Issues #20 #21 #22 and #23. IN THIS ISSUE: May 25 2007 Issue #20 2007 Page 4: Prop. 1B Update: Assembly and Senate Budget Subcommittees Differ on Funding Allocation Recommendations Federal Update: Rep. Albert Wynn Introduces H.R. 2447 the Energy and Environment Block Grant Act of 2007 Page 5: Department of Justice Seeks Applications for Byrne Grants Page 6: Register Now Open for the League s Annual Conference! 3rd Annual Finance Leaders Summit Held in Sacramento Open and Public IV Now Available Page 7: Find a Bill Legislators Leg Committee or Ask League Leg Staff CHANGES TO PROP. 42 FORMULA FUNDING BEING DISCUSSED Earlier this week the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #5 discussed and passed out a proposal to change the Proposition 42 transportation funding formula. Under the proposed formula the allocation would change to 35 percent for transit 30 percent for cities and counties (divided evenly) and 35 percent for the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). For more see Page 2. EMINENT DOMAIN REFORM PACKAGE INTRODUCED Legislation Would Ensure Protections for Homeowners and Small Businesses Californians for Eminent Domain Reform a broad coalition of homeowner groups small business representatives and labor environmental community and ethnic organizations unveiled a package of eminent domain reforms earlier this week at a press conference in Sacramento. Authored by Assembly Member Hector De La Torre D Southgate the package has the support of the League of California Cities board of directors and includes both a constitutional amendment (ACA 8) and a companion statutory measure (AB 887 soon to be amended). The legislation is aimed at ensuring homeowners and small businesses are given strong protections against eminent domain. For more see Page 2. SB 303 AMENDED LEAGUE STILL OPPOSED SB 303 (Ducheny) a bill with major land use implications for local government was significantly amended in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee recently. Although the amendments ...
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