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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2445
Author: Dickinson (D)
Amended: 8/6/12 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMM. : 13-0, 6/12/12
AYES: Wright, Anderson, Berryhill, Calderon, Cannella,
Corbett, De León, Evans, Hernandez, Padilla, Walters,
Wyland, Yee
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-0, 7/2/12
AYES: Kehoe, Walters, Alquist, Dutton, Lieu, Price,
Steinberg
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 5/10/12 (Consent) - See last page
for vote
SUBJECT : State Capitol
SOURCE : Historic State Capitol Commission
DIGEST : This bill expands the purview of the Historic
State Capitol Commission to include the State Capitol Annex
and extends the sunset on the Capitol Area Committee which
administers the Capitol Area Plan by an additional five
years. Specifically, this bill (1) revises the definition
of the historic State Capitol to include portions of the
State Capitol Building Annex that contain historic fabric
and Capitol Park, provided that Capitol Park be included
only upon the adoption by the Joint Rules Committee of a
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master plan regarding Capitol Park, (2) extends the sunset
date of the Capitol Area Committee from January 1, 2013 to
January 1, 2018, and (3) requires the Committee to meet
annually instead of quarterly or upon the call of the Chair
or the written request of any three Members.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes the Historic State
Capitol Commission for the purpose of providing advisory
review of the restoration, maintenance, development and
management of the historic State Capitol situated in the
area bound by 10th , L, 15th, and N streets in the City of
Sacramento.
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 (DGS) is responsible for
the ongoing formulation and revision of this plan.
Existing law establishes the Capitol Area Committee, which
consists of nine appointed members, for the purpose of
independently reviewing reports of DGS to the Legislature
and counsel and advising DGS in carrying out its
responsibilities regarding the Capitol Area Plan. Existing
law also requires the Committee to meet at least quarterly
or upon the call of the chairperson or the written request
of any three 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.
Background
Purpose of this bill . Construction of the East Annex began
in 1949, and was completed by 1952. The East Annex created
offices for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, legislators,
and other state officials. Prior to the expansion,
Assembly and Senate members conducted business on the floor
of their respective chamber, or any other place they could
find. The Capitol East Annex is now over 60 years old and
is, in its own right, listed on the United States Secretary
of the Interior's National Register of Historic Places.
In 1981, the Legislature established the Historic State
Capitol Commission to provide advisory review of the State
Capitol restoration, maintenance, development and
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management. The Commission, in sponsoring this bill, is
seeking clarification on the scope of their advisory
review. They are often asked to assist in matters relating
to the Capitol East Annex and the Capitol Park and
currently do not have clear statutory authority to do so.
According to the author's office, the age and nature of the
building as well as its unique usage as a public space
makes the building susceptible to modernization which could
rob it of its 1950s spare and minimal, post-modern
architectural features, without the Commission's guidance
to building improvements or repairs.
The Capitol Area Committee is an advisory committee that
helps guide the development of state owned property in the
Capitol Area that is under the jurisdiction of the Capitol
Area Development Authority (CADA). Specifically, this is
the area of Sacramento between N and R Streets, and 5th
Street to (approximately) 18th Street. The author's office
emphasizes that the Committee continues to perform a
valuable function and should continue in existence. This
bill extends the sunset on the Committee from 2013 to 2018,
and also eliminates the mandatory quarterly meetings for a
yearly meeting.
Prior/Related Legislation
AB 767 (John A. Perez, 2011-12) would have created the
"State Capitol Sustainability Task Force" to develop and
implement a sustainability initiative for the State Capitol
Building, the Legislative Office Building and the State
Capitol Park grounds. The bill was vetoed by the Governor.
In his veto message, the Governor stated, "I strongly
support sustainability efforts, but creating a specific
task force to work on these goals is not necessary. The
interested parties - including my office, the Lieutenant
Governor, the Senate and the Assembly - can work
cooperatively to improve energy efficiency, water
conservation and recycling without codifying a task force."
AB 2130 (Huber, Chapter 670, Statutes of 2010), among other
things, imposed a sunset date of January 1, 2013, on the
State Race Track Leasing Commission, the Capitol Area
Committee, the Continuing Care Advisory Committee, and the
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California Recreational Trails Committee.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, there
would be a cost of $15,000 annually; $50,000 or more
periodically from the General Fund or special funds.
SUPPORT : (Verified 7/11/12)
Historic State Capitol Commission (source)
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 5/10/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Davis, Dickinson,
Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Beth Gaines,
Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman,
Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill,
Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell,
Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Pan, Perea,
Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson,
Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada,
John A. Pérez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cook, Fletcher, Furutani, Jeffries,
Norby, Olsen, V. Manuel Pérez
DLW:m 7/30/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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