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<br />8A <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />What's Next for H.R. 3678 <br /> <br />H.R. 3678 now moves to the U.S. Senate. Last month, a similar temporary extension measure <br />(S. 1453) was abandoned by the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee because <br />lawmakers were unable to reach consensus on the measure. <br /> <br />As developments occur regarding the bill, further updates will be published in Priority Focus. <br /> <br />Legislative Session: How Cities Fared on Priority Bills <br /> <br />The following is a list of high priority bills for cities that had been sent to Gov. Arnold <br />Schwarzenegger. The League of California Cities requested either "sign" or a "veto" on these <br />bills. <br /> <br />The plus (+) sign identifies when the Governor's decision matched the League's request, while <br />the minus (-) sign identifies when it did not. Each bill accompanied by a short recap on what the <br />bill does. <br /> <br />land Use <br /> <br />+ AB 414 (Jones). Request: Veto/Result: Vetoed by Governor- Oct. 13 <br /> <br />Restricts how local agencies can count sites for housing designated on non-residential land and <br />imposes these conditions for all local agencies regardless of size, circumstance, or performance. <br /> <br />- AB 1542 (Evans). Request: Sign/Result: Vetoed by Governor- Oct. 12. <br /> <br />Continues to allow local rent control ordinances to keep mobile homes at an affordable rate for <br />those on fixed incomes. <br /> <br />Economic Development <br /> <br />+ SB 103 (Cedillo). Request: Veto/Result: Vetoed by Governor- Oct. 5 <br /> <br />Requires local agencies to generate a hold a public hearing before granting any economic <br />subsidy (includes reduced revenues), post the information on the agency's Web site (if <br />applicable), and then generate a report on all economic development subsidies that remain in <br />effect every two years. The bill is also applicable to redevelopment agencies. <br /> <br />Infrastructure <br /> <br />+ SB 586 (Dutton). Request: Sign/Result: Signed by Governor- Oct. 13 <br /> <br />This bill implements the $100 million innovation fund authorized by Prop. 1C (the provisions of <br />which requires a two-thirds approval by the Legislature). Appropriations include $35 million for <br />local housing trust funds. $50 million for a land acquisition loan fund. $10 million for innovative <br />home ownership programs, and $5 million for a pilot construction liability insurance reform <br />program. <br /> <br />Flood PackaQe <br /> <br />+ S8 5 (Machado). Request: Sign/Result: Signed by Governor- Oct. 10 <br /> <br />This bill is a comprehensive planning proposal to improve development practices in flood plains. <br />While it requires 200-year protection in the most vulnerable areas of the Central Valley, it also <br /> <br />'4 <br />