BILL NUMBER: AB 2358	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 14, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 22, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 16, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Hagman and Garrick
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Bill Berryhill, Conway,
Cook, Donnelly, Beth Gaines, Gorell, Grove, Halderman, Harkey,
Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Logue, Mansoor, Miller, Morrell, Nestande,
Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Silva, Smyth, Valadao, and Wagner)
   (Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Berryhill, Blakeslee, Cannella,
Dutton, Emmerson, Fuller, Gaines, Harman, Huff,  La Malfa, Runner,
Strickland, Walters, and Wyland)

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to add Section 14632 to the Government Code, relating to
the State Capitol.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2358, as amended, Hagman. State Capitol: Ronald Reagan 
Memorial.   statu   e. 
   Existing law prescribes various duties for the Department of
General Services in connection with development and maintenance of
the park around the State Capitol Building.
   This bill would authorize the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol
Foundation, in consultation with the  department and a
specifically created committee   Department of Finance
 , to  construct and maintain   plan 
a  memorial to   statue of  Ronald Reagan
in the State Capitol Building Annex.  It   The
bill would require the Department of General Services and the Ronald
Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation to approve the design and any
other aspect of the statu   e. The bill  would require
that the planning, construction, and maintenance of the 
memorial   statu  e  be funded with
private donations through the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol
Foundation.  It   The bill  would prohibit
construction of the  memorial   statu  
e  until the  Joint Committee on Rules has approved and
adopted the plan for the statue, and the Joint Committee on Rules and
the  Department of Finance  has   have
 determined that sufficient private funding is available to
construct and maintain the  memorial   statu
  e  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 14632 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   14632.  (a) The Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation may,
in consultation with the  department  
Department of Finance  , plan  and construct  a
 memorial to   statue   of 
Ronald Reagan in the State Capitol Building Annex. 
   (b) The Ronald Reagan Memorial Review Committee is hereby
established and shall include as members all of the following:
 
   (1) The director, or his or her designee.  
   (2) The State Historic Preservation Officer, or his or her
designee.  
   (3) A Member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly.  
   (4) A Member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules.  
   (c) The committee shall consult with the Ronald Reagan Centennial
Capitol Foundation to identify an appropriate location for the
memorial in the State Capitol Building Annex and review a memorial
design.  
   (d) 
    (b)  The  department   Department
of Finance  , in consultation with the Ronald Reagan Centennial
Capitol Foundation, shall accomplish the following goals:
   (1) Review of the preliminary design plans to identify potential
maintenance concerns.
   (2) Ensure Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec.
12101 et seq.) compliance, and other safety concerns.
   (3) Review and approval of proper California Environmental Quality
Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public
Resources Code) documents prepared for work at the designated
historic property.
   (4) Review of final construction documents to ensure that all
requirements are met.
   (5) Prepare the right-of-entry permit outlining the final area of
work, final construction documents, construction plans, the
contractor hired to perform the work, insurance, bonding, provisions
for damage to state property, and inspection requirements.
   (6) Prepare a maintenance agreement outlining the Ronald Reagan
Centennial Capitol Foundation's responsibility for the long-term
maintenance of the  memorial   statu  
e  due to aging, vandalism, or relocation.
   (7) Inspect the construction performed by the contractor selected
by the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation. 
   (e) 
    (c)  If the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation
undertakes responsibility to construct a  memorial 
 statu   e  under this section, it shall, in
consultation with the department, establish a schedule for the
design, construction, and dedication of the  memorial
  statu   e  , implement procedures to
solicit designs for the  memorial   statu 
 e  , devise a selection process for the choice of the
design, and establish a program for the dedication of the 
memorial   statu   e  . 
   (f) 
    (d)  The department and the Ronald Reagan 
Memorial Review Committee   Centennial Capitol
Foundation  shall approve the design and any other aspect of the
 memorial   statu   e  . 

   (g) 
    (e)  If the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation
undertakes responsibility to construct a  memorial 
 statu   e  under this section, it shall not begin
construction of the  memorial   statu  
e  until the  Joint Committee on Rules has approved and
adopted the plan for the statute, and only if the Joint Committee on
Rules and the  Department of Finance  has  
have  determined that sufficient private funding is available
to construct and maintain the  memorial   statu
  e  . 
   (h) 
    (f)  The planning, construction, and maintenance of the
 memorial   statue  shall be funded
exclusively through private donations to the Ronald Reagan Centennial
Capitol Foundation. 
   (i) 
    (g)  If the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation
undertakes responsibility to construct a  memorial 
 statu   e  under this section, it shall sign a
maintenance agreement with the state, as created under paragraph (6)
of subdivision  (d)   (b)  , to maintain
the  memorial   statu   e  with
private contributions.