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Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon by the League of California Cities. For more information about these and other bills, please visit the League website's new "Issues and Advocacy" page (www.cacities.org/ issuesandadvocacy) — a one -stop location to access information about legislation, policy issues and related developments. You can track information on bills ( www. cacities .org /legislativesearch), locate legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center, research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS AB 1333 (Spitzer). Mechanic's Liens. Design Professionals. AB 1333 permits a contract between a design professional and a consultant of the design professional to contain an enforceable pay -if -paid provision if mechanics' lien rights are not available. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsJud; Hrg -4/1, Position: Review and Comment. AB 453 (Yee). Public Works Contracts. Compensation of Contractors. AB 453 provides that when a project for the construc- tion, alteration, repair or improvement of any structure, building, road or other improvement is competitively bid and a protest is made, the contract may be entered into pending final deci- sion on the protest. If the contract is later deter- mined to be invalid due to a defect or defects in the competitive bid process, this bill entitles the contractor who entered into the contract with the public entity to be paid the reasonable cost, specifically excluding profit, of the labor, equip- ment, materials and services furnished by the contractor prior to the date of the determination, subject to conditions. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsBus &Prof, Position: Review and Comment. AB 473 (Correa). Contractors. AB 473 provides for the revocation of a contractors li- cense within 90 days (existing law is 30), and authorizes the registrar - if there is good cause - to delay the revocation for not more than one year under certain conditions. Authorizes an arbitrator to grant any remedy or relief deemed just and equitable and within the scope of the board's referral to the arbitrator, including specific perfor- mance of a contract as well as monetary dam- ages. AB 473 deletes the ability of an arbitrator to order specific performance of a contract. Re- quires the board to pay expenses only if the board determines that the services of the expert witness are necessary, instead of simply on request which is current law. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsBus &Prof; Hrg -4/1, Position: Review and Comment. AB 972 (Correa). False Claims. AB 972 authorizes a political subdivision to file a civil action only if it concludes as a result of an investi- gation that there is a reasonable, good faith belief that a violation of the act has occurred or is occurring, and that filing the action would not be in retaliation for a contractor's good faith dispute. AB 972 also requires the court to award the defendant its reasonable attorney's fees and expenses if the defendant prevails and the court finds that the claim was brought in retaliation for a contractor's good faith dispute. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsJud, Position: Review and Comment. SB 179 (Alarcon). Contracts for Labor or Services. SB 179 would make subject to liability and specified civil penalties any person or entity who enters into a labor contract for construction farm labor, garment, janitorial or security guard services, when the person or entity knows or should know that the contract does not provide sufficient funds to allow the labor contractor to Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS /PAGE 9