page 5. <br />website at <br />www.cacities.org/ <br />billsearch. <br /> - <br /> Page 2 AB 2987 (NUNEZ/LEVINE): WHY THIS BILL NEEDS WORK <br /> Page 3 BUDGET UPDATE: PROP 42 REPAYMENT STILL UNKNOWN <br /> Page 7 FIND A BILL, LEGISLATORS, LEG COMMITTEE - OR ASK LEG STAFF <br /> Page 10 HOW DID YOUR REPRESENTATIVES VOTE ON H.R. 52527 <br /> Page 11 LEGISLA TIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br /> ..,._, ~---,_...,~_._._..,."-._- . ....~_.-._._-,_.- <br />