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9. Adis Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... Status: AsEnvSafe&ToxMat; Hearing 4/29, Posi- tion: Support. SB 312 (Machado) Urban Landscape Water Conservation Ark. The League is seeking comments from cities about whether the criteria in this bill that communities must meet to qualify for an exemption are appropriate. SB 312 would require the Department of Water Resources to update the model local water efficient landscape ordinance. It also would establish a process for cities to adopt their own ordinance or the model ordinance. Senator Machado's office and the bill's sponsors have been extremely gracious and has worked diligently with League staff to identify and address key concerns with SB 312. However, two outstanding issues remain. First, the League is investigating whether separate meter require- ments are actually necessary for new and rehabili- tated landscape larger than 5,000 square feet, and for more than 1 acre of irrigated land. Second, SB 312 would not require communities that meet specific criteria to adopt a water efficiency ordi- nance. The Senate Agriculture and Water Re- sources Committee passed SB 312. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Status: SenApps, Position: Watch. PUBLIC SAFETY AB 50 (Koretz)..50 BMG Rifle. (Amended 4- 10 -03) Long range .50 BMG caliber weapons are among the most destructive and powerful legally available in the United States which can be used to accurately hit targets over a mile away, including chemical and refinery facilities, airplanes and helicopters. AB 50 would regulate the sale and possession of long -range .50 BMG caliber sniper rifles and ammunition in the State of Califor- nia. Specifically, AB 50 would make it unlawful to manufacture, sale, distribute, import or possess a .50 BMG caliber rifle within the State without a permit after July 1, 2004; track the possession of and ownership of .50 BMG rifles in the Prohibited Armed Persons File database; make it an offense for any person to commit an assault upon the person of another or upon the person of a peace officer or firefighter with a .50 BMG rifle; and, create a sentence enhancement for persons who commit or attempt to commit a felony with a .50 BMG rifle. They are capable of inflicting damage up to four miles and have been used by the military to destroy jeeps, tanks, personnel carriers and other vehicles. This bill is sponsored by the City of Los Angeles, Brady Campaign Trauma Foundation. Staff Natasha Fooman, Status: AsPubSfty, 4/29, Position: Support. AB 74 (Mountjoy). Police Vehicle Pursuits. (Amended 2 -19-03) AB 74 increases the penal- ties and fines for attempting to evade a peace officer. AB 74 increases the penalty for attempting to evade a peace officer from a six -month misde- meanor to an alternate misdemeanor/felony, punishable by up to one year in county jail or 16 months, 2 or 3 years in state prison; increases the penalty for disregard for persons or property while attempting to evade a peace officer a felony, punishable by two, three or four years in state prison; and, increases the minimum fine for willful or wanton disregard for persons or property while attempting to evade a peace officer from $1,000 to $2,000. AB 74 also increases the penalty for evading a peace officer which results in serious bodily injury from a felony punishable by four, six, or 10 years in state prison and increases the penalty for evading a peace officer which results in death to five, 10 or 15 years in state prison. AS 74 failed reconsideration in committee April 22, 2003. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsPubSfty, 4/ 22, Failed, Position: Support. AB 140 (Levine). Vehicles: Peace Officers: Fleeing. (Amended 4-10 -03) . AB 140 sends a strong clear message to deter offenders from attempting to flee law enforcement officers and endanger lives. AB 140 increases penalties for intentionally attempting to evade a peace officer and causing either serious bodily injury or death of another person. Specifically, AB 140 provides that a person who attempts to willfully evade a peace officer with disregard for public safety will be punished exclusively with a felony and imprison- ment in state prison for one, two or three years and may also face a fine of between $1,000 and PAGE 18/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.or9