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9A 2 WATER BOARD REQUESTS COMMENTS ON SIP The State Water Resources Control Board is holding a public workshop to take comments on the SIP (Policy for Implementation of the Toxics Standards or Inland Surface Waters). The Board will hold a public workshop to accept comments on September 30. Written comments of not more than four pages are due by September 18. Infor- mation about the draft policy and the workshop is available on the State Board's website at www.swrcb.ca.00v, , at "Water News ". FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION UPDATE FY 2004 Transportation Appropriations Before leaving town for the August recess, the House Appropriations Committee approved its FY 2004 Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations bill, H.R. 2989. The $89.3 billion bill funds the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, as well as the Department of the Treasury, Postal Service, and other Inde- pendent Agencies. Transportation funding highlights include: • Total highway spending is set at $33.8 billion, an increase of $6.1 billion over the FY 2003 guaranteed amount. ■ : : ■ ■ : : ■ ............................. FREE MEDIA TRAINING FOR MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS! 2003 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE • A 45 minutes training session, featuring a short interview focused on an issue vital to your city • A video playback/critinue back home for review! Appointments are limited! To sign up for your preferred : session today, call Robb at (916) 658 -8263 ............................... A follow -up interview We'll even give you a VHS copy of your session to take PAGE 2 1PRIORITY FOCUS • $7.23 billion is provided for transit, $52 million above the FY 2003 level. The bill restored New Starts funding, which had been cut by the Subcommittee, to the guaranteed level of $1.214 billion. • Amtrak spending is set at $900 million, an increase of $320 million from the Subcommittee's previously approved level. • $14 billion is provided for the Federal Aviation Administration, an increase of $518 million over the FY 2003 level. Within the $14 billion, $3.4 billion is provided for the airport improvement program. The full House is expected to consider its bill in September, shortly after Congress reconvenes from its August recess. The Senate Transporta- tion and Treasury Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to mark up its version of the bill in early September as well. The House bill and committee report (108 -243) can be viewed at http: / /thomas.loc.gov. Continued on Page 6 Visit the League's Official Web Site -- www.cacities.org