6-1-12 Washington Friday Report · 2 CDC, Federal Footprint, Rep. Dicks, EPA-VA 2 Homeless Youth, GAO, USCM, Redevelopment A very interesting week – indications of at least some

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Washington Friday Report Volume XIV, Issue 22 June 1, 2012

I N S I D E T H I S W E E K

1 Transportation Bill, THUD, Ex-Im, House Agenda

2 CDC, Federal Footprint, Rep. Dicks, EPA-VA

2 Homeless Youth, GAO, USCM, Redevelopment

A very interesting week – indications of at least some progress on appropriations, mixed messages on the transportation bill and a slew of agency announcements. Here’s the highlights.

Transportation Update

As the 47 members of the transportation bill conference committee and their staffs continue to iron out the differences between the House’s H.R. 4348 and the Senate’s S. 1813, stakeholder groups are in a final push for public-private partnerships (PPPs), a key element used to stretch federal transportation dollars. At issue is whether states should be allowed to introduce tolls on existing interstate highways and whether highways leased to private investors should be counted in formulas that determine each state’s share of federal surface transportation aid. While this has created somewhat of a rift among transportation interest groups, the major expansion of the TIFIA program proposed in S. 1813 is still likely to be in the final bill. Some kind of agreement, either an extension or a final bill, must be reached before the current extension of the surface transportation authorization (PL 112-102) expires on June 30. Senate EPW Chairwoman Barbara Boxer has long held an upbeat tone throughout the process, predicting there would be “no sticking points” that would hold up a conference report. However, there still remain major disagreements over how to maintain the Highway Trust Fund and whether or not to move forward with approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. Lawmakers and aides from both parties downplayed Boxer’s comments as overly optimistic. In addition to remaining disagreements over budget offsets for the Trust Fund, House T&I Chairman John Mica said that House Republicans are still pressing for provisions to ease regulatory approvals for transportation projects. He also said that he would like to see conferees adopt a provision from his committee’s transportation bill (H.R. 7) that Republican leaders never brought to the floor that would tie highway program funding to royalties from expanded oil and gas drilling. “If we could put those revenues into transportation, then - guess what, guys: We have a source of funding,” said Chairman Mica. For more on the conference, click on PPPs and Tolls in the Transportation Bill.

House FY13 THUD Mark-up on Thursday Breaking news on transportation and HUD FY13 appropriations: we just learned at a briefing this morning that the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill will be marked up by subcommittee on Thursday, June 7. This is the most significant spending bill for local governments which is annually considered by Congress. We will have a full report for you once it occurs.

Export-Import Bank Reauthorized

On Wednesday, President Obama signed into law the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 (PL 112-122). The bipartisan bill will reauthorize the Bank to continue financing U.S. exports and ensure a level playing field for U.S. businesses. Last year, the Bank set export finance records for the third straight year. Overall authorizations hit $32.7 billion, supporting $40 billion in export sales and 290,000 American jobs at more than 3,600 U.S. companies. More than 85% of these transactions were for small businesses. “By reauthorizing support for the Export-Import Bank, we’re helping thousands of businesses sell more of their products and services overseas. And in the process, we’re helping them create jobs here at home,” said President Obama. For more, click on Export-Import Bank Reauthorized or Fact Sheet.

House Agenda Forecast

We thought you would be interested in taking a look at what the House of Representatives scheduled priorities appear to be in the next several months leading up to the August recess. This information is contained in a memorandum sent by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to members of his caucus. The memorandum outlines what that chamber means to accomplish in the appropriations field (whether the THUD bill, discussed above, progresses beyond the Committee stage is not yet known). The House will attempt to take several appropriations measures to the floor (Homeland Security (H.R. 5855), Energy-Water (H.R. 5325), and Legislative Branch), however, the consensus among most parties is that the final deal making on FY13 appropriations will not occur until the lame duck session following the November elections. Other measures beyond appropriations which the House plans to proceed on include: initiatives in the area of domestic energy production, reducing bureaucratic red tape, the future of the U.S. Postal Service which is planning to close facilities around the country, and legislation to audit the Federal Reserve, among other actions. Click on Eric Cantor Memo to get a first-hand glimpse of the House Majority Leadership’s thinking on these matters. One curious omission: although transportation reauthorization

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legislation will have to go to the floor of the House, its presence is not reflected on the agenda discussed in the memo.

CDC Community Transformation Grants The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced the availability of $70 million in funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) for Community Transformation Grants: Small Communities Programs. The funding is to support up to fifty two-year projects to implement evidence and practice-based community prevention and wellness strategies that will lead to specific, measurable health outcomes to reduce risk factors responsible for the leading chronic disease-related causes of death and disability including tobacco use, poor nutrition and physical inactivity, and to prevent and control chronic diseases in communities across the nation. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 authorizes Community Transformation Grants to state and local governmental agencies, tribes and territories, state or local non-profit organizations, and national networks of community-based organizations. The application deadline is Tuesday, July 31. If you are interested in this funding opportunity and did not receive a memo regarding it earlier this week, please feel free to request one from us.

Reducing the Federal Real Estate Footprint The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced last week that it will close 43 smaller offices and reduce office space in larger facilities over the next two years. Commissioner Douglas Shulman said the closures are part of an effort by the administration to reduce its real estate footprint. The administration announced in November that it was on track to save $3.5 billion in federal real estate costs by the end of FY12, largely through reducing the federal government’s stock of unused properties – estimated at 14,000 sites across the country. In a June 2010 memorandum, President Obama directed agencies to carefully review and eliminate unneeded property, with the goal of achieving $3 billion in savings by the end of this fiscal year. For more, click on IRS Closing Facilities or 2010 Presidential Memo.

Norm Dicks’ Career For your review – a great article from this Wednesday’s “Roll Call” on Rep. Norm Dicks – an overview of his career, his approach to the job, and why he’s leaving. For the article, click on Norm Dicks.

Connecting Veterans with Jobs in the Water Sectors The EPA and the VA have announced a memorandum of understanding to connect veterans with disabilities to career opportunities in the water and wastewater sectors – such as at wastewater plants and drinking water facilities – as part of EPA’s Water Sector Workforce Initiative. The agreement allows EPA and the VA to connect qualified veteran employees with staffing needs at water and wastewater utilities. EPA and the VA will work with water utilities, states, and local VA counselors to promote water sector careers and resources for finding water jobs for veterans as well as education programs to help veterans transition into careers in water industries. For more, click on Water Sector Jobs for Veterans.

Ending Youth Homelessness On June 12 at 1:30 PM EDT, a meeting of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, chaired by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, will be streamed live for public viewing. The meeting will focus on how we can advance the goal of ending youth homelessness by 2020. To view the live stream and learn more, click on Ending Youth Homelessness.

