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// A -� Legislative Bili Action ............................................................... projects, such as water and housing, throughout Jean Korinke, Status: To Goverr �r. Position: California. Information on how these funds have Request for Signature. actually been used should be readily available to legislators, the administration and, especially, the • B 1 7(Bowen and Alpert). Sales and Use public. AB 1368 wili make that information available Taxes: Uniformity, B 1 7 creates the Stream- by requiring that the secretary of the administering lined Sales Tax Project that estabiishes a board to agency annually report a list and amounts of each represent California in discussions with other funded project with status report to the Legislature states on the national project to simplify use tax and Department of Finance. These reports will collection. The national Streamlined Sales and provide public accountability as to the use of the Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA) takes effect when at funds. Staff: Jean Korinke Status: To Governor least 10 states, accounting for at least 20% of the Position: Request for Signature. population of states that impose a sales and use tax, enact provisions of the SSUTA. With legisla- SB 83 (Soto and Romero) Local Agency tion adopted by Ohio effective July 1, 2003, Assessments. SB 83 adds assessments in the implementation of the SSUTA moved closer to exceptions to the notice, protest and hearing re- adoption. If legislation passed by Minnesota and quirements on rate increases under Proposition 218. Washington are deemed to conform sufficiently to SB 83 would also relieve an agency of notice and the SSUTA, the 20% population factor will be met hearing requirements on rate adjustments in subse- and multistate retailers will need to take the quent years if an assessment formula or range of necessary steps to implement the collection of assessments was adopted in previous years folfow- sales and use tax. Staff: Jean Korinke, Status: To ing appropriate notice and hearing requirements Enrollment Position: Request for Signature. and adoption by the governing board. In the Gov- ernment Code Section defining application of Article SB 566 (Scott). Transactions and use tax. XIII C and Article XIII D of the California Constitution, Maximum allowable rate. SB 566 provides all assessments are included in the section that defines cities and counties the option to increase or "increased" for purposes of notification and hearing extend the transactions and use tax in their processes, though leaves assessments out of the community if approved by both the local governing section on exceptions for actions that are not con- body and a majority or super-majority of local sidered to be deemed an increase. By adding voters. Cities and counties have taken drastic ' assessments" to the exception clause, SB 83 measures to balance their budgets over the last provides consistency to this section. The bill also few years and have had to slash many important clarifies the ability of local agencies to have legiti- local programs and services. SB 566 oives local mate and graduated adjustments in assessments communities an additional revenue tool to help without going to full-blown notice and election them address community needs by allowing them requirements. Staff: Jean Korinke Status: To to provide voters an option to approve additional enrollment. Position: Request for Signature. transactions and use taxes to meet these service SB 114 (Torlakson). Financial Assistance. transactions and tax from 1h5°/mto 2.p% Relocation of Vehicle Dealers and Big Box allowing counties the option to ask the voters to Retailers. Local government agencies would be approve additional revenues, when a city transac- prohibited from offering incentives to lure big box tion and use tax has restricted the county from retailers or vehicle dealers to their area from an- increasing its tax base. Staff: Jean Korinke, other jurisdiction in their local market area. Fre- quently, cities are placed in an awkward situation Signature Enrollment Position: Request for when a large retailer comes calling with an offer of large sales tax revenues in exchange for special B 1 09 AI ert . Use tax collection: offers to the retailer to move from another local cit �� ( P � or county. SB 114 eliminates that situation. Staff: Y would requ re vendons that cont act wsh t e Sta e of California to submit a valid California seller's PAGE 6/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www,cacities.o�g