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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1614
Author: Monning (D), et al.
Amended: 6/25/12 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNANCE & FINANCE COMMITTEE : 8-0, 6/13/12
AYES: Wolk, Dutton, DeSaulnier, Fuller, Hernandez, Kehoe,
La Malfa, Liu
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 55-14, 3/29/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Fort Ord Reuse Authority
SOURCE : Fort Ord Reuse Authority
DIGEST : This bill extends the Fort Ord Reuse Authority
Act's sunset date from June 30, 2014 to June 30, 2020.
ANALYSIS : The Legislature passed the Fort Ord Reuse
Authority Act, which created the Fort Ord Reuse Authority
(FORA) to adopt a Fort Ord Reuse Plan (SB 899 (Mello),
Chapter 64, Statutes of 1994). FORA adopted its Final Base
Reuse Plan in 1997. The Final Base Reuse Plan for Fort Ord
lays out the future land uses for the 45-square mile former
Army base, including areas for housing, commerce,
recreation, public uses, and open space.
The state laws authorizing FORA become inoperative either
when the FORA's board determines that 80% of the territory
that is designated for development or reuse in the base
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reuse plan has been developed or reused in a manner
consistent with the plan or on June 30, 2014, whichever
occurs first. The statutes are automatically repealed on
January 1, 2015. The Monterey County Local Agency
Formation Commission must provide for FORA's orderly
dissolution, including insuring that all contracts,
agreements, and pledges to pay or repay money entered into
by the authority are honored and properly administered, and
that all assets of the authority are appropriately
transferred.
This bill extends, from June 30, 2014 to June 30, 2020, the
date by which the Fort Ord Reuse Authority Act must become
inoperative. This bill extends, from January 1, 2015, to
January 1, 2021, the date on which the Act is repealed.
This bill requires FORA's board to approve and submit a
transition plan to the Monterey County Local Agency
Formation Commission on or before December 30, 2018, or 18
months before the anticipated inoperability date of the
Fort Ord Reuse Authority Act, whichever occurs first. The
transition plan must assign assets and liabilities,
designate responsible successor agencies, and provide a
schedule of remaining obligations. The transition plan
must be approved by a majority vote of the board.
This bill repeals the board's authorization to establish
the Redevelopment Agency of Fort Ord and repeals the
provisions relating to the continuance of state
subventions.
Comments
Extended litigation, the recent economic downturn, and
unexpected challenges related to munitions removal and
permit approvals all contributed to the FORA making
slower-than-expected progress in implementing its base
reuse plan. Granting FORA an additional six years in which
to implement FOR A's base reuse plan will allow it to
complete important projects that require regional
management, like munitions removal, contaminated building
deconstruction and removal, habitat conservation, and
planning and constructing a veterans' cemetery. Without an
extension of its statutory authority, the responsibility
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for implementing the base reuse plan will devolve to a
variety of local agencies, which may not be well equipped
to complete some of the remaining projects that are
technically complex and require regional collaboration.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/28/12)
Fort Ord Reuse Authority (source)
American Legion-Department of California
AMVETS-Department of California
City of Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado
California Association of County Veterans Service Officers
California State Commanders Veterans Council
California State University Monterey Bay
Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Foundation
Cities of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand
City, Santa Cruz, Seaside, and Watsonville
Congressman Sam Farr
Friends of Fort Ord Open Space Solutions
Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
Monterey Peninsula College
Monterey County
Monterey County Business Council
Monterey County Hospitality Association
Monterey/Santa Cruz Counties Building and Construction
Trades Council
Transportation Agency for Monterey County
University of California, Santa Cruz, Chancellor George
Blumenthal
Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club
Vietnam Veterans of America-California State Council
OPPOSITION : (Verified 6/28/12)
Fort Ord Rec Users
Friends of the Fort Ord Warhorse
Keep Fort Ord Wild
LandWatch Monterey County
Preston and Abrams Parks Tenants Association
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ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 55-14, 3/29/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Chesbro, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fong,
Fuentes, Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hayashi,
Roger Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries,
Lara, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nestande, Nielsen, Olsen,
Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Swanson, Torres, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada,
John A. Pérez
NOES: Conway, Donnelly, Beth Gaines, Grove, Hagman,
Halderman, Harkey, Jones, Logue, Mansoor, Miller,
Morrell, Silva, Valadao
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cedillo, Cook, Fletcher, Garrick,
Gorell, Hall, Knight, Bonnie Lowenthal, Mitchell, Norby,
Portantino
AGB:m 6/28/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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