BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó



                                                                  AB 585
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          Date of Hearing:   January 23, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                    AB 585 (Fox) - As Amended:  January 21, 2014 

          Policy Committee:                              Veterans  
          AffairsVote: 8-1

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:   
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) to  
          develop a master plan by July 1, 2016 regarding the use of  
          underutilized property owned by the department, and provide a  
          priority list of uses to benefit veterans.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          DVA estimates a property master plan may require the equivalent  
          of one personnel year, which would be less than $150,000 (GF).  
          It appears, however, that this work could be done within  
          existing resources, as the land at issue largely involves the  
          state's eight veterans' homes, with which the department has  
          considerable familiarity. 

           COMMENTS  

           Rationale  . The author's intent is to make certain that property  
          owned by the DVA is used to the fullest advantage of veterans.  

          DVA owns 775 acres contiguous to eight veterans homes and one  
          cemetery. Yountville Veterans Home alone accounts for 600 acres;  
          the remaining eight properties range from 14 to 26 acres. The  
          department has already conducted significant planning pertaining  
          to the Yountville acreage.

           

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 










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