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          ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
          AB 2358 (Hagman and Garrick)
          As Amended  May 22, 2012
          Majority vote 

           WATER, PARKS & WILDLIFE      8-1APPROPRIATIONS      17-0        
           
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          |Ayes:|Huffman, Halderman, Bill  |Ayes:|Fuentes, Harkey,          |
          |     |Berryhill, Blumenfield,   |     |Blumenfield, Bradford,    |
          |     |Beth Gaines, Williams,    |     |Charles Calderon, Campos, |
          |     |Jones, Yamada             |     |Davis, Donnelly, Gatto,   |
          |     |                          |     |Hall, Hill, Lara,         |
          |     |                          |     |Mitchell, Nielsen, Norby, |
          |     |                          |     |Solorio, Wagner           |
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          |Nays:|Roger Hernández           |     |                          |
          |     |                          |     |                          |
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           SUMMARY  :  Authorizes the construction of a memorial to Ronald 
          Reagan to be erected in the State Capitol Building Annex.  
          Specifically,  this bill  :

          1)Authorizes the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation 
            (Foundation), in consultation with the Department of General 
            Services (DGS), to plan and construct a memorial to Ronald 
            Reagan in the State Capitol Building Annex.

          2)Establishes the Ronald Reagan Memorial Review Committee, which 
            shall include the director of DGS, the State Historic 
            Preservation Officer or their designee, a member of the 
            Assembly appointed by the Assembly Speaker, and a member of 
            the Senate appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.  Requires 
            the Ronald Reagan Memorial Review Committee to consult with 
            the Foundation to identify an appropriate location and design 
            for the memorial.

          3)Requires DGS, in consultation with the Foundation, to review 
            preliminary designs, ensure American with Disabilities Act 
            (ADA) compliance, review and approve California Environmental 
            Quality Act (CEQA) documents, review final construction 
            documents, prepare the right-of-entry permit as specified, 
            prepare a maintenance agreement, and inspect the construction 
            performed by the contractor selected by the Foundation. 








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          4)Requires the Foundation, if it elects to undertake 
            responsibility for construction of the memorial, to, in 
            consultation with DGS, establish a schedule, solicit designs, 
            and establish a program for the dedication.

          5)Requires the design and all other aspects of the memorial to 
            be approved by DGS and the Ronald Reagan Memorial Review 
            Committee, and requires the Foundation to receive the approval 
            of the Ronald Reagan Memorial Review Committee before 
            proceeding with installation of the memorial.

          6)Provides that construction of the memorial shall not begin 
            until the Department of Finance (DOF) has determined 
            sufficient private funding is available to construct and 
            maintain the memorial.

          7)Requires that the planning, construction and maintenance of 
            the memorial be funded exclusively through private donations 
            to the Foundation.

          8)Requires the Foundation, if it elects to undertake 
            responsibility for construction of the memorial, to sign a 
            maintenance agreement with the state to maintain the memorial 
            with private contributions.     

           EXISTING LAW  :

          1)Establishes the State Capitol Park as a unit of the state park 
            system.  The State Capitol Park is part of the Capitol 
            Historic Region of the state park system, which also includes 
            the State Capitol Museum and several other historic state park 
            units.  The State Capitol Park is a unit of the state park 
            system but is managed by DGS.

          2)Creates the DGS and gives DGS general authority for planning, 
            acquisition and maintenance of state buildings and properties.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Assembly Appropriations 
          Committee, minor, absorbable costs to DGS and DOF to consult 
          with the Foundation and review legal and financial requirements.

           COMMENTS  :  The author has introduced this bill to honor 
          President Ronald Reagan.  The author states that "President 








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          Ronald Reagan is an American icon who spent the beginning of his 
          political career making decisions in the California State 
          Capitol.  President Reagan remains one of the most influential 
          leaders in both our state and country's history and deserves to 
          be honored for his significant political presence in 
          California's Capitol.  In state capitols across the country, 
          memorials stand in tribute to past presidents.  President Jimmy 
          Carter welcomes guests at Georgia's capitol; Lyndon B. Johnson 
          stands tall at the Texas capitol in Austin; and John F. Kennedy 
          is presented in front of Boston's state house.  There have been 
          forty-four United States presidents, and precisely one of them 
          has lived in Sacramento and governed the state of California.  
          The fortieth president of the United States deserves to be 
          honored with a statue in the golden state's capitol.  AB 2358 is 
          an important step toward honoring the only governor of 
          California to become president of the United States."

          A previous version of this bill would have provided for 
          construction of the memorial in the Capitol Historic Region, 
          which includes the State Capitol Park surrounding the State 
          Capitol building in Sacramento.  The park currently contains 
          several memorials, including a Civil War Memorial Grove, a 
          statue of Father Junipero Serra, a California Vietnam Veterans 
          Memorial, and a California Veterans Memorial honoring California 
          veterans from the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, the 
          Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, 
          the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War.  As amended, this 
          bill would provide for placement of the Ronald Reagan memorial 
          inside the State Capitol Building Annex with the exact location 
          to be determined.

          This bill is similar to other existing statutes giving authority 
          for construction of other memorials in the State Capitol Park.  
          Other authorized memorials include a Crime Victims Memorial, a 
          Purple Heart Memorial, a California Search and Rescue Volunteers 
          Memorial, and a Genocide Survivors Memorial.  Each of these 
          authorizing statutes, like this bill, makes construction of the 
          memorial contingent on receipt of private funding.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Diane Colborn / W., P. & W. / (916) 
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