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<br />8A <br />Page 4 <br /> <br /> <br />League Releases City Funding Book on Federal Economic Stimulus Package <br /> <br />The League of California Cities has released a "City Funding Book" to guide cities on how to <br />access and apply for federal funds available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment <br />Act of 2009 (ARRA), signed by President Barack Obama earlier this week. Because of the <br />substantial interest in the ARRA by California's cities, the League has compiled the City Funding <br />Book to assist cities in their pursuit of funding. The Book can be viewed online at <br />htto:/Iwww.cacities.ora/resource files/27711.2009ARRA%20Reoort21908.odf. <br /> <br />The ARRA's purpose is to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery by providing <br />needed investments in transportation, environmental protection. and other infrastructure projects <br />that will provide long-term economic benefits. <br /> <br />The total cost of the package is $828 billion, and consists of nearly $396 billion for upgrades to <br />transportation, infrastructure. construction, health care programs, education and housing <br />assistance. and energy efficiency projects; $144 billion in state and local fiscal relief: and $288 <br />billion in personal and business tax credits. <br /> <br />Also of note are the unprecedented accountability and transparency requirements that are <br />included In the ARRA. To meet these requirements, the government has set up a Web site <br />(htto:/lwww.recoverv.Qov/) that will list each recipient of funds and project details. City officials will <br />want to review the first few pages of the City Funding Book for important details on accountability <br />and transparency requirements. <br /> <br />In addition, the first few pages of the City Funding Book proVide important details on how to <br />register your city to be eligible for any federal dollars. <br /> <br />The first version of the City Funding Book <br />(htto:/Iwww.cacities.ora/resource files/27711.2009ARRAo.lo20Reoort21908.odf) was released <br />yesterday and is now available on the Federal Economic Stimulus section of the League1s Web <br />site (www.cacities.ora/federalstimulus). There will also be regular updates to the Book available <br />on the League's Web site as more information becomes available. <br /> <br />First Application Deadline Next Week. Earlier this week. the State Department of Public Health <br />announced details on how to get federal funds related to drinking water. <br /> <br />The Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SDWSRF) provides low interest loans/grants to <br />assist public water systems in achieving or maintaining compliance with the federal Safe Drinking <br />Water Act (SDWA). Projects must be from a public water system, must be needed to comply with <br />the SDWA1 and must be on the program's project priority list. <br /> <br />4 <br />