Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez said Thursday he will push for a plan to create an independent citizens' panel to redraw legislative district lines that is not linked to the loosening of term limits for state legislators.

"This issue stands on its own," the Democrat from Los Angeles said as he unveiled a list of principles that will be part of a bill proposal to redraw boundaries of Assembly and state Senate seats. He is still considering whether congressional districts should be included as well.

But Núñez did say he would like to see both term limits and reapportionment measures considered in next year's California presidential primary, which he and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are pushing to move from June to February.