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<br />environmental Quality <br /> <br />AB 2176 (Caballero): Establishes a mechanism through which the federal Energy Efficiency Block <br />Grant (EEBG) funds received by the state would then be passed on to cities and counties in an <br />cost effieient and expedited maMer. (Support/Sponsor) <br /> <br />AB 644 (Berryhill): Requires that junk dealers and recyclers comply with additional recordkeeping <br />and identification procedures to ensure that they are not purchasing stolen scrap metal. (Support) <br /> <br />sa 1357 (Padilla): Authorizes the Department of ConseMltion to expend up to $20 million to fund <br />grants for beverage container recyding and litter reduction programs or focused, regional <br />community beverage container recycling and litter reductiOn programs. (Support) <br /> <br />Housinglland Use <br /> <br />AS 2000 (Mendoza): Provides an incentive to approve housing units by allowing local agencies to <br />credit any excess of housing units that are actually constructed c:Ner the RHNA category <br />allocation to the next planning period. (Support) <br /> <br />AS 2097 (Coto): Allows no more than 5 percent of the total redevelopment set aside funds for low <br />and moderate income to be used for supportive services for transitional housing. (SUpport) <br /> <br />AS 2280 (Saldana): Makes changes to the Density Bonus law to assure that developers make <br />clear what <:onc:eSSions they are seeking at the beginning of the review process and makes <br />several other technical fixes. (Support) <br /> <br />AS 2594 (Mullin): AddresseS some issues related to high foreclosure rates by allowing <br />redevelopment agencies to use low and moderate income housing funds to retain or purchase <br />foreclosed units to be retained as 8 source of affordable housing. (Support) <br /> <br />sa 375 (Steinberg): Provides a detailed process for identifying resource areas and designating <br />growth areas within the regional transportation plan in on:ler to guide investment of transportation <br />funds to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Also provides for limited California ErMronmental <br />Quality Ad (CEQA) relief in infill and areas where development pattern is consistent with <br />designations in regional transportation plan. (Oppoee, UnIe6s Amended) <br /> <br />SB 1103 (CediIo): Requires local agencies to provide ongoing reporting of costs and <br />expenditlns related to economic development; and cost made or ~ for the purpose of <br />stimulating economic development is reportable (except for expenses related to affordable <br />housing). (Oppose) <br /> <br />Public Safety <br /> <br />AB 38 (Nava): Consolidates the Govemor's Office of Emergency Services and Office of <br />Homeiand Security into 8 single state Department of Emergency Services and Homeland <br />Security to streamline diSaster response and emergency assistmce for local government <br />8QerlCies. (SupPort) <br /> <br />Revenue and Taxation <br /> <br />AS 1836 (Feuer): Streamlines existing law related to the formatiOn of Infrastructure Financing <br />Districts by removing an unnecessary voter approval requirement. (Support) <br /> <br />AB 1957 (Eng): Improves the collection of use tax revenues owed to state and local ggyemrnent <br />by consumers and businesses through ctarifications made to state income tax return fonns. <br />(Support) <br /> <br />8A <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />4 <br />