GAO Report: Highway Infrastructure The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on Highway Infrastructure called Federal-State Partnership Produces Benefits and Poses Oversight Risks. GAO examined (1) how the federal-aid highway program and the oversight by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have changed over time; (2) the extent to which FHWA’s partnership approach with state DOTs produces benefits; (3) the extent to which FHWA’s partnership approach poses risks; and (4) how FHWA’s partnership with state DOTs could affect a transition toward a performance-based highway program, such as the program included in the MAP-21 transportation bill (S. 1813) which the Senate approved in March. GAO recommends that Congress should consider restructuring federal surface transportation programs. Based on GAO’s review, there may be areas where national interests are less evident and where opportunities exist to narrow FHWA’s responsibilities. Also, GAO recommends that DOT address the risks posed by this partnership approach. For a summary and to view the report, click on Highway Infrastructure Report.

U.S. Conference of Mayors Proposed Resolutions We will be in attendance at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 80th Annual Meeting, which takes place June 13-16 this year. U.S. mayors will gather in Orlando, Florida for this five-day event that includes plenary sessions featuring top national experts, special forums designed to highlight local innovation, task force meetings, and workshops. Conference President Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa has confirmed that Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will be in attendance to address the mayors. Important policy discussions will take place during the meeting that will be considered, debated, and voted on by standing committees. The mayors will adopt approved resolutions into the USCM policy platform. We will report developments from the 80th Annual Meeting in a special edition of the Washington Friday Report the week following

the event. For more, click on Proposed Resolutions.

California Cities Redevelopment Challenge On Wednesday, an interesting article appeared in the Wall Street Journal about how cities across California are grappling with the economic fallout from the state’s closure of redevelopment agencies. “The demise of California’s redevelopment agencies is being watched by municipalities nationwide, which say they now may be better able to attract businesses to their redevelopment projects.” For more, click on Impact of Redevelopment Agency Closures. Please contact Len Simon, Brandon Key, Jennifer Covino, or Stephanie Carter McIntosh with any questions.

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Washington Friday Report Volume XIV, Issue 21 May 25, 2012

I N S I D E T H I S W E E K

1 Transportation, Economic Peril, Manufacturing

2 Homeless Vets, Race to the Top, Congestion

2 MTW, Preparedness Grants, Secretary Donovan

This week the Senate was in but the House was out. Next week, the Senate’s out, and the House is in for only two days. But despite this ships-in-the-night scheduling, it is a busy time as these highlights underscore!

Transportation Update

On Wednesday, Senate EPW Chairman Barbara Boxer gave an update on the status of negotiations over the surface transportation reauthorization. She said that “we are making very good progress, I would say great progress” and declared that conferees “have a chance, honestly” to add more years to the timeline of the Senate transportation bill. Senate and House transportation staffers met seventeen times last week with ten more meetings having been held by the close of business today. Conferees have also been in meetings with each other to hammer out the details. Senator Boxer said she had a productive conversation with House Speaker John Boehner who told her he has urged House negotiators to complete the conference report in time for President Obama to sign it into law by the end of next month. Lastly, she said that the Senate’s two-year, $109 billion transportation bill, or MAP-21 (S.1813), will ultimately make up most of the conference agreement. For more, click on Transportation Bill Progress or Senator Boxer’s Update (Video). Related to all of this, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has sent a letter to Senator Boxer to express the Obama Administration’s policy regarding ongoing negotiations on the surface transportation bill. “The Administration supports a long-term surface transportation bill that… provides States and transportation agencies with the certainty needed to plan and execute projects,” it says. The President’s advisors said that they would recommend a veto of any legislation that includes a provision that would force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline’s construction before lengthier environmental reviews could be performed. Other topics covered in the letter include: safety, multimodal and merit-based programs, commercial motor vehicle regulations, highway safety research, Buy America, transit state of good repair, high-speed rail, NEPA, New Starts, freight research, TIFIA, and CMAQ. For more, click on President’s Transportation Policy.

Forecast of Economic Peril The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a report called the Economic Effects of Reducing the Fiscal Restraint That is Scheduled to Occur in 2013. According to the report, many fiscal issues coming together at the end of the year would likely throw the U.S. economy into recession if Congress does not act to forestall the impact of expiring tax cuts, automatic spending cuts, and other events. “Under current law, the federal budget will fall dramatically between 2012 and 2013 owing to scheduled increases in taxes and, to a lesser extent, scheduled reductions in spending – a development that some observers have referred to as a ‘fiscal cliff,’” it says. With that kind of fiscal restraint, the CBO estimates that real inflation-adjusted GDP growth in calendar year 2013 would be just 0.5 percent, including a 1.3 percent contraction in the first half of the year, followed by a 2.3 percent expansion in the second half (not adjusted for inflation). For more, click on Fiscal Cliff.

New Funding Opportunity for Advanced Manufacturing

The Economic Development Administration (EDA), in partnership with other Federal agencies, has announced a federal funding opportunity called the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator. Regional partnerships across the nation can compete to access complementary Federal resources to support advanced manufacturing activities in order to drive high potential industry clusters. The objectives of the challenge are to create new jobs, grow the economy, and enhance the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers in the global marketplace. The participating funding agencies anticipate providing approximately $26 million in Federal support for the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator that will be used to fund approximately 12 new awards, each with a project period of up to three years. Awardees will implement coordinated, flexible, and customized strategies that will remove obstacles and/or promote advanced manufacturing growth in targeted industries by: strengthening a region’s capacity to create high-quality sustainable jobs and growing a region’s industry clusters by strengthening connections to regional economic development opportunities and advanced manufacturing assets. There is a matching requirement, the individual award ceiling is $2.3 million, and applications are due by July 9. Many of you have received a separate memo on this from us. Please let us know if you would like a copy of this memo. For more, click on Accelerator Challenge Funding Announcement or Accelerator Challenge Website.

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Fighting Homelessness Among Veterans The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) has released a compendium of strategies that the federal government is encouraging local governments and non-profit groups to pursue in order to help reduce the rate of homelessness among Veterans called Veterans in Focus: Beyond VASH. In their view, over the last four years, the increased funding in voucher allocations in the HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program has led to progress and innovation across the nation. But they note that HUD-VASH is just one of the resources communities should be focused on in their plans to end Veteran homelessness. They point towards a number of other programs and services available to Veterans who are at-risk or experiencing homelessness including programs for outreach, treatment, and prevention. For more, click on Beyond VASH.

