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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1478
Author: Assembly Budget Committee
Amended: 8/24/12 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE : 9-4, 08/23/12
AYES: Leno, Alquist, DeSaulnier, Hancock, Lowenthal,
Negrete McLeod, Simitian, Wolk, Wright
NOES: Emmerson, Fuller, Gaines, La Malfa
NO VOTE RECORDED: Anderson, Evans, Liu
ASSEMBLY FLOOR VOTE : Not relevant
SUBJECT : State Parks: finances
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill is the State Parks and Recreation
Trailer Bill for the Budget Act of 2012. It contains
necessary changes to implement the Budget Act of 2012.
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/24/12 appropriate $240,000
over a two year period from existing funds to allow the
State Park and Recreation Commission to evaluate the
department's deferred maintenance obligations, provide
advice to the department on budgetary matters, and to
conduct workshops and hold public hearings on these
subjects.
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/21/12 provide the necessary
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statutory changes in the area of Resources and State Parks
and Recreation Department in order to enact the 2012 Budget
Act.
ANALYSIS : Statutory changes are as follows:
1. Moratorium on Park Closures for Two Years . Prohibits
the department from closing or proposing the closure of
a state park in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 fiscal years.
2. Provides Matching Funds for Park Donors and Local
Agreements . Provides a one-time appropriation of $10
million from revenues generated by the department to be
allocated to match contributions from donors and local
partner agreements for 2012-13 and 2013-14.
3. Provides Funding to Prevent Park Closures . Provides a
one-time appropriation of $10 million to parks that
remain at-risk of closure in order to maintain a
two-year moratorium on park closures.
4. Provides Funding for Audits and Investigations .
Provides a one-time appropriation of $500,000 to ensure
that all ongoing internal and external investigations
into the department are fully funded.
5. Funding for Capital Projects . Provides a $10 million
one-time appropriation of bond funds for capital
improvements projects to prevent full or partial park
closures.
6. State Park and Recreation Commission . Establishes
criteria for membership positions on the Commission
including requirements for cultural and park management
experience. Requires the appointment of two ex officio
legislative members by the Assembly and Senate Rules
committees, respectively. Allows the Commission a more
direct oversight role of the department, particularly
over the department's deferred maintenance backlog.
7. Clarifies Funding for the Park Enterprise Fund .
Clarifies funds appropriated to the California State
Park Enterprise Fund, established to enable the
department to set revenue targets and goals, and are
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transferred appropriately from the State Parks and
Recreation Fund. Provides for annual accounting and
reporting.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee,
this bill should not result in any changes to the Budget
Act or related budget actions.
CTW:k 8/27/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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