LEGISLATION AND LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES PRIORITY FOCUS BULLETNS Issues # 48 and 49 Dated December 16th and 22 2005. The Legislature is in recess until January 4. WANT MORE DETAILS ON BILLS? Visit the League of California Cities website at www.cacities.org/ billsearch. December 16 2005 Issue #48 2005 LEAGUE PRESIDENT TESTIFIES AT SENATE LEAGUE PRESIDENT TESTIFIES AT SENATE LEAGUE PRESIDENT TESTIFIES AT SENATE LEAGUE PRESIDENT TESTIFIES AT SENATE LEAGUE PRESIDENT TESTIFIES AT SENATE INFRASTRUCTURE BOND HEARING INFRASTRUCTURE BOND HEARING INFRASTRUCTURE BOND HEARING INFRASTRUCTURE BOND HEARING INFRASTRUCTURE BOND HEARING Alex Padilla president of the League of California Cities and a Los Angeles City council member testified on December 13 at the Senate Housing and Transportation Committee s hearing in Los Angeles on Sen. Pro Tem Don Perata s SB 1024 more commonly known as the infrastructure bond. For more see Page 4. SB 1024: WHAT THE BOND DOES SB 1024: WHAT THE BOND DOES SB 1024: WHAT THE BOND DOES SB 1024: WHAT THE BOND DOES SB 1024: WHAT THE BOND DOES SB 1024 seeks to address California s infrastructure challenges with respect to transportation housing water quality and flood control. As cur rently outlined in background materials provided by the Senate Housing and Transportation Committee SB 1024 provides funding for the following: For more see Page 5. LEAGUE URGES NO VOTE ON AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4437 LEAGUE URGES NO VOTE ON AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4437 LEAGUE URGES NO VOTE ON AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4437 LEAGUE URGES NO VOTE ON AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4437 LEAGUE URGES NO VOTE ON AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4437 The League is asking cities to CALL their members of Congress TODAY to urge them to vote against an amendment introduced by Representative John Campbell (Calif. 49th Congressional District) to H.R. 4437 the Border Protection Antiterrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. For more see Page 4. Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Page 3 Page 3 Page 3 TELECOM I...
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