“Race to the Top” Goes Local The Department of Education (ED) this week posted a draft executive summary of the draft requirements, priorities, selection criteria, and definitions for the upcoming Race to the Top District Competition, which is modeled after the State-level competition and will support locally directed improvements to improve teacher effectiveness and facilitate greater student achievements. Approximately $400 million in funding will be available to eligible applicants that include only individual local educational agencies (LEAs) and consortia of LEAs that serve a minimum of 2,500 participating students of which 40% must qualify as being from low-income families. Awards will range from $15 million to $25 million. The Race to the Top District Competition will reward those LEAs that have “the leadership and vision to implement the strategies, structures and systems of support to move beyond one-size–fits-all models of schooling to personalized, student-focused approaches to teaching and learning” to guarantee equity and excellence for all students. The Department is seeking input and encourages all interested parties to submit opinions, ideas, suggestions, and comments of up to 2,000 words until 5:00 PM EDT on Friday, June 8, 2012, at which time the input section will be closed for ED to develop final requirements, priorities, selection criteria, and definitions. The Department plans to release the application in July with an October submission deadline.

Traffic Congestion According to a new traffic report from INRIX, congestion in the country’s 100 largest cities was down 30 percent in 2011 from 2010 numbers. The biggest reductions in congestion were in cities with expensive gas and, unsurprisingly, increases were generally in cities with cheaper gas. The top 10 most-congested cities: Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Bridgeport (CT), DC, Seattle, Austin, Boston, and Chicago. Monday is the best day for traffic, Friday is the worst, and Tuesday has the worst morning commute. For more, click on Traffic Congestion.

Moving to Work On Monday, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study called Moving to Work Demonstration:

Opportunities Exist to Improve Information and Monitoring. According to GAO, Congress is considering expanding the Moving to Work program (MTW) and asked them to examine what is known about: (1) the program's success in addressing the three statutory purposes; (2) HUD's monitoring efforts, and (3) the potential benefits of and concerns about expansion. GAO analyzed the most current annual reports for 30 MTW agencies; compared HUD's monitoring efforts with internal control standards; and interviewed agency officials, researchers, and industry officials. Among the eight recommendations that GAO makes to HUD are that it: (1) improve its guidance on reporting performance information; (2) develop a plan for identifying and analyzing standard performance data; (3) do annual assessments of program risks; and (4) verify the accuracy of self-reported data. The study found that HUD generally follows its MTW monitoring policies and procedures, but that they could be strengthened. For a summary and to view the report, click on Moving to Work Study.

State Takeover of Preparedness Grants Blocked Local governments scored a major victory when both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees rejected FEMA’s proposal to scrap all of the existing homeland security grant programs and replace them with a new state-centric National Preparedness Grant Program. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved FY13 Homeland Security spending on Tuesday. According to the Senate committee’s summary, “the bill does not include grant reform as proposed in the President’s budget request due to the lack of specific detail regarding how funds would be distributed.” For this year, Congress provided the Department of Homeland Security $1.37 billion to allocate among the various homeland security grant programs according to threat, vulnerability, and consequence. The House bill would continue providing that discretion to the Secretary while the Senate bill would make specific allocations among the programs. For more, click on House FY13 DHS Summary or Senate FY13 DHS Summary.

Secretary Donovan on Sustaining New Communities HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan addressed the membership of the American Institute of Architects last week about the need to create healthy, vibrant communities, where alternatives such as walking and biking are available, where affordability is captured through not only the price of a home but the cost of a commute, and where communities are able to attract talent, capital, and jobs through the creation of high quality places. The Secretary contrasted urban renewal schemes of the past with a new federal partnership that engages the architecture and design community in three ways: at the neighborhood level; at the broader, regional level; and by integrating good design and the arts as an essential part of economic development and community revitalization. For more, click on Secretary Donovan’s Speech.

As we remember those who have served and sacrificed, we wish you and your loved ones a good Memorial Day Weekend. Please contact Len Simon, Brandon Key, Jennifer Covino, or Stephanie Carter McIntosh with any questions.

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FRESNO COG MONTHLY LEGISLATIVE REPORT-- FEDERAL June 2012

