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9A Page 7 The goai of this program is to better equip communiry organizations to help[ow-income individuais secure and retain em�loyment,eam higher wages, obtain better-quality jobs,and gain greater access to State and FederaE benefits and tax credits. Transport�t9on[nvestment Generating Economic Recovery(TIGER):This program administered by the Department of Transporta#ion consists of$1.5 bilfion in discretionary grants for projects that inciude, but are not limited#o,capEtal investments in: '!. Highway or bridge projects; 2. Public transportation projects; 3. Passenger and freight rait transportation projects;and 4. Port infrastructure investments, including projects that connect ports to other modes of transportation and improve the efficiency of freight movement. Local governmen#s are eligible, along with states, U.S.#erritories,tribal govemments,transi# agencies, port authon#ies,other poli#ical subdivisions of state or loca!governments, and mul#i- sta#e or multi jurisdictionai appticanfs. Check#he City Funding Book Regularly.To�9ew new and updated information on these and � ather funding opportunities,visit the League's Web site a#www.caci#ies.orQ/federalstimulus. Caltfornia 1-Bank to Hold June 18 Brlefing on New Bonding 4ption for Cifiies and Counties The California lnfrastructure Bank(I-Bank)is in#erested in working with elfgibie cities and count�es to pool bond saEes within California of Recovery Zone Ecanomic Development Bonds(RZEDBs}, as authorized under the federal American Reco�ery and Rein�estment Act. I-Bank representatives beiieve that the iarger offerings will be more attractive#o the bond buyers, and benefit the cities and counties issuing bonds by achieving greater econamies of scale that will allow them to access the taxable market in a cast effec#ive manner,achieve lower interest costs,and achieve lower administrative costs to participating local agencies. The 1-Banfc will conduct a detai[ed b�iefing on this program on June 19, at the Ziggurat Bui(ding in West Sacramento,fram 8:30 a.m,to 3:15 p.m.Registration is$75. Qnline registration is available at www.treasurer.ca.�ov/cdiac/seminars.asq. Interested cities may also contact the I-Bank via email at ibank(a3ibank,ca;�q,.ov. Lobbying Ttme on Budget tssues durtng Sacramento Pollcy Comrnittee Meetings With budget discussions fn the Capitoi likely stiii in full gear when the League's policy committees meet in Sacramento, June 25-26,#here will be special budget briefngs for committee members and opportunity to lobby. Both days of policy commlttee meetings with begin with a budget brie�ng at 10 a.m. in room 315 (3'�floor}in the Sacramen#o Convention Cen#er. Following the briefings, members will mo�e to their individual policy committee meetings to address their full agendas. Policy committee mee#ings wil�end early at 1:30 p.m. so that members can go across the street to the Capitol to lobby on the budget. . The League's regional representa#ives wil[be contacbng policy committee members from their regions to help set up meetings with the appropriate legislators or staff. Cour#Rules for Counties in ProperEy Tax Administration Fee Dispute The Los Angeies Cou�ty Superior Court recen�ly ruled in favor of counties in the long-�nning dispute between ci#ies and counties over the Property Tax Administrat�on Fee{PTAF).The dispute centers over how to calculate the reimbursement a county is entitled to for its costs of administering the Triple Flip and the Vl.�Backfill. 7