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409 M 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.orq/ issuesandadvocacv) — 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, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS AB 453 (Yee). Public Works Contracts. Compensation of Contractors. AB 453 seeks to change California statutory and case law that have been in place for at least a century. It provides that if a contract with a public agency is declared void, the no payments can be made under it. Competitive bidding laws exist to benefit and enrichment of bidders. AB 453 is similar to AB 750 (Brewer), which was vetoed by the Governor in 1998. AB 453 passed out of the Appropriations Committee on May 13. Please send letters of opposition to this bill. Staff: Natasha Fooman; Status: Senate Rules Position: Oppose. ACA 7 (Dutra). Transportation Funding: Sales and Use Tax. ACA 7 authorizes a local transportation agency and a regional transporta- tion agency to impose an additional sales and use tax for a period of 20 to 30 years, as specified, at a rate of 0.5% exclusively for transportation pur- poses within the jurisdiction of the local or regional transportation agency if the additional tax is approved by 55% of the voters of the jurisdiction. This bill passed out Assembly Appropriations on 5/ 28. Staff: Natasha Fooman; Status:AsmFlr, Position: Support. AB 1011 (Richman). Califomia Twenty -First Century Infrastructure Investment Fund. Allocations. AB 1011 provides a formula to allocate funds to state and local government from the prospective California Twenty -First Century Infrastructure Investment Fund (Fund). AB 1011 is consistent with the original intent of ACA 11, which establishes the California 21st Century Infrastruc- ture Investment Fund, and beginning in FY 04-05 dedicates a percentage of the growth of the General Fund to meet California's infrastructure needs. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status:AsApps, Position: Support. HOUSING AND LAND USE AB 1192 (Dutra). Density Reduction. De- veloper Relief. AB 1192 prevents local govern- ments from requiring that developers play a role in identifying a suitable site to be up -zoned to make up the difference in units lost when they want to pursue a building project with a lower density than the a zone specifies. This responsibility is more important now than ever since state law (through last year's AB 2292 (Dutra)) threatens lawsuits against the local government if alternate sites are not concurrently identified. AB 1192 was recently approved on the Assem- bly floor and now awaits further action in the Senate. The League has been involved in negotia- tions with the bill's sponsor, the California Building Industry Association, over amendments to the bill which would address issues with the current bill as well as issues arising from last year's AB 2292. However, given the current form of the bill, cities are strongly urged to send letters in opposition to AB 1192. Staff: Dan Carrigg, Status: SenRules, (may be assigned to SenLG), Position: Oppose. AB 1268 (Wiggins). Inclusionary Zoning, Urban Growth Boundaries. AB 1268 required Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS /PAGE 9