H.R. 760- San Joaquin Valley USDA Rural Definition Inclusion Act (Nunes) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to designate certain parts of the San Joaquin Valley as rural area for purposes of programs under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. Includes the counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare. Currently in House Committee. Introduced Feb. 17, 2011and Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 761- San Joaquin Valley Transportation Enhancement Act of 2011 (Nunes, McCarthy, Denham) Allow federal funding provided to the State of California as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for the purpose of developing the high-speed rail service be used for a project or activity to improve or maintain California State Route 99. Bill includes other proposals. Bill is now in House Sub-Committee. Introduced on Feb. 17, 2011 and Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on Feb 18, 2011. Apr 18, 2011: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. H.R. 1582 – Commonsense Ozone Regulations Act (McCarthy, Denham, Issa, Nunes) Gives the San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles area a five-year pass from stricter limits on ground-level ozone – the main ingredient in smog. Would eliminate a $29 million fine by eliminating EPA’s one hour ozone standard, which was put in place in 1979 and vacated when a tougher eight-hour standard was issued. Apr 25, 2011: House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. H.R. 1585 – Funds in Lieu of Participating in Federal Program (Lankford) Introduced March 15, 2011. This bill would allow States to elect to receive contributions to the Highway Trust Fund in lieu of participating in the Federal aid highway program or certain public transportation programs. As of April 18, 2011, it is in the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure: Referred to Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. H.R. 1604 – Alleviate Extra Regulatory Burdens and Reduce Costs (Denham, Cardoza, Herger, McCarthy, Nunes) Would streamline processes for federally funded construction projects in the Central Valley. Streamlining would eliminate the duplication of efforts in satisfying environmental review processes, allowing the federal requirements of the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) to be satisfied with the completion of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Last action: Currently in House Judiciary: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law on July 11, 2011. H.R. 1837- San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act (Nunes) To address certain water-related concerns on the San Joaquin River, and for other purposes such as amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) to redefine "anadromous fish" and directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon request of the contractor, to renew any existing long-term repayment or water service contract that provides for the delivery of water from the Central Valley Project (CVP) for a period of 40 years and renew such contracts for successive 40-year periods. Requires a contract entered into or renewed pursuant to this provision to include a provision that requires the Secretary to charge only for water actually delivered. Amongst other provisions, the act imposes more restrictive requirements or regulations on activities authorized with respect to San Joaquin River restoration and establishes within the Treasury a San Joaquin River Fishery Restoration Fund. Introduced May 11, 2011. Status: This bill passed in the House on Feb 29, 2012. Next: The bill goes on to be voted on in the Senate. Explanation: Keep in mind that debate may be taking place on a companion bill in the Senate, rather than on this particular bill. H.R. 2389 - Environmental Review Cooperation Act (Miller, co-sponsored by: Denham, Issa, Cardoza, Bilbray, Thompson, Rohrabacher, Calvert, and McCarthy. Introduced on Jun 24, 2011: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill would create a new pilot demonstration program whereby States and local governments could carry out the responsibilities of the Secretary of Transportation with respect to highway projects through implementation of State environmental laws instead of Federal laws. Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on June 27, 2011 H.R. 3837: Bridge to Jobs Act (Hahn) To provide funds to each State to cover all the costs to repair or reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient. This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced Jan 27, 2012: Jan 30, 2012: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. H.R. 3854: Transit Related Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (Peters) To amend title 23, United States Code, to help leverage private investment for transit oriented development near transit stations. This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced Jan 31, 2012: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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H.R. 3864 – American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 (Camp) Would extend through fiscal year 2018 the existing taxes that are dedicated to the Highway Trust Fund, and would extend through fiscal year 2016 the authority to expend amounts credited to that fund. Most recently, the Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-30), extended the highway taxes and spending authority through March 31, 2012. In addition, H.R. 3864 would transfer amounts from the general fund into the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund (which would be subsequently renamed the Alternative Transportation Account), and revenues previously credited to the Mass Transit Account would be transferred to the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund. Pursuant to rules in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act for constructing the baseline, certain expiring provisions of law—such as those that govern excise taxes credited to the Highway Trust Fund—are assumed to continue beyond their scheduled expiration date for budget projection purposes. Introduced February 1, 2012. Feb 3, 2012: House Ways and Means: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 17. This bill was considered in committee which has recommended it be considered by the House as a whole. H.R. 4348: MAP-21 (Mica) Introduced 4/16/2012: The House passed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II (H.R. 4348) by a vote of 293 to 127 a 90-day extension bill, which would extend the current 90-day extension (PL 112-102) past the current expiration date of June 30 all the way to September 30. Most of the language is similar to the current 90-day extension; however, this latest bill includes a number of energy-related provisions intended to attract more conservative Republican support, specifically language approving the controversial Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. An amendment was also adopted that would add provisions from the original H.R. 7 (The American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, which did not receive enough Republican votes in the House to pass) intended to ease federal environmental permitting requirements for highway construction projects and to provide states with more authority over environmental reviews. Senate and House leaders have named conferees and will begin the negotiations on a final highway bill. This bill or resolution has been passed in the House and the Senate, but the Senate made changes and sent it back to the House on April 24, 2012. H.R. 4361: National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012 (Petri) To promote transportation-oriented development and encourage dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor development. Introduced April 16th. This bill or resolution was assigned to a congressional committee on April 16, 2012, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole. S. 198 – Redistribution of Unspent Earmarks Act of 2011 (Casey) Returns and redistribute funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund through an earmark for fiscal year 2008 or preceding fiscal year that remain unobligated as of the date of enactment to the State in which earmarked funds were directed to be used. Jan 26, 2011: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. S. 199- Use it or Lose it Act of 2011 (Casey) Would set a timeframe for all future Highway Trust Fund earmarks to be obligated within 3 years. If not obligated within the time frame, funds would be returned to the State with jurisdiction over the original earmark. Jan 26, 2011: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. S. 1621 - Livable Communities Act of 2011 (Menendez) Would formally authorize the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities and its Regional Planning and Community Challenge grant programs to restore funding for its programs to 2010 levels. The bill directs the HUD Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities coordinate interconnected housing issues, transportation, and environmental efforts in cooperation DOT and EPA. In addition, it would create a loan program for infrastructure improvements in preparation for transit oriented development. The bill also proposes alignment of policies, programs and regulations to improve the way federal agencies with jurisdictional overlap work together. Along with coordination, the bill directs agencies to streamline requirements, to become more efficient in both their internal operations and their engagement with communities in the field. The bill would authorize these activities at $880 million over five years, (Regional Planning Grants ($600 million) with $180 million for Challenge Grants and $100 million for TOD loans). Fifteen percent of funds are destined for rural area. Introduced, Sep 22, 2011: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. S. 1813: Map-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Boxer). Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) equal to current federal highway spending levels plus inflation for FY2012 and FY2013 for: (1) certain new and existing core federal-aid highway programs, and (2) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrative expenses. Introduced on November 7, 2012. Status: Passed in the Senate on March 14, 2012 and goes to the House next for consideration. S. 2053: Jumpstarting Transit-Oriented Development Act (Bennet) A bill to encourage transit-oriented development, and for other purposes. This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced on Feb 1, 2012: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Fresno Council of Governments Monthly State Legislative Report6/4/2012

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relating to the development and implementation of an intercity high-speed rail system. Current law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, authorizes $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail development and other related purposes. This bill would require the authority to consider, to the extent permitted by federal and state law, the creation of jobs and participation by small business enterprises in California when awarding major contracts or purchasing high-speed trains . The bill would require the authority to appoint a small business enterprise advisory committee.

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1st House 2nd House � ��! �The Planning and Zoning Law requires specified regional transportation planning agencies

to prepare and adopt a regional transportation plan directed at achieving a coordinated and balanced regional transportation system, and requires the regional transportation plan to include, among other things, a sustainable communities strategy, for the purpose of using local planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This bill would state the findings and declarations of the Legislature with respect to parking requirements and infill and transit-oriented development, and would state the intent of the Legislature to reduce unnecessary government regulation and to reduce the cost of development by eliminating excessive minimum parking requirements for infill and transit-orienteddevelopment. This bill would also express a legislative finding and declaration that its provisions shall apply to all cities, including charter cities. This bill contains other related provisions.

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1st House 2nd House � ��! � The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to

prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. This bill would instead exempt a project that may be used for neighborhood-serving goods, services, or retail uses to a level that does not exceed 25% of the total building squarefootage of the project. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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4/24/2012)� �� 4/27/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law, the California High-Speed Rail Act, creates the High-Speed Rail Authority to

develop and implement a high-speed rail system in the state, with specified powers and duties. Current law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century,approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail purposes and $950 million for other related rail purposes. Article XVI of the California Constitution authorizes the Legislature, at any time after the approval of a general obligation bond act by the people, to reduce the amount of the indebtedness authorized by the act to an amount not less than the amount contracted at the time of the reduction or to repeal the act if no debt has been contracted. This bill would reduce the amount of general obligation debt authorized for high-speed rail purposes pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century to the amount contracted as of January 1, 2013.

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�� AB 1523 (Perea��'�� #��$��:;��!�#��#�academies.

� �� 1/18/2012� �� 5/2/2012� �� 5/25/2012-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was A. APPR. SUSPENSE

FILE on 5/16/2012)� �� 5/25/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law provides for the establishment of partnership academies by participating

school districts and establishes criteria qualifying pupils in grades 10, 11, and 12 for enrollment in the academies. Current law establishes the parameters for the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue grants to school districts maintaining high schools that meet the partnership academy eligibility requirements. This bill would establish one new category of partnership academies, the transportationfor the 21st century partnership academy. Commencing with the 2013-14 school year, when funds become available for additional partnership academies, as specified, the Superintendent would be required to issue grants for the establishment of partnership academies in each geographical area of the California High-Speed Rail Project's planned 10 project sections, and would be required to give priority to partnership academies dedicated to educating pupils in transportation for the 21st century. The selection of school districts to establish the new partnership academies and the planning and development of the new partnership academies would be required to be conducted pursuant to the procedures and requirements established for all partnership academies under current law. The bill would provide that the funding priorities it creates may be satisfied when the specified number of transportation for the 21st century partnership academies are funded, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions.

