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8.�� 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 Californi� Cities. For more information about these and other bills, please visit the League website's new "Issues and Advocacy" page (www.cacities.ora/ issuesandadvocacv) — a oni;-stop location to access information about legislation, policy issues and related developments. You can track information on bitls (www.cacities.org/legtracking), 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. REVENUE AND TAXATION AB 2107 (Levine). Use Tax: Vehicles, vessels AB 2858 (Ridley-Thomas) Charter-party and aircraft. Last year AB 694 was introduced to carriers of Passengers: Drivers and Key Em- close a loophole in the application of use tax on P�� B�und Checks. AB 2858 requires vehicles, vessels and aircraft. The bill died on the background checks for shuttle, van, and bus drivers Senate floor at the end of the session last year. With serving our state's airports and train stations. concerns over closing the State budget gap, this issue Additionally, this legislation requires the issuance of has resurfaced. Currently, Californians can avoid an identification credential to each applicant that paying use tax if they purchase a motorhome, yacht, or successfully completes that criminal background airplane just across the state border, use it there for 91 investigation process and requires that all drivers days and then bring it into Califomia for its intended employed by a charter-party carrier of passengers permanent home. AB 2107 will require Californians to �Ry the identification credential at all times on pay use tax if the property is subject to vehicle registra- airport property. Shuttle, van and bus drivers tion or property taxes and the vehicle, boat or plane constitute a major portion of the daily traffic at the was stored or used more than half time in the first 12 airport and nearly all the large vehicles found on a months of ownership. Staff: Dwight Stenbakken; regular basis in the airport have access to the Status: AsmFlr, Third Reading; Position: Support. Central Terminal Area (CTA) even when the public is denied access. Given the longstanding concem about van and truck bombs it seems appropriate TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS and prudent that background checks be undertaken of these drivers that regularly operate large com- AB 2568 (Yee) Vehicles: Traffic Violations: mercial vehicles. AB 2858 is a practical and viable Fines. AB 2568 establishes a safety enhancement step in assuring the safety, security, and service for double fine zone on a designated portion of State travelers. The sponsor of the bill is the City of Los Route 1 in the City and County of San Francisco and Angeles. Staff: Natasha Fooman; Status: AsApps, increases fines for certain tra�c violations that are 5/19; Position: Support. committee along that route. A double fine zone im- proves traffic safety, and reduces traffic injuries and fatalities on those roadways with particular tra�c AB 392 (Montanez) Environmental Justice enforcement problems by imposing significantly higher and Community-Based Transportation Planning traffic fines as a deter�ent. The League believes that Grants. AB 392 among other things establishes the AB 2568 is necessary to improve pedestrian safety Environmental Justice Sub-account and the Commu- and compel greater compliance with traffic safety laws n�ry Based Transportation Planning (CBT) Sub- in San Francisco. Staff: Natasha Fooman; Status: account in state law and specifies that the legislature SenTrans, Pending; Position: Support. may appropriate funds to support community-based transportation planning transportation purposes. The bill specifies that the grant funding may only be funded from funds transferred to the sub-accounts PAGE 6/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org