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9A Page 4 Public Uti[ities: EnerQv AB 24fi6(Laird). SIG1V.Estahlishes the Renewabfe Energy Self-Generation Program to allow a city, county,ciry and county, special district, school diskrict, or other public agency to benefit from the excess electricity produced at the local entity's facility.The bi[I authorizes a local govemmental entity ta receive a credif on the bill of a benefiting account, equal to the amount of the electricity it exported to the eiectricai grid and from an eligible renewable generating#acility. SS 980 (PadiEla).VE70. Requires the Ca{ifornia Energy Commission to evaluate the adequacy of the electric distribution system of local publicly owned electric utilities as a part of their 2009 Integrated Policy Report. Land UselHousinq AS 749 (Wotk). SIGN.Reguires, as of March 1,20Q9,residential care facilities for the elderly to have an emergency plan that includes speci#ied provisions and is available, upon request,to both residents onsite as wel!as to local emergency responders. *AB 842 fJones).VETO. Requires the Dspartment of Housing and Community Development to rank applicants for the award of capital impravement project grants based upon a reduction of vehicfe miles traveled as a result of a quaiifying infill project,as specified. *AB 2000(Mendozal.SIGN. Provides additional flexibility to a local government in the regional housing need essessment(RHNA)process, by allowing a lacal government tha#exceeds its regionai housing need during a planning period to count the excess units toward meeting its share in the next planning period. AB 2280 (Saldana).SIGN. Makes several technical fixes ta the Density Bonus Law and addresses an absurd interpretation of the(aw reEating to the bonus awarded to affordable senior projects within larger scaie developments. *AB 2494{�aballerol. SIGN. Establishes the Housing-Related Parks Program to govern the allocation of$20Q million under the administration of HCD. Requires the department to use funds afiocated from the aecount, to provitle grants for the creation,deveiopment,or rehabilitation af park and recreation facilities, to cities and counties tha#meet ce�tain criteria, including acloption of a HCD approved housing elemen#, and issue housing starts,for newly constructed units that are affordable ta very low or iow-income households. '`SB 375 tSteinberp)StGN.Aligns transportation, housing, and greenhouse gas{GHG) emissions regional planning processes, provides incentive5 through CEQA streamlining for infill projects, and provides additional certainty for local governments that engage in planning processes that will result in reductions in GHG emissions. SB 992 fW�csqins). SIGN. Requires the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs(ADP)to adminisfer the licensure and regulation of adult recovery maintenance facilities, and requires the department to adopt emergency regulatians,implement the fee process for initiaf licensure,the provisions for the extension of Eicensure,follow up compliance visits, and civil penalties. Pubiic Safetv AB 38{Nava1. SIGN. Consolidates the roles and responsibifities of the Governor's Office af Emergency Services and�ffice of Hameland Security into a new state agency, the Cafifornia Emergency Managernent Agency,for a more efficient state-wide disaster preparedness and response system. AB 759 (Karnette). SIGN. Requires local fire enforcing agencies to inspect elderly care facilit'ses with six or fewer residents, applying standards established by the State Fire Marshal and Department of Soeial Services,to ensure the fire safety of the facility. This bill also p2�rnits the fire enforcing agencies#o coll�ct reasonable fees from the facility owner to cover the expense of i nspections. 4