and we have a presentation by katy tang, ladies and legislative aide to carmen chu. >> i think that the legislation before you is pretty basic. last year sb293 was signed into law at the state level, and our legislation proposal before you today is actually very much in line with what state was doing. no. 1 is that it makes it a requirement in the city for prime contractors to pay their subcontractors within 7 calendar days. previously, there -- or currently there is actually no requirement from the city to make payment within a certain amount of days. however, i just want to make note that under chapter 14b, there is a requirement to pay lbes within three days. so we feel that again the seven calendar days in line with the state law is something that will help with cash flow issues, especially during our tough economy. this is very inline with some of the legislation that supervisor chu has worked on in past to help make it easier for contractors working with our city. the second change, very basic also has to do with enforcement of this provision. so again, we're mimicking what state