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�� AB 1532 (<��,�"=�>��'��$��?��@��E��$�:IIJ �?��?��8��Account.

� �� 1/23/2012� �� 5/1/2012� �� 5/29/2012-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.� �� 5/29/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources

Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum, technologically feasible, and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The act authorizes the state board to include use of market-based compliance mechanisms. The act authorizes the state board to adopt a

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p pschedule of fees to be paid by the sources of greenhouse gas emissions regulated pursuant to the act, and requires the revenues collected pursuant to that fee schedule be deposited into the Air Pollution Control Fund and be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of carrying out the act. This bill would create the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account within the Air Pollution Control Fund. The bill would require moneys, as specified, collected pursuant to a market-based compliance mechanism be deposited in this account. The bill also would require those moneys, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be used for specified purposes. The bill would require administering agencies, including the state board and any other state agency identified by the Legislature, to allocate those moneys to measures and programs that meet specified criteria. The bill would require the state board to develop and adopt every 3 years, as specified, an investment plan that identifies the anticipated expenditures of moneys appropriated from the account to the budget committees of each house of the Legislature, as specified. The bill would require the state board to annually submit a report no later than December of each year to the appropriate committees of the Legislature on the status of projects and their outcomes and any changes the state board recommends need to be made to the investment plan.

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�� AB 1555 (Norby�8��8�&��#�� @��$��&��,� �� 1/26/2012� �� 5/1/2012� �� 5/21/2012-Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Norby.� �� 5/21/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law dissolved redevelopment agencies and community development agencies, as

of February 1, 2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies, as defined. Current law imposes various requirements on successor agencies and subjects successor agency actions to the review of oversight boards. Current law requires each oversight board to direct the successor agency to, among other things, cease performance in connection with and terminate all current agreements that do not qualify as enforceable obligations, as defined. This bill would, in directing the successor agency to take a specified action, prohibit the oversight board from requiring the successor agency to take any action that results in the forgiveness, wholly or partially, of a loan, advance, or indebtednessthat is owed by a private entity to the dissolved redevelopment agency. The bill would authorize the oversight board, consistent with a specified provision of law, to set aside any agreements relating to the forgiveness of indebtedness, loans, or advances owed by a private entity to the dissolved redevelopment agency dating back to January 1, 2011.

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�� AB 1570 (Perea��%�&��K��! �'��$��%�&��)��!�� $�#��,� �� 2/1/2012� �� 4/10/2012� �� 5/31/2012-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.� �� 5/31/2012-�� 2Year




prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA establishes a procedure for the preparation and certification of the record of proceedings upon the filing of an action or proceeding challenging a lead agency's action on the grounds of noncompliance with CEQA. This bill would require , until January 1, 2016, the lead agency, at the request of a project applicant, to, among other things, prepare a record of proceedings concurrently with the preparation of negative declarations, mitigated negative declarations, EIRs, or other environmental documents for specified projects . Because the bill would require a lead agency toprepare the record of proceedings as provided, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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�� AB 1574 (Galgiani��-speed rail.� �� 2/1/2012

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� �� 4/27/2012-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(5). (Last location was A. TRANS. on 2/9/2012)

� �� 4/27/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law, the California High-Speed Rail Act, creates the High-Speed Rail Authority with

9 members to develop and implement a high-speed train system in the state, with specified powers and duties. Current law, pursuant to that act, specifies the powers and duties of the authority, which include entering into contracts with private and public entities for the design, construction, and operation of high-speed trains, the acquisition of rights-of-way through purchase or eminent domain, and the relocation of highways and utilities, among other things. Current law requires the authority toadopt and submit to the Legislature, every 2 years, a business plan. Current law authorizes the authority to appoint an executive director, and authorizes the Governor to appoint up to 6 additional persons exempt from civil service. Current law provides for the authority to establish an independent peer review group. Current law, the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail and related purposes. This bill would repeal all of the provisions of the California High-Speed Rail Act. The bill would enact a new California High-Speed Rail Act. The bill would continue the High-Speed Rail Authority in existence with limited responsibilities and would place the authority within the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. The 5 members of the authority appointed by the Governor wouldbe subject to Senate confirmation, but current members could continue to serve the remainder of theirterms. The bill would authorize the authority to appoint an executive director, and would provide for the Governor to appoint up to 6 additional individuals exempt from civil service as authority staff. The bill would require the authority to adopt policies directing the development and implementation of high-speed rail, prepare and adopt a business plan and high-speed train capital program, establish a peer review group, select alignments for the routes of the high-speed train system established by law, adopt criteria for the award of franchises, and set fares or establish guidelines for the setting of fares. The bill would enact other related provisions.

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�� AB 1585 (<��,�"=�>��8�&��#��,� �� 2/2/2012� �� 3/21/2012� �� 4/19/2012-Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and T. & H.� �� 4/19/2012-�� 2Year




of February 1, 2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies, as defined. Current law requires successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies and to,among other things, repay enforceable obligations, as defined, and to remit unencumbered balances of redevelopment agency funds, including housing funds, to the county auditor-controller for distribution to taxing entities. This bill would modify the scope of the term "enforceable obligation" andmodify provisions relating to the transfer of housing funds and responsibilities associated with dissolved redevelopment agencies. The bill would provide that any amounts on deposit in the Low andModerate Income Housing Fund of a dissolved redevelopment agency be transferred to specified entities. The bill would make conforming changes. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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�� AB 1627 (Dickinson��%��! �&��&��,� �� 2/9/2012� �� 4/10/2012� �� 4/27/2012-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(5). (Last location was A. B.,P. & C.P. on

4/11/2012)� �� 4/27/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to

prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may

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Q q g y p p g g p j yhave a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. This bill would require the office, not later than January 1, 2014, to prepare and make available a manual containing specified information designed to be used by local governments, local agencies, and project developers to evaluate and incorporate measures and strategies to reducevehicle miles traveled (VMT) in new residential and commercial building projects. The bill would require the office, not later than January 1, 2014, to make recommendations to the Legislature and local policymakers of measures to improve the reduction of VMT related to residential and commercial building projects. This bill contains other current laws.

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�� AB 1696 (Cook�8��Q��@�� #�� ,� �� 2/15/2012� �� 4/27/2012-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(5). (Last location was A. TRANS. on

2/23/2012)� �� 4/27/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law prohibits a combination of vehicles coupled together, including attachments,

from being operated on the highway if a specified maximum length is exceeded, subject to specified exceptions. Current law permits the use of a semitrailer in exclusive combination with a truck tractor if its length does not exceed 53 feet, as specified. Current law authorizes the Department of Transportation or local authorities, with regard to highways under their respective jurisdictions, to issue a special permit authorizing a person to operate a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck tractor semitrailer combination with a kingpin to rearmost axle measurement limit of not more than 46 feet on trailers used exclusively or primarily in connection with motorsports, as defined. This bill would authorize the department or local authorities to issue a permit authorizing the operation of a semitrailer used exclusively or primarily for motorsports that is not more than 56 feet in length.

