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<br />8A <br />Page 8 <br /> <br />Voters, Sierra Club California, Consumer Federation of California, SEIU California State Council, <br />San Francisco Labor Council, and local government groups such as the League of California <br />Cities, California State Association of Counties, and the California Redevelopment Association. <br /> <br />To see a copy of the survey and find more information about PPIC, visit www.ppic.orq. <br /> <br />'LUSCAT' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />In the past year, most of the attention on GHG emission reductions from land use has focused on <br />the attorney general's California Environmental Quality Act (CECA) lawsuits and the movement of <br />SB 375 (Steinberg). However, simultaneously the Schwarzenegger Administration started to <br />address emissions reduction through its interagency Climate Action Team (CAT). <br /> <br />The Land Use Subgroup (LUSCAT) is one of 11 subgroups involved. This group is comprised of <br />state agency heads and staff members as well as an advisory group which includes the League <br />and Institute for Local Government (ILG). <br /> <br />LUSCA T is charged with the following: <br /> <br />. Coordinating state agency activities related to the CAT Report on Smart Growth <br />strategies; <br /> <br />. Developing state agency land use and local govemment strategies for 2008 CAT Report <br />and 2009 Scoping Plan. (This will be produced by the California Air Resources Board <br />(CARB) to serve as a blueprint to meet the AB 32 2020 goal); <br /> <br />. Providing a centralized location for stakeholder input regarding the State's local <br />government and land use climate change activities; and <br /> <br />. Developing and distributing tools and resources to assist local governments with efforts <br />to adopt and implement climate action plans. <br /> <br />One of the issues for local government is the extent to which state agencies should be developing <br />"local government strategies' for land use, which is typically the purview of local government. <br />LUSCAT is considering a wide variety of local strategies which will be submitted later this month <br />to CARB as part of its AB 32 Scoping Plan. Due to be released in June, this plan will provide <br />statewide strategies for Califomia to achieve AB 32's 2020 GHG emissions mandates. <br /> <br />The LUSCAT Web site (http://www.arb.ca.Qov/cc/scooincmlan/luscatlluscat.htm) has additional <br />details about its process and includes a list of strategies provided by both state agencies and <br />various stakeholder groups. <br /> <br />Local officials interested in these developments are encouraged to monitor the LUSCA T Web site <br />and contact League staff Kyra Ross (krosstmcacities.orq) or Bill Higgins (bhiQQins@cacities.orQ). <br /> <br />AB 2176 Update: Bill Passes Out of First Assembly Committee <br /> <br />AB 2176 (Caballero), a bill that would aid in distribution of federal funds to cities through the <br />Federal Energy Efficiency Block Grant (EEBG) program passed out of its first legislative <br />committee on Monday, March 24. <br /> <br />All 12 members of the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce voted for the bill. <br />The committee members agreed that AB 2176 will help local governments in California achieve <br />additional reductions through this federal block grant program. <br /> <br />Sponsoring AS 2176, the League is working with the California Energy Commission to ensure the <br />efficiency of the funding mechanism once this grant money is allocated by the federal <br />government. <br /> <br />3 <br />