BILL NUMBER:  SB 582
  VETOED	DATE: 08/01/2011




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 582 without my signature.

This bill authorizes a regional planning organization, under certain
conditions, to require businesses with 20 or more employees to offer
commute benefits.

City and county governments already can mandate programs of this
type-and some have.

While I support the goal of reducing vehicle trips, this bill would
impose a new mandate on small businesses at a time of economic
uncertainty.


Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.