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clean energy measures supported in the bill included carbon capture and sequestration technologies, low-carbon fuels, plug-in electric vehicles, a smart grid, and energy efficiency standards for new buildings and appliances.Two key issues the draft bill does not address are how to allocate the tradable emissions credits or how revenue from a cap-and-trade auction would be spent. Last year’s climate change legislation designated a portion of the revenue toward the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant.The House Energy and Commerce Committee will begin debate on the bill next week with a full committee vote planned before the Memorial Day recess. NLC supports reducing greenhouse gas emissions through climate change legislation, as well as the bill’s proposal to provide financial and technical assistance to local governments to support climate change adaptation projects. (Carolyn Berndt, berndt@nlc.org, 202.626.3101) S.B. 57 (Stouffer) the billboard amnesty bill was brought up for debate on April 6. MML Staff was able to work with Senators in a mini-filibuster to keep the bill from moving any further. This was the second time the bill has been up for debate (and hopefully the last) in the Senate. Please express your appreciation to Senators Bray and Green for their assistance in stopping the bill. The following bills are currently moving through the process. OMNIBUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL … H.C.S.H.B. 881 is a massive (145 page) local government bill with numerous provisions opposed by the MML. 1) Third class cities could not impose storm water fees on schools, churches, or non-profit organizations. 2) Cities must allow public safety officers to solicit for charities in public roads. 3) Prohibition of red light cameras. 4) Overturns the St. Louis City Charter provision that requires firefighters to live within the city limits. The Missouri House this week was busy combining numerous bills into large omnibus several omnibus bills have bills, some with hundreds of pages. In the final five weeks, the potential to change the way cities operate. Please be especially aware of MML alerts in the coming weeks there will be a number of bills proposed to alter our ability to fund programs or how we fund programs; for example, House Bill NO. 789 would allow unencumbered sewer lateral funds be transferred to alternate functions. The Missouri Senate has focused on job creation, a priority of Governor Nixon and the legislative leadership. The Governor supports the Quality Jobs Act allowing Missouri to make special concessions to companies creating good paying jobs. Legislators hoping to curtail current tax credit programs have been able to slow the process to a grinding halt through lengthy debates, sometimes lasting past midnight. TECHNICAL CODES … H.B. 859 (Dieckhaus), would require municipalities to maintain, in the clerk’s office, only one copy of each technical code adopted by reference (current law requires three copies of each code). H.B. 859 is on the Senate Consent Calendar for final passage. Please thank Rep. Diekchaus and Senator Griesheimer for sponsoring the bill.