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9 X -/3 Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... which the awarding body accepts the contractor's bid, in the prevail ng wage rate. Two primary factors motivated the sponsors to propose SB 966 (a) Uncertainty (by awarding bodies and contractors) regarding the interpretation of provi- sions of SB 975, in determining which projects will be defined as "public works" and subject to prevailing wages; and (b) Contractors' dissatisfaction with a recent appellate court decision Landeros v. Department of Corrections (2002) 99 Cal.AppAth 271. The sponsors appear to believe that the Landeros decision stands for the proposition that contrac- tors are unable to seek reimbursement from awarding bodies even if the awarding bodies affirmatively misrepresent prevailing wage re- quirements. Instead of proposing reasonable measures to clarify these issues, SB 966 completely and dramatically shifts responsibility for compliance with prevailing wage requirements away from contractors (where it currently resides) to local agencies. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsLab &Emp, Hrg; 7/9, Position: Oppose. AB 872 (Strickland). Speed Limits. AB 872 amends Sec. 627 of the California Vehicle Code by adding "persons at work" to those roadway users whose safety can be considered by the local authority in setting speed limits. It also clarifies that the local authority is the entity that can consider the safety of roadway users in applying the 85th percentile methodology. The bill does not implement a new prima facie speed limit or change the use of the 85th percentile method- ology in setting speed limits. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenTrans, Position: Support. SJR 7 (Kamette). Highways: Trucking Size. SJR 7 memorializes Congress to protect the safety of motorists on California highways and prevent further degradation of the nation's tax- payer supported infrastructure network. Heavier single trailer trucks and longer combination ve- hicles would overstress bridges, increase pave- ment damage and other damage to associated infrastructure and increase danger to our citizens. Additionally it asks the federal government to maintain the current federal truck size and weight limitations and to oppose proposals to experiment with longer and heavier trucks on public highways in the reauthorization of the federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105- 178). SJR 7 passed out of Senate Transportation by a vote of 16-2 on 718. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsmFlr, Position: Support. HOUSING AND LAND USE SB 18 (Burton) Sacred Sites. SB 18 is scheduled to be amended soon to incorporate language reminiscent of last year's SB 1828 (Burton), which sought to modify the way planning occurs statewide because of the high prevalence of Native American Sacred Sites. The 24 pages of amendments that the author is likely to accept expand membership on the Native American Heritage Commission and require the Commission to establish a Traditional Tribal Cultural Site (TICS) Register, which defines a "site" as one that "is associated with the traditional beliefs, practices, lifeways, and ceremonial activi- ties of a Native American tribe." The Commission would be charged with adopting criteria and procedures for establishing the TTCS registry and promulgating the necessary regulations for the registry's administration. The amendments also make a number of changes to the way local governments prepare and update their general plans. For example, the amendments require state general plan guidelines to include a section that provides advice for consulting with Native American tribes and the Native American Heritage Commission about preservation of sites listed in the Traditional Tribal Cultural Site (TICS) Register. In addition, the amendments make sites listed in the TTCS Register natural resources for the purposes of preparing the open space element of a general plan. Visit the League's Official Web Site -- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 13