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9A Page 7 unveil a proposed package of additional cuts. The League will issue budget updates through alerts and Priority Focus. 'Federaf COntlnuedfrom Page 1... Once the Senate passes the measure, it will go back to the House. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) says that he intends to make adjustments to the measure before House and Senate housing committee leaders can finalize a package to send to the White House for signature. Chairman Frank is considering removing the $3.9 billion that would be directed to state and local governments for neighborhood stabilization. The White House issued a threat to veto HR 3221 if the funding is not removed. The League has prepared a sample letter for city officials to contact their congressional representative to urge them to support inclusion of the neighborhood stabilization funding. This letter is posted on the League's Web site. (http://www.cacities.orq/resource files/27007.6ForeclosureStabilizationCitiesSamole- 2-08.doc) . Funding for Local Energy Conservation Initiatives The House Appropriations Committee on July 10 approved its version of the FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. The bill includes $40 million in funding for competitive grants to local governments for a Renewable EnergylZero Energy Demonstration Projects program in place of funding for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The House Appropriations Committee-passed version of the measure includes $295 million for EECBG, which was authorized at $2 billion annually for five years in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (PL 110-140). Both the House and Senate need to schedule floor time to consider their respective versions of the measure before the House and Senate can begin discussions on a final FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations package. 'AB 2716' Continued from Page 1... The League's opposition letter can be found online at www.cacities.oralbillsearch. Type AS 2716 into the search function to access the letter. Opposition letters should be sent to: Assembly Member Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) California State Capitol, Room 2176 Sacramento, CA 95814 Please also include a cc to the following legislators: . Your assembly member . Your senator . Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Torkalson (D-Antioch) . P. Anthony Thomas, legislative representative, League of California Cities The League urges cities to send opposition letters to the Senate Appropriations Committee before Aug. 4 when the bill wiJllikely be heard. Human resource and finance directors should collaborate to calculate the costs that AB 2716 would generate for their city and include the information in the letter. The league also thanks all of the cities who have responded to the opposition letter request. Future Funding for Local Streets and Roads Pending Additional Survey Data Cities are encouraged to complete the Local Streets and Roads Statewide Needs Assessment Project survey. This survey will ensure that accurate and complete reports are provided to the Gov. Arnold 3