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�� AB 1721 (Donnelly�8��#�� &��,� �� 2/16/2012� �� 4/9/2012� �� 4/27/2012-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(5). (Last location was A. NAT. RES. on

4/16/2012)� �� 4/27/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! � Current law establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with primary

jurisdiction over the regulation of air pollution. Current law grants to air pollution control and air quality management districts the primary authority for the control of air pollution from all sources otherthan vehicular sources. Current law subjects violators of air pollution laws to specified civil , administrative, and criminal penalties. This bill, commencing January 1, 2013, would require the state board, an air pollution control district, or an air quality management district, as specified, except for violations causing actual injury, as defined, to issue a warning for the first violation of any rule, regulation, permit, or order of the state board or of a district, as specified, whether for a civil, administrative, or criminal penalty. The bill, for administrative penalties, would require the state board,except for violations causing actual injury, as defined, to issue a warning for the first violation of any regulation of the state. The bill would prohibit the state board or a district, as specified, from issuing a second violation sooner than 60 days following the issuance of the first violation . By adding to the duties of air pollution control and air quality management districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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�� AB 1722 (Alejo��#��$��#�� @��,� �� 2/16/2012� �� 4/9/2012� �� 4/27/2012-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(5). (Last location was A. TRANS. on

4/24/2012)� �� 4/27/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and

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! p p p pcontrol of all state highways. Current law, the Outdoor Advertising Act, provides for the regulation by the department of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. Current law also authorizes the department to install and maintain information signs along state highways. This bill would require the department to, by June 30, 2013, update it policies to permit displays of specified messages on changeable roadside message signs.

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�� AB 1779 (Galgiani��!��,� �� 2/21/2012� �� 5/25/2012� �� 5/31/2012-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.� �� 5/31/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law authorizes the Department of Transportation to contract with Amtrak for

intercity rail passenger services and provides funding for these services from the Public TransportationAccount. Current law, until December 31, 1996, authorized the department, subject to approval of the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing, to enter into an interagency transfer agreement under which a joint powers board assumes responsibility for administering the state-funded intercity rail service in a particular corridor. Current law, with respect to a transferred corridor, requires the board to demonstrate the ability to meet performance standards established by the secretary. This billwould authorize the department, with the approval of the secretary, to enter into an additional interagency transfer agreement with respect to the San Joaquin Corridor, as defined, if a joint powers authority and governing board are created and organized. In that regard, the bill would provide for the creation of the San Joaquin Corridor Joint Powers Authority, to be governed by a board of not more than 11 members. The bill would provide that the board shall be organized when at least 6 of the 11 agencies elect to appoint members. The bill would provide for the authority to be created whenthe member agencies enter into a joint powers agreement, as specified. The bill would provide for future appointments of additional members if the service boundaries of the San Joaquin Corridor are expanded. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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�� AB 1836 (Fletcher��)��!��#��&��"��,� �� 2/22/2012� �� 5/11/2012-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(6). (Last location was A. PRINT on

2/22/2012)� �� 5/11/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law establishes the Air Quality Improvement Program, administered by the State

Air Resources Board, to fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, air quality improvement projects related to fuel and vehicle technologies. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.

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�� AB 2231 (Fuentes��T�� #��,� �� 2/24/2012� �� 5/31/2012� �� 5/31/2012-Reconsideration granted. Assembly Rule 69(b) suspended. Read third time and

amended. Ordered to third reading. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.� �� 5/31/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law requires the owners of lots or portions of lots fronting on any portion of a

public street or place to maintain any sidewalk in such condition that the sidewalk will not endanger persons or property and maintain it in a condition that will not interfere with the public convenience in the use of those works or areas, except as to those conditions created or maintained by persons other than the owner. This bill would provide that if a city, county, or city and county has an ordinance in place that requires that local entity to repair sidewalks, a repeal of that ordinance shall become effective only if the repealing ordinance is approved by the majority of voters voting on that measure in a consolidated or general election. The bill would make these provisions applicable to charter cities and counties. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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�� AB 2238 (Perea��"�@��T��!�� T��,� �� 2/24/2012� �� 5/25/2012� �� 5/31/2012-Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.� �� 5/31/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law requires the State Department of Public Health to administer programs to fund

improvements and expansion of small community water systems using specified priorities. Current law requires the department to encourage the consolidation of small community water systems that serve disadvantaged communities if consolidation will help the affected agencies and the state meet specified goals. Current law allows funding of studies regarding the feasibility of consolidating 2 or more community water systems, at least one of which is a small community water system that serves a disadvantaged community. Current law requires the department to give funding priority to projects involving physical restructuring of 2 or more community water systems into a single, consolidated system when it is shown that the consolidation would further specified goals. This bill would require the department to promote the consolidation of small community water systems that serve disadvantaged communities, as specified, and would require the studies performed prior to a construction project to include the feasibility of consolidating public water systems, unless the department makes a determination that consolidation is not feasible. This bill, if the local agency formation commission (LAFCO) conducted a study or service review of the consolidation within the previous 5 calendar years and found that consolidation was feasible, would require the department toconsider the LAFCO's findings during the department's assessment of feasibility. This bill would also require the department to give priority to funding projects involving consolidation of 2 or more community water systems when the consolidation would further specified goals. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

�� "�� U��; ��See AB 2208-similar bill�

�� AB 2245 (Smyth�8��%�&��K��! �'��$��%�&��)��!�� *�#�� @��T�!,� �� 2/24/2012� �� 5/15/2012� �� 5/31/2012-Referred to Com. on E.Q.� �� 5/31/2012-�� 2Year




prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. This bill would , until January 1, 2017, additionally exempt a Class II bikeway project, as defined for purposes of the Streets and Highways Code, undertaken by a city, county, or city and county within an current road right-of-way. For a Class II bikeway project that is determined to be exempted from CEQA under this provision, the bill would require a city, county, or city and county to prepare an assessment of traffic and safety impacts and to hold a public hearing to review those impacts, and receive and respond to public comments. This bill contains other current laws.

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�� ACA 23 (Perea��&��#��#��+�� #��* �&��##��&��,� �� 2/23/2012� �� 2/24/2012-From printer. May be heard in committee March 25. � �� 2/23/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �The California Constitution conditions the imposition of a special tax by a city, county, or

special district upon the approval of 2/3 of the voters of the city, county, or special district voting on that tax, except that certain school entities may levy an ad valorem property tax for specified purposes with the approval of 55% of the voters within the jurisdiction of these entities. This measure

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p p pp jwould provide that the imposition, extension, or increase of a special tax by a local government for thepurpose of providing funding for local transportation projects requires the approval of 55% of its voters voting on the proposition. The measure would also make conforming and technical, nonsubstantive changes.

