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� l I �/ �� Legisla�ive Bill Action _ ............................................................... The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon by the League of Cai'rf�vnia Cities. F.�r more infortnation about these and other .�ills, please visk the League website's i�ew "Issues and Advocacy" page (www.caciUes.orai issuesandadvoeacvl — a one-stop location to access infortnation about legislatio��, policy issues and reiated developments. You can track information on bills (www.cacities.org/IegVacking), 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. ENVIRONMENTAL Members about the importance of ACA 10. If your city is represented by a Republican Assembly Member, it ACA 10 (Harman). Storm Water Fees. Proposition is especialy impoRant fhat you re-enforce you� city's 218. Although ACA 10 has been on the Assembly support. It is important to remember that ACA 10 inactive file since mid-2003, city officials should be simply would place the issue before the voters. SWff: prepared to see an effort to move it ahead in the Yvonne Hunter, Status: Asm Inactive File; Position: Assembly within a few weeks. Support. A A 10 would include fees for stortn water manage- �� (Kehoe). Water Meters. Exisdng law ment programs to those exemptions already inGuded requires all new non-agricultural development buiR in Proposition 218. In doing so, it would make R easier after January 1, 1992 to include installation of water for cities to fund and wmply with new and increasingly meters. There is no requirement that water service stringent storm water qualiry pertnit requirements �arge to these developments be based upon adopted by the regional water quality control boards. �olumetric usage, although numerous cities do — If passed by the Legislature, it would be placed before charge for water based upon the amount used. Last the voters for approval. ACA '10 is sponsored by the Year AB 514 (Kehoe — Chapter 680, Statutes of Planning and Conservation League and supported by 2003) was enacted that requires jurisdictions that numerous local govemments. ►ecei�e water from the federal CenVal Valley Project to charge their customers based upon the actual Existing law, established by approvai of the voters of �olume of water used, as measured by a water meter. Proposition 218, requires local voter approval of certain property related fees. Proposition 218 ex- �(Kehoe) would apply to those cities and empts certain rypes of fees, such as those for water, speaal disUicts not already covered by either law or sewer and garbage, from the voter approval require- p�� uld require those water providers to ment of Proposition 218. When the initiative that install water meters on pre-1992 customers and to became Proposition 218 was originally drafted, the charge all customers based upon volumetric usage. issue of storm water permit compliance and how to �t would require water providers to install water meters fund such programs was not as significant as it is on pre-1992 service connections on or before today. January 1, 2025. Starting January 1, 2010, it would require water providers to begi� charging all users Numerous cities have greppled with how to fund stortn �sed upon valume used. If water providers are not water programs in order to meet the requiremE,its of able to meet the deadlines included, the bill sets out new NPDES permits issued by regional water quality critena for various extensions of the deadlines. control boards. Some cities are faced with using scarce general fund monies to support these impor- Cities that do not already meter water and charge tant water qualiry programs in light of the restrictions based upon volume should review AB 2572 carefully placed upon them by Proposition 218. A 1 would and send their comments to the author and the help. League's Sacramento office. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Status: AsWP&Wild (tentative); Position: Review , Cities should be sure they've alerted their Assembly and Comment. Visit the League's Official Web Site•-www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 7