BILL NUMBER: AB 2565	CHAPTERED  09/24/04

	CHAPTER  763
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 24, 2004
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 24, 2004
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 26, 2004
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 24, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 23, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 19, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 29, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 25, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 26, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Parra

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2004

   An act to add and repeal Section 13998.5a of the Government Code,
relating to military base retention, and declaring the urgency
thereof, to take effect immediately.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2565, Parra.  Economic development.
   Existing law establishes the California Defense Retention and
Conversion Council in the Department of Housing and Community
Development with specified members and duties related to defense
retention and conversion and military base reuse activities in the
state.  The council is authorized to apply for grants and seek
contributions from private industry to fund its operations and is
required to actively solicit private funds for specified purposes.
   AB 926 would, until January 1, 2007, establish the Office of
Military and Aerospace Support in the Business, Transportation and
Housing Agency and require the office to recommend a specified plan
for defense retention and conversion efforts.
   This bill would require additional specified information to be
included within that plan and require the plan to be submitted to the
Governor and the Legislature by November 30, 2004.
   This bill would become operative only if SB 926 of the 2003-04
Regular Session is chaptered and becomes operative.
  The bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an
urgency statute.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 13998.5a is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   13998.5a.  (a) The updated plan as provided in subdivision (e) of
Section 13998.5 shall include identification of whether other
military installations or missions located in other states could be
recruited to California.
   (b) The office shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature an
updated strategic plan pursuant to Section 13998.5 specific to the
federal BRAC 2005 process by November 30, 2004.
  SEC. 2.  This act shall become operative if Senate Bill 926 of the
2003-04 Regular Session is chaptered and becomes operative.
  SEC. 3.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to provide immediate assistance to local communities that
are involved with base closure or realignment efforts, and to ensure
that the Legislature and the Governor receive the plan required by
this bill on a timely basis, so that actions can be taken to assess
the status of California's defense installations in advance of the
next round of federal base closures scheduled for 2005, it is
necessary that this act take effect immediately.