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�� SB 46 (Correa��"�@��$$�� #��,� �� 12/9/2010� �� 6/2/2011� �� 8/22/2011-In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.� �� 8/22/2011-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974 require certain persons employed by

agencies to file annually a written statement of the economic interests they possess during specified periods. The act requires that state agencies promulgate a conflict of interest code that must contain, among other topics, provisions that require designated employees to file statements disclosing reportable investments, business positions, interests in real property, and income. The act requires that every report and statement filed pursuant to the act is a public record and is open to public inspection. This bill would, commencing on January 1, 2013, and continuing until January 1, 2019, require every designated employee and other person, except a candidate for public office, who is required to file a statement of economic interests to include, as a part of that filing, a compensation disclosure form that provides compensation information for the preceding calendar year, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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�� SB 77 V'��W��8&�T��'��!��&��#��,� �� 1/10/2011� �� 3/15/2011� �� 7/5/2011-Reconsideration granted. (Page 2185.) Ordered to inactive file on request of

Assembly Member Allen.� �� 7/5/2011-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! � The Community Redevelopment Law authorizes the establishment of redevelopment

agencies in communities to address the effects of blight, as defined. Current law provides that an action may be brought to review the validity of the adoption or amendment of a redevelopment plan by an agency, to review the validity of agency findings or determinations, and other agency actions. This bill would revise the provisions of law authorizing an action to be brought against the agency to determine or review the validity of specified agency actions. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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�� SB 654 (Steinberg��8�&��#��,� �� 2/18/2011� �� 1/31/2012� �� 4/16/2012-Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.� �� 4/16/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law suspends various activities of redevelopment agencies and prohibits the

agencies from incurring indebtedness for a specified period. Current law also dissolves redevelopmentagencies and community development agencies, as of October 1, 2011, and designates successor agencies, as defined. Current law requires successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies and to, among other things, repay enforceable obligations, as defined, and to remit unencumbered balances of redevelopment agency funds, including housing funds, to the county auditor-controller for distribution to taxing entities. This bill would revise the definition of the term "enforceable obligation" and modify provisions relating to the transfer of housingfunds and responsibilities associated with dissolved redevelopment agencies. The bill would provide that any amounts on deposit in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund of a dissolved redevelopment agency be transferred to specified entities. The bill would make conforming changes. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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�� SB 749 (Steinberg��'��$��#��'�� ,� �� 2/18/2011� �� 1/4/2012� �� 4/24/2012-Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and B., P. & C.P.� �� 4/24/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law generally provides for programming and allocation of state and federal funds

available for transportation capital improvement projects by the California Transportation Commission,pursuant to various requirements. Current law authorizes the commission, in certain cases, to adopt guidelines relative to its programming and allocation policies and procedures. This bill would establish specified procedures that the commission would be required to utilize when it adopts guidelines, except as specified, and would exempt the adoption of those guidelines from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. This bill contains other current laws.

�� "�� U��; ��Originally SB 1348 (vetoed by Gov) and SB 126 (bill languaged changed). This bill is the

same as the previous CTC Guideline bills intorduced. �

�� SB 973 (Vargas��%�&��K��! �'��$��%�&��)��!�� *�#�� duration events.

� �� 1/19/2012� �� 5/2/2012� �� 5/30/2012-In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.� �� 5/30/2012-�� 2Year




prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA requires the Office of Planning and Research to prepare and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to certify and adopt guidelines for the implementation of CEQA and requires the guidelines to include a list of classes of projects which have been determined not to havea significant effect on the environment and exempts those classes of projects from the requirements of CEQA (categorical exemption) . This bill would authorize a lead agency to grant, on an annual basis,one categorical exemption per specified site for a fireworks display held annually on a public site or large venue . Because a lead agency would be prohibited from granting more than one specified categorical exemption per site for a fireworks display , this bill would increase the level of services provided by a local agency and thereby impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would authorize the office to identify potential environmental issues related to fireworks displays and to develop guidelines to assist local agencies regarding fireworks displays. This bill contains other relatedprovisions and other current laws.

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�� SB 985 (La Malfa�8��#��@��,� �� 1/30/2012� �� 4/27/2012-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(5). (Last location was S. T. & H. on

4/17/2012)� �� 4/27/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Article XVI of the California Constitution requires a general obligation bond act to specify

the single object or work to be funded by the bonds, and further requires a bond act to be approved by a 2/3 vote of each house of the Legislature and by a majority of the voters. Article XVI authorizes the Legislature, at any time after the approval of a general obligation bond act by the voters, to reduce the amount of the indebtedness authorized by the act to an amount not less than the amount contracted at the time of the reduction or to repeal the act if no debt has been contracted. Current law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century,

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, p , g p g y,approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, statewide general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail and related rail purposes. Current law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority with specified powers and duties related to the development and implementation of a high-speed train system. This bill would provide that no further bonds shall be sold for high-speed rail and related rail purposes pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century. The bill would amend the bond actto authorize redirection of the net proceeds received from outstanding bonds issued and sold prior to the effective date of this act, upon appropriation by the Legislature, from those high-speed rail purposes to retiring the debt incurred from the issuance and sale of those outstanding bonds. This billcontains other related provisions.

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�� SB 986 (Dutton�8��8�&��#�� @��#��,� �� 1/31/2012� �� 5/29/2012� �� 5/31/2012-Amendments by Senator Huff tabled on motion of Senator Corbett. (Ayes 21. Noes

13.) Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 7. Noes 18.)� �� 5/31/2012-�� 2Year




of February 1, 2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies, as defined. Current law requires that successor entities perform certain duties, including, among others, remitting unencumbered funds of that agency to the county auditor-controller, and overseeing the use of bond proceeds. Current law requires each successor agency to have an oversight board that is composed of 7 members who meet certain qualifications. Current law requires the oversight board to approve certain actions of the successor agency. This bill would require that unencumbered balances of funds that are derived from tax exempt bond proceeds be used in accordance with the requirements of this bill. The bill would also require that the proceeds of bonds issued by a former redevelopment agency on or before December 31, 2010, be used by the successor agency for the purposes for which the bonds were sold pursuant to an enforceable obligation, as defined, that was entered into by the former redevelopment agency prior to its dissolution . The bill would also provide that if the bond proceeds are not subject to an enforceable obligation, or if the purpose for which the bonds were soldcan no longer be achieved, then the bond proceeds shall be used to defease the bonds or to purchase outstanding bonds on the open market for cancellation. This bill contains other related provisions.

