BILL NUMBER:  AB 1476
  VETOED	DATE: 09/28/2014




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am signing Assembly Bill 1476 with the following reductions.

I am reducing the $50,000,000 General Fund augmentation for deferred
maintenance at the University of California.  I am also reducing the
$50,000,000 General Fund augmentation for deferred maintenance at the
California State University.

This year's budget would have provided $200 million for critical
deferred maintenance at University of California, California State
University and other state facilities if property tax revenues
exceeded budget estimates at the time of the second principal
apportionment in July.  Unfortunately, property tax revenues were
below budget estimates and the additional $200 million was not
available for deferred maintenance this year.

Making investments to maintain the state's aging infrastructure
continues to be a major priority for my administration, as is paying
down the state's debts and reducing other long-term liabilities.
However, we are nearly one quarter into the fiscal year now and we
should not commit additional General Fund monies of this magnitude
when we are facing unanticipated costs such as fighting the state's
extreme wildfires.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.