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Assembly Bill 524 (Bigelow): Public Utilities: Fines and Settlements. Assembly Bill 524 Appropriates moneys resulting from specified citations relating to the 2015 Butte Fire to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to be expended for the Department's program known as the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and Tree Mortality Grant Program. Status: AB 524 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Support
Assembly Bill 653 (Ridley-Thomas): Property Taxation: Exemption: Indian Tribes. Assembly Bill 653 would exempt from taxation property owned in fee by a federally-recognized Native American tribe that is pursuing a fee-to-trust application. Status: AB 653 is now a “two-year” bill and awaits consideration in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 924 (Bonta): Indian Tribes: Commercial Cannabis Activity. Assembly Bill 924 would authorize the Governor to enter into agreements concerning cannabis activities on lands of federally-recognized sovereign Indian tribes. Status: AB 924 awaits consideration in the Senate Business, Professions & Economic Development Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 1069 (Low): Local Government: Taxicab Transportation Services. Assembly Bill 1069 would make changes to the local licensing of taxicabs. Status: AB 1069 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Removed Opposition - Neutral
Assembly Bill 1250 (Jones-Sawyer): Counties and Cities: Personal Contract Services. Assembly Bill 1250 would establish specific standards for the use of personal services contracts by counties. Status: AB 1250 awaits consideration in the Senate Rules Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
Assembly Bill 1410 (Wood): Emergency Services and Children’s Health Care Coverage. Assembly Bill 583 would amend existing law to rename the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund as the Emergency Medical Air Transportation and Children’s Coverage Fund. Authorizes the department to use money to fund children’s health care coverage relating to emergency medical air transportation. Status: AB 1410 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Support
Assembly Bill 1479 (Bonta): Public Records: Supervisor of Records: Civil Penalties. Assembly Bill 1479 would amend the Public Records Act. Requires public agencies to designate a person or office to act as the agency’s custodian of records who is responsible for responding to any request made under the Act and any inquiry from the public about a decision by the agency to deny a request for records. Requires specified state and local agencies to establish written guidelines for accessibility of records. Status: AB 1479 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Removed Opposition - Neutral
Assembly Bill 1665 (Garcia, Eduardo): Telecommunications: Advanced Services Fund: AB 1665 would revise eligibility requirements for projects and project applicants for grants funded from the California Advanced Services Fund. Status: AB 1665 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Requesting Veto
Senate Bill 252 (Dodd): Well Permits. Senate Bill 252 relates to new well permits issued in critically over-drafted groundwater basins. Status: SB 252 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Neutral
Senate Bill 458 (Wiener): Beverage Container Recycling: Mobile Recycling Program. Senate Bill 458 would permit the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to establish several mobile recycling pilot projects. Status: SB 458 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Support
Senate Bill 568 (Lara): Primary Elections: Election Date. Senate Bill 568 would permanently place the Presidential Primary Election and the Gubernatorial Primary Election in March. Status: SB 568 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Oppose
Senate Bill 623 (Monning): Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund. Senate Bill 623 would establish the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund. SB 623 would provide grants, loans, or services to assist those without access to safe and affordable drinking water. Status: SB 623 awaits consideration in the Assembly Rules Committee. RCRC Position: Support
Senate Bill 649 (Hueso): Wireless Telecommunications Facilities. Senate Bill 649 would amend an existing law which provides that a wireless telecommunications collocation facility is subject to a city or county discretionary permit and is required to comply with specified criteria. Status: SB 649 awaits the consideration of the Governor. RCRC Position: Requesting Veto