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8A Page 14 courts must ultimately decide this issue. The only specific statutory language directed at charter cities is the following: "a capital improvement project undertaken by a charter city to extend that city's water, sewer, or "storm drain system or similar system to a disadvantaged community in an unincorporated area shall be considered a public work for the purpose of [prevailing wage lawsl, but any subsequent project to construct, expand reconstruct, install, or repair such systems that have been so extended and that are conducted within that city's political boundaries shall not be considered a public work." S8 x:2 10 (Oropeza) - VLF Increases and Rental Car Agreements: Requires rental car companies to pass on the expense of increased vehicle license fee as an unbundled fee to customers in their rental agreements. sa x211 (Stelnberg)"- Judges: Requires judges receiving various supplemental benefits from counties as of July 1, 2008, to continue to receive them in accordance with the terms and conditions in effect on that date. sa x2 12 (Steinberg) - State Court Facilities Construction Fund: Makes a continuous appropriation to the existing Immediate and Critical Needs Account of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund until 2012 and makes other related technical changes. sa x2 15 (Ashburn) - Home Purchase Tax Credit: Creates a personal income tax credit for new home buyers equal to the lesser of $10,000 or five percent of the new home purchase price, with a maximum authorized amount for the program of $100 million. S8 x216 (Ashburn). Horse Racina: Continuously appropriates $32 million from the GF to the State Fair and Exposition Fund to offset fees that would otherwise be paid by the racing industry, and makes other related changes. Regular Session SCA 4 (Maldonado) - Open Primary: Subject to voter approval on the June 2010 statewide erection, this measure would establish an open primary for each state elective and congressional office in California. In brief, the measure provides that aU candidates for office are listed on a single primary ballot with the top two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes to advance to the general election. This bill would also designate the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a nonpartisan office. seA 8 (Maldonado) - Legislative Salaries: Subject to voter approval at the May 19, 2009, statewide election as Prop. 1 F, this bill prohibits the Califomia Citizens' Compensation Commission from Increasing the salary of any state officer that would take effect in December, if there is an operating deficit of more than one percent as determined by the OOF on June 1 of the preceding fiscal year. S8 6 (Maldonado)- Open Primary-Statutes: Makes the necessary changes to Election Code statutes provided that SeA 4 is approved by the voters in the June 2010 statewide election. 'NLC Webcast' Continued from Page 1... The Webcast reviewed the major provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which Includes resources to create jobs through federal investments in cities' transportation, water and sewer, housing, energy, education and public safety infrastructure. Speakers for the Webcast included NLC President Kathleen M. Novak. mayor, Northglenn, Colo., and NLC Federal Relations Director Carolyn Coleman. Novak opened by saying, "Washington has debated and now It's up to us to deliver." Coleman then presented city officials with an overview of up-to-date information on the timing and process for accessing these resources as well as advice on key steps cities and towns can be taking to prepare for use of the funds. Participants were able to submit questions via ewmail during the presentation. 7