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7A Page 11 focus will be on fiscal impacts of the measure. This hearing will likely be scheduled in late August when the Legislature returns from its summer break. However, if the budget is not passed and the Legislature works through its scheduled summer recess, the bill may have an earlier hearing date. During this time, the League will continue to work with the authors and sponsors to ensure that these issues are adequately addressed or advocate that the measure become a two-year bill. We will keep you posted. 'Proposition 1 B Implementation Update' Continued from Page 1... Passed in November 2006, Prop. 18 provides $19.92 billion for various transportation projects to rebuild California. Of the total amount, $1 billion is allocated for cities and $1 billion for counties for streets and road projects, The development of the $1 billion State-Local Partnership Program and $3,1 billion "goods movement" and air quality programs are underway. In addition, the allocation schedule of the $4 billion for public transit, intercity, commuter rail and waterborne transit still needs to be established. Related Legislation and Current Status The allocation of the Prop. 18 local street and road funds is currently being negotiated with the legislative leadership and the Governor. The League of California Cities continues to advocate for the allocation of the full $1 billion for cities in FY 2007-08. The League is sponsoring S8 286 (Lowenthal and Dutton) to provide a framework for the program and establish accountability and oversight for use of the bond money. SB 286 passed out of the Assembly Committee on Transportation this week with unanimous bi-partisan support and is now headed to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. There are two measures in the Legislature that attempt to define the $1 billion State-Local Partnership Program which requires a local match to access bond fund: AB 1351 (Levine) and SB 748 (Corbett). These bills differ in the criteria for eligible matching funds. AB 1351 includes only sales tax dedicated to transportation as a match, thus limiting the program only to "self-help" counties. SB 748, on the other hand, broadens the local match to also include all voter approved taxes and fees, bridge tolls and Uniform Developer fees. S8 748 passed out of the Assembly Committee on Transportation this week with a vote of 8-3 with Democrats supporting the bill and Republicans opposing. AB 1351 passed out of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee as well with a vote of 7-3. Both bills will now be considered by the appropriate Appropriations Committee in the Senate and Assembly. The $3.1 billion "goods movement" and air quality program are encompassed in Sen, Lowenthal's SB 9 and SB 19. Both measures passed out of the Assembly Committee on Transportation Committee and will be scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. It is not yet determined if the bills will ultimately be incorporated into budget trailer language or debated further to define the "goods movement" program under Prop. 1 B. HCD to Host Workshop on Enterprise Zone Application Preparation The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is hosting a Enterprise Zone designation workshop on Monday, July 16. in Los Angeles. The workshop will provide an overview of the designation process and offer suggestions on how to prepare an effective application. The workshop will be held at 1200 West 7th Street, 4th Floor, Room 4C, from 9:30 a,m. to noon. To attend the workshop, or to obtain an Enterprise Zone application, contact Tammy Tran at (916) 322-1112 or ttran(ZD.11cd.ca.qov. 3