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<br /> Concerned cities should be on record by sending a Sample letters are available on the Housing,
<br /> letter �f opposition to the author and their legisla- Community and Economic Development issua page
<br /> tors. A sample letter is on the League's website. on the League website at www.cacities.ora/hce�i,
<br /> Staff: D3n Carrigg, Status: Two-year bill, Position: The League is already working with the other
<br /> Oppose. opponents to this measure in an effort to meet
<br /> directly with tribal groups and craft a more workable
<br /> SB 18 (Burton). Traditional Tribal Cultural and balanced law. Staff: Dan Carrigg, Status:
<br /> Sites. Due in large part to a strong commitment Two-year Bill, Position: Oppose.
<br /> from key assembly members to protect local
<br /> governmenYs ability to make balanced land use AB 332 (Mullin). Airports. Land Use Com-
<br /> decisions, the author of SB 18 was unable to secure missions. AB 332, which was signed into law on
<br /> the votes necessary for passage on the last day of September 12, imposes a number of new notifica-
<br /> the legislative session. This bill was battled over tion requirements on local agencies in close prox-
<br /> during the last 48 hours, with the final vote of 38-14, imity to airports, including school districts, that
<br /> just three votes shy of passage. Therefore, every propose to overrule an airport's comprehensive
<br /> assembly member that voted "No" or "Not Voting" on land uae plan (CLUP). Local agencies are cur-
<br /> this measure should be sincerely thanked by their rently empowered to overrule a CLUP that is
<br /> cities for not witting under the tremendous pressure inconsistent with their general or specific plans,
<br /> applied by Senator Burton, tribal interests, and the provided that they make particular findings to
<br /> Governor's office. support their conclusion. Under AB 332, any local
<br /> agency that proposes to overrule a CLUP must
<br /> Voting "No:" Bates, Benoit, Campbell, Cogdill, transmit their intent to both the Airport Land Use
<br /> Daucher, Shirley Horton, La Malfa, La Suer, Leslie, Commission (ALUC) in their region and the State
<br /> Mountjoy, Parra, Plescia, Richman, and Wyland. Department of Transportation 45 days prior to the
<br /> _ decision to overrule the Commission. The legisla-
<br /> Abstaining or Not Voting: Aghazarian, tion would then give the ALUC and the Department
<br /> Bermudez, Bogh, Calderon, Canciamilla, Cox, Diaz, of Transportation the opportunity to comment on
<br /> Dutra, Dutton, Firebaugh, Frommer, Harman, Guy the local agency's proposal within 30 days. If no
<br /> Houston, Keene, Liu, Maldonado, Matthews, Maze, comments are received within that time frame, the
<br /> McCarthy, Mullin, Nakanishi, Nakano, Pacheco, local agency may proceed without them. A number
<br /> Runner, Salinas, Samuelian, Spitzer, and Wolk. of cities had expressed concern about the version
<br /> of AB 332 that was introduced earlier this year, and
<br /> Although the League appreciated Senator subsequent amendments to the bill seemed to
<br /> Ducheny's and Assembly Member Haynes' efforts satisfy some of the problems several jurisdictions
<br /> over the past several weeks to bring various stake- had identified. Importantly, the notification require-
<br /> holder groups together to craft a compromise, the ment instituted by the bill does not disturb the rights
<br /> last-minute amendments failed to address many of of local agencies under current law to overrule the
<br /> the underlying flaws in the bill. Since conflicts with CLUP, and the League will continue to monitor this
<br /> the existing CEQA process were not addressed and area of the law in future legislative sessions to
<br /> the amended bill continued to inappropriately re- ensure that this authority is preserved. Staff: Dan
<br /> move local authority, SB 18 remained a vague and Carrigg, Status: Signed by the Governor.
<br /> unbalanced law and all local government groups and (Chapter 351, Statutes of 2003)
<br /> the business community (with the exception of one
<br /> business group) was unable to remove their opposi-
<br /> tion. A copy of the League's letters of opposition to
<br /> SB 18 outlining the major issues with the bill are For legislators' phone numbers, ad-
<br /> available at the League's website at dresses and e-mail please see the
<br /> www.cacities.org/legtracking. Since this legislation League's website (www.cacities.orq/
<br /> can be revived in January, cities are encouraged to advocacVCenter). �
<br /> go on record now in opposition to this measure.
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