BILL NUMBER: AB 2445	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 6, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 4, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 9, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Dickinson

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Sections 8164.1, 8164.2, 8164.3, and 9149.1 of the
Government Code, relating to the State Capitol.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2445, as amended, Dickinson. State Capitol.
   (1) Existing law provides that the Capitol Area Plan is the
official state master plan for the development of the central city of
the City of Sacramento, and provides that the Department of General
Services is responsible for the ongoing formulation and revision of
this plan. Existing law establishes the Capitol Area Committee, which
consists of 9 appointed members, for the purpose of independently
reviewing reports of the department to the Legislature and counsel
and advising the department in carrying out its responsibilities
regarding the Capitol Area Plan. Existing law requires the committee
to meet at least quarterly or upon the call of the chairperson or the
written request of any 3 members. Existing law provides for the
repeal of the provisions that establish and govern the operation of
the Capitol Area Committee on January 1, 2013.
   This bill instead would require the committee to meet annually and
upon the call of the chairperson or the written request of any 3
members. The bill would extend the repeal date for those provisions
regarding the committee to January 1,  2028  
2018  , thereby extending the operation of the committee by an
additional  15   5  years.
   (2) Existing law establishes the Historic State Capitol Commission
for the purpose of providing advisory review of the maintenance,
restoration, development, and management of the historic State
Capitol. Existing law defines the term "historic State Capitol" for
this purpose as the building housing the state legislative offices
and chambers, situated in the area bounded by 10th, L, 15th, and N
Streets in the City of Sacramento, except the east annex thereto.
   This bill would revise this definition by providing that the
historic State Capitol also includes the portions of the State
Capitol Building Annex that contain historic fabric, as defined, and
Capitol Park, provided that Capitol Park will be included in the
historic State Capitol only upon the adoption by the Joint Rules
Committee of a master plan regarding Capitol Park.
   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 8164.1 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   8164.1.  There is in state government a Capitol Area Committee
consisting of nine members who shall be appointed in the following
manner:
   (a) Four members of the committee shall be appointed by the
Governor of which at least one member shall be appointed from a list
of three candidates submitted by the City of Sacramento and at least
one member shall be appointed from a list of three candidates
submitted by the County of Sacramento. Two members shall be appointed
for a term expiring December 31, 1979, and two for a term expiring
December 31, 1981.
   (b) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly,
one of whom may be a Member of the Assembly, and two members shall
be appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, one of whom may be a
Member of the Senate. Legislative members of the committee shall meet
and, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution, advise the
department to the extent that the advisory participation is not
incompatible with their respective positions as Members of the
Legislature. Of the four appointments by the Legislature, two shall
be appointed for a term expiring December 31, 1979, and two for a
term expiring December 31, 1981.
   (c) One shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the
director.
   Subsequent appointments pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall
be for terms of four years, ending on December  31st
  31  of the fourth year after the end of the prior
term, except that appointments to fill vacancies occurring for any
reason other than the expiration of the term shall be for the
unexpired portion of the term in which they occur. The members of the
board shall hold office until their successors are appointed and
qualify.
   The members of the committee shall not receive compensation from
the state for their services under this article but, when called to
attend a meeting of the committee, shall be reimbursed for their
actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the meeting
in accordance with the rules of the Department of Personnel
Administration.
   (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
 2028   2018  , and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1,  2028   2018  , deletes or
extends that date.
  SEC. 2.  Section 8164.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   8164.2.  (a) The committee shall elect a chairperson. The
committee shall meet annually and upon the call of the chairperson or
the written request of any three members.
   (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
 2028   2018  , and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1,  2028   2018  , deletes or
extends that date.
  SEC. 3.  Section 8164.3 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   8164.3.  (a) It is the purpose of the committee to independently
review the reports of the department to the Legislature and counsel
and advise the department in  the  carrying out
 of  its responsibilities related to the Capitol
Area Plan. The committee may submit separate comments on the
departmental reports on the Capitol Area Plan to the Legislature. The
committee shall involve a broad cross section of interested citizens
in the form of an advisory body. The advisory body shall serve
without compensation.
   (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
 2028   2018  , and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1,  2028   2018  , deletes or
extends that date.
  SEC. 4.  Section 9149.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   9149.1.  As used in this article, the following terms have the
following meanings:
   (a) "Commission" means the Historic State Capitol Commission
created by Section 9149.2.
   (b) "Historic State Capitol" means the building housing the state
legislative offices and chambers, situated in the area bounded by
10th, L, 15th, and N Streets in the City of Sacramento, including the
portions of the State Capitol Building Annex that contain historic
fabric, and Capitol Park, provided that Capitol Park shall be
included in the historic State Capitol for purposes of this article
only upon the adoption by the Joint Rules Committee of a master plan
regarding Capitol Park.
   (c) "Historic fabric" means original or added building or
construction materials, features, and finishes that are deemed by the
commission as historically or architecturally significant.