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                                                                  AB 24
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          Date of Hearing:   April 11, 2013

                            ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET
                               Bob Blumenfield, Chair
                   AB 24 (Buchanan) - As Amended:  December 3, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :  Budget Act of 2012.  New East County Courthouse in the  
          County of Alameda.

           SUMMARY  :  Amends the Budget Act of 2012 by reappropriating $50  
          million in support of the New East Alameda County Courthouse  
          project.  Specifically,  this bill:   

          1)Reappropriates $50 million, from the Immediate and Critical  
            Needs Account to support the acquisition of the new East  
            County Courthouse in the County of Alameda.

          2)Authorizes the Judicial Branch to enter into a lease-purchase  
            agreement with the County of Alameda for a new Courthouse  
            project upon: a) approval by the Director of Finance; b)  
            providing a 30-day notification to the committees in each  
            house that consider appropriations; and, c) providing a 30-day  
            notification, without objection, to the Joint Legislative  
            Budget Committee.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Funding to support the New East County  
          Courthouse project was initially appropriated by the Budget Act  
          of 2010.  The initial funding remains available to support this  
          measure.    

           COMMENTS  :  The proposed facility is intended to replace two  
          existing court facilities: the Gale-Schenone Courthouse, which  
          is currently leased by the Administrative Office of the Courts  
          for $1.6 million per year, and the Broussard Justice Center,  
          which flooded and is currently a non-functioning site.  The  
          county has donated the land on which the new courthouse and  
          county administrative office are to be constructed.  The county  
          will sell bonds for the project, oversee construction, and  
          retain ownership of the land and buildings until debt service is  
          fully repaid.  Upon full repayment of all issued bonds, the  
          courthouse and all associated land and buildings will be  
          transferred to the state for $1.

          Further, a construction contract must be negotiated, and  
          finalized prior to the expiration of the construction permits on  








                                                                  AB 24
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          June 30, 3013.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          County of Alameda

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Marvin Deon / BUDGET / (916) 319-2099