September 9, 2013

Issue #95

Editor's Note

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Legislature Enters Final Week with Hundreds of Bills Remaining

Several League Hot and Priority Bills in Play with Session Coming to an End

More than 400 bills are pending before the Legislature with session ending later this week.

Action Item, Assembly, Senate, Legislation, Hot Bills

“New Tools” Infrastructure and Redevelopment Bills May Stall Again

Governor’s Office Requests Authors to Hold Bills; Decisions Pending

Following the demise of redevelopment legislators have been busy crafting bills allowing the use of tax increment for infrastructure or redevelopment purposes as partial replacement tools. The Governor vetoed three such measures last session with his office signaling to bill authors that their legislation could once again experience a similar fate.

Economic Development, Redevelopment, Infrastructure Financing Districts, Legislation, Hot Bills

TOMORROW: End of Session and Signature/Veto Request Webinar

Join the League’s Legislative team tomorrow, Sept. 10, for an end of session legislative briefing webinar.

Meetings & Events

Veto Requests Needed for Onerous Local Economic Development Reporting Bill

Local governments have lost two primary economic development tools, redevelopment agencies and enterprise zones, as the result of legislative action in recent years. AB 562 (Williams), currently pending on the Governor’s desk, would further bog down remaining local efforts with additional local economic reporting and tracking requirements.

Action Item, Legislation, Hot Bills, Economic Development

Late Amendments Could Alter Existing Solar Contracts

 Last minute amendments to AB 327 (Perea) allow the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to change the terms of an existing Net Energy Metering (NEM) contract after 2020. NEM contracts affected by this bill are those agreements between investor-owned utilities and customer-owned renewable energy systems.

Legislation, Public Contracting

Free CSCDA Webinar on Benefits of the Delinquent Property Tax Funding Program

The California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA) is hosting a free Delinquent Property Tax Funding Program webinar on Oct. 1 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Meetings & Events, Revenue & Taxation, Municipal Finance

The Hit List from WesternCity.com

Western City magazine has compiled its most popular stories into a “Hit List” showing the top five articles on WesternCity.com during the past month. This list reflects the topics of greatest interest to California city officials during the month of August.

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