Senate BillNo. 704


Introduced by Senator Walters

February 22, 2013


An act to amend Section 8160 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 704, as introduced, Walters. Capitol Area Plan.

Existing law designates the Capitol Area Plan as approved by the Director of General Services, as specified, as the official state master plan for development in the City of Sacramento’s central city. Existing law requires the plan to be used as a guide for the location of state buildings and other facilities in the metropolitan area.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 8160 of the Government Code is amended
2to read:

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begin insert(a)end insertbegin insertend insert The plan forbegin insert theend insert location of state buildings and other
4improvements in thebegin insert City of Sacramento’send insert central citybegin delete of the City
5of Sacramentoend delete
, approved by the director on March 15, 1977, and
6titled “Capitol Area Plan,”begin delete is the official state master plan for
7development in the central city. Itend delete
is hereby designated the Capitol
8Area Plan.begin delete It shall be a guide for future state policy in the expansion
9of the state’s physical plant and in the locating of state buildings
10and other facilities in the metropolitan area.end delete

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P2    1(b) The Capitol Area Plan shall be both of the following:

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2(1) The official state master plan for development in the central
3city.

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4(2) A guide for future state policy in the expansion of the state’s
5physical plant and in the locating of state buildings and other
6facilities in the metropolitan area.

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7begin insert(c)end insertbegin insertend insert Any changes in the objectives of