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Legislative Bill Action <br />The following are summaries of. just a few of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon by the <br />League of California Cities. The League encourages you to review the bills and contact the appropri.~te <br />committees to demonstrate your support or opposition of issues that are important to your community. <br />Your assistance is appreciated. <br /> <br />TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS the indemnity for public agencies. Staff: Natasha <br />AB 1770 (Papan). Eminent Domain Pro- Fooman, Status: AsJud, position: Oppose. ' <br />ceedings. AB 1770 requires courts to consider a <br />deposit made by the plaintiff with the State AB 2333 (Nakano) Transportation Funding. <br /> AB 2333 authorizes withholding funds made <br />Treasury to cover the probable compensation to be <br />awarded to the defendant in an eminent domain available for transportation capital improvement' <br />proceeding. Additionally, AB 1770 states that in a projects relating to highway and rail transit that <br />~rial of the issue of compensation, an appraisal are used for interregional improvements from Lo! · <br />report, written statement and summa~ of an Angeles, Orange, San Bemardino and Riverside <br />appraisal, or other statement made in connection counties within the Southern California Associa- <br />with a deposit or withdrawal of a deposit of tion of Government's_juri~iction, if that county is <br />probable compensation may not be considered to not consistent with the aviation element of the <br />be an admission of any party. Existing law allows long range plan developed by the association. <br />these items to be considered an admission by a Additionally, AB 2333 authorizes the Southern <br />party. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: As_Iud, California Regional Airport Authority to review th <br />Position: Review and Comment. implementation plan of each commercial airport n <br /> these counties to determine whether the airport s <br /> AB 1839 (Campbell). Indemnity: Public in compliance or is taking necessary steps to <br /> achieve compliance with the Regional Transporta <br />A§ency, AB 1839 Authorizes a public agency to <br />require that an agreement or contract made with tion Plan. The League is concerned about this bi <br />a design professional include a provision to in- because it assesses penalties on conformity to a <br />demniry the public agency for negligence or willful document used only for planning purposes and <br />misconduct of the design professional. This would Could set a very dangerous precedent. Opponent,~ <br />apply to agreements or contracts with a design state that AB 2333 takes away local control and <br />professional entered into on or after January 1, penalizes cities and counties for not conforming <br />2003. Normally an indemnity tries to protect a to something that is meant to guide long-range <br />public agency from the accusation of any liability planning. Regional Transportation Plans are not <br />on its part to avoid being drawn into the lawsuit, designed to force cities and counties to build or <br /> not build what is contained in them, rather they <br />AB 1839 changes the existing indemnity law to <br />reflect the normal tort rule in effect eliminating are meant to guide transportation improvements <br /> <br /> Lefislatnve Aetioa lays <br /> May 15-19, 2099. '*" Sacramento, California ':' Sheraton Grand Hotel <br /> <br /> Watch your mail for registration materials and look for updates in future issues of Pdority Focus. <br /> <br />Visit the League's Official Web Site--www. cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE <br /> <br /> <br />