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8A Page 4 already have substantiai procedural and due process rights and coliective bargaining rights. This bifl would impose substantial unfunded mandated costs on local government. • AB 213(Fuentes). This measure would eiiminate an employer's right to object tn a specific location by an injured employee for an ad}udication of a claim. i �8 5�3(r��a��ezj, /�S�53��ul�Gx�us�vely authc�ize th�€'u�lic Empl�yees Relations Board (PERB)to determine, under the Meyers Milias Brown Act(MMBA), whether to saek from a court of competent jurisdiction injunciive relief involving employee strikes,work stoppag�s,or tockouts. This bill seeks to expand PERB authority into areas in which it has no existing authority or expertise. In aciditian,AB 553 wouid directly pre-empt existing litigation; usurp city and county authority over matters involving public hea(th and safety and add unacceptable delays to seeking lnjunctive relief to protect the pub(ic heatth and safety. • SB 942(Migden}. This measure would require an employer to reinstate an employee to the'sr pse-injury job within five working days upon release of the treating physicfan or reimburse the worker for the last wages and work benefifs. SB 942 would prahibit additional physicaE dcaty assignmen#s npt performed prior to injuries condition of retum to work. Terms such as"expands,""eliminates,""gives to,"and'"provides exclusive for"are prevalerit in alf of the above bills and many others that are moving through the Legfslature. Other bills that are equally as detrimen#al bu#did not make the top five are AB 1Q73(Nava),AB 338(Cato}, SB 936 (Perata)and AB 437(Jones). The teague had previously published a two-part series on legislation in this area to alert cities on the negafive impacts of various bills. To view those articles, visit��_�,��__^._:�:�:.;ti�_t_c_�r�,;;'_=r. The League, CSAC, CWCC anti RCRC,afong with other organizations,will stay in opposition to any measure that rsstricts or extracfs Icca��ecision authority or i�ttpacts any agency financially. Far more information on all workers'compensation legislation,look up the measures at , .,, . ?lt<i^di�/.C'-''Gil`fL�.i:'•iCFlCif#i•^a.'—;�I't�1: �:�t:ll�;+�`_?��afJCY?[1xV_�_�_(JC.i`v_' ;r?!4✓'iV,-,:�i�<��°_C_�.!�C:J. I��/OL1 IlaV2 CsU@StIO�iS �-� or please contact League Legisiative Representative P.Anihony Thomas a#(916)658-8279. `Federal Update'Continued from Page 1... The E�ier�y Efficier�cy SEock grant wiil: • Authorize a total of$2 billion per year from 2008-2012 • Alfocate funds to participating communities on a population farmuia basis(modefed after the success€u! Federal Cammunity Development Block Grant(CDBG}program The U.�. Department of Eneray wil;�v�rsee tFe administration of th�Yrcgram. Efigible acfivities include sncouraging energy s�ciency and conservation programs in commercial,residenfial and municipal building; energy audrts;and energy technical assistance. There are other provisions in H.R. 3221 that the League is still analyzing, For an idea of the other provisions,the House Energy and Commerce Committee put together a background piece with a section by section breakdown. The document is located at ��fr;:r'ic!�r rt,i�cc.�r��rF r.;� r�e+�� e7+f. The Senate's energy package, ti.R.6 (Rahalf-W.Va.),the Clean Energy Hct of 2007,focuses on renewable energy and provides tax incentives to encourage research and deve(opment to achieve this goal. A1so included in H.R.6 is the language from S. 1115(Bingaman-N.M.),the Energy Efficiency Promotian Act of 2Q07. Once Congress returns from recess,a canference commitfee will be named to reconcile the differences between H.R.6 and H.R. 3221. 4