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�� SB 1102 (DeSaulnier��#��#��&��#��,� �� 2/16/2012� �� 5/31/2012� �� 5/31/2012-From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-

referred to Com. on TRANS.� �� 5/31/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! � Current law establishes the state transportation improvement program process, pursuant

to which the California Transportation Commission generally programs and allocates available funds for transportation capital improvement projects over a multiyear period. Current law provides that the Department of Transportation is responsible for the state highway system. Current law requires the department to annually prepare a project delivery report that identifies milestone dates for state highway projects costing $1,000,000 or more for which the department is the responsible agency for project development work. This bill would require the department , beginning not later than November15, 2014 , as part of the annual project delivery report, to report on the difference between the original allocation made by the commission and the actual construction capital and support costs at project close for all state transportation improvement program projects completed during the previousfiscal year. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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�� SB 1151 (Steinberg��@��%��&��#�� -range asset management plan.

� �� 2/21/2012� �� 5/29/2012

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� �� 5/31/2012-In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.� �� 5/31/2012-�� 2Year




of February 1, 2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies, as defined. Current law imposes various requirements on successor agencies and subjects successor agency actions to the review of oversight boards. Current law requires successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies and to, among other things, dispose of assets and properties of the former redevelopment agencies, as directed by the oversight board. Proceeds from the sale of assets are transferred to the county auditor-controller for distribution as property tax proceeds to taxing entities, as prescribed. This bill would establish a Sustainable Economic Development and Housing Trust Fund, to be administered by a Sustainable Communities Investment Authority (authority) , to serve as a repository of the unencumbered balances and assets of the former redevelopment agency. The bill would authorize moneys from the fund to be expended for specified purposes relating to economic development and affordable housing. The bill would require an authority to prepare a long-range asset management plan that governs the disposition and ongoing use of the fund. The bill would require an authority to submit the plan to the Department of Finance byDecember 1, 2012, and would require the department to approve or return the plan for revision to theauthority prior to final approval by December 31, 2012.

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�� SB 1156 (Steinberg��@��'��&��!,� �� 2/22/2012� �� 5/29/2012� �� 5/31/2012-In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.� �� 5/31/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �The Community Redevelopment Law authorizes the establishment of redevelopment

agencies in communities to address the effects of blight, as defined. Current law dissolved redevelopment agencies and community development agencies, as of February 1, 2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies. Current law requires that the successor agency, among other things, wind down the affairs of the former redevelopment agency and dispose of assets and properties of the former redevelopment agency, as directed by an oversight board. This bill would authorize the legislative bodies of the city and county of a sustainable communities investment area, as described, to form a Sustainable Communities Investment Authority (authority) to carry out the Community Redevelopment Law, as amended, to increase, improve, and preserve the community's supply of low- and -moderate-income housing available at affordable housing cost. The bill would authorize the authority to adopt a plan for a sustainable communities investment area and to include in that plan a provision for the receipt of tax increment funds provided that specified requirements are met. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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�� SB 1189 (Hancock��$Z�8��@��-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century: project funding.

� �� 2/22/2012� �� 3/26/2012� �� 5/25/2012-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(8). (Last location was S. APPR. on

5/24/2012)� �� 5/25/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the

21st Century, approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed train capital projects and other associated purposes. Current law makes $950 million of the proceeds of those bonds available for capital improvements to intercity and commuter rail lines and urban rail systems that provide direct connectivity to the high-speed train system and its facilities, or that are part of the construction of the high-speed train system, as specified, or that provide capacity enhancements and safety improvements. Current law requires the California Transportation Commission to allocate those funds to eligible recipients, as defined, and to develop guidelines to implement those provisions. This bill would appropriate $523,400,000 from the High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Fund to the Department of Transportation for allocation by the California Transportation Commission as provided

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p p y p pfor in specified guidelines adopted by the commission.

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�� SB 1214 (Cannella�8��%�&��K��! �'��$��%�&��)��!�� +��&�T,� �� 2/22/2012� �� 5/11/2012-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(6). (Last location was S. E.Q. on 4/16/2012)� �� 5/11/2012-�� 2Year




prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. This bill would require a judicial proceeding challenging a project, except for a high-speed rail project, located in a distressed county, as defined, to be filed with the Court of Appeal with geographic jurisdiction over the project. This bill contains other current laws.

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�� SB 1380 (Rubio��%�&��K��! �'��$��%�&��)��!�� @��!��#��plan.

� �� 2/24/2012� �� 5/3/2012� �� 5/30/2012-In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.� �� 5/30/2012-�� 2Year




prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA requires the lead agencies to make specified findings in an EIR. This bill, until January 1, 2018, would exempt from CEQA a bicycle transportation plan for an urbanized area, asspecified and would also require a local agency or person who determines that the bicycle transportation plan is exempt under this provision and approves or determines to carry out that project, to file notice of the determination with the OPR. This bill contains other current laws.

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�� SB 1396 (Dutton�8��* �*��* �$��,� �� 2/24/2012� �� 4/11/2012� �� 5/3/2012-Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.� �� 4/19/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �The Sales and Use Tax Law imposes a tax on retailers measured by the gross receipts

from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or a tax, measured by the sales price, on the storage, use, or other consumption of tangible personal property in this state." That law defines the terms "gross receipts" and "sales price." This bill would exclude from the terms "gross receipts" and "sales price" the amount charged at retail for gasoline and diesel fuels in excess of $3.88 or $3.52 per gallon, respectively, as provided. This bill contains other related provisions and other current laws.

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�� SB 1499 (Anderson�8��'��$��#��'�� &�T��$�*#��,� �� 2/24/2012

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June 1st was the last Day to pass bills out of house of origin

� �� 4/27/2012-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(b)(5). (Last location was S. T. & H. on 3/22/2012)

� �� 4/27/2012-�� 2Year



1st House 2nd House � ��! �Current law establishes the state transportation improvement program process, pursuant

to which the California Transportation Commission generally programs and allocates available funds for transportation capital improvement projects over a multiyear period. Current law provides that the Department of Transportation is responsible for the state highway system. Current law requires the department to annually prepare a project delivery report that identifies milestone dates for state highway projects costing $1,000,000 or more for which the department is the responsible agency for project development work. This bill would require the commission to allocate funds for construction support costs for a project in the state transportation improvement program at the time of allocation of funds for construction capital costs. The bill would require a supplemental project allocation request to be made for all state transportation improvement program projects that experience construction support costs equal to or more than 120% of the amount originally allocated. The bill would also require the department, as part of the annual project delivery report, to report on the difference between the original allocation made by the commission and the actual construction support costs at project close for each state transportation improvement program project completed during the previous fiscal year.

�� "�� U��; ��Similar to SB 1102 (DeSaulnier, 2012)

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Documents

6-1-12 Washington Friday Report · 2 CDC, Federal Footprint, Rep. Dicks, EPA-VA 2 Homeless Youth, GAO, USCM, Redevelopment A very interesting week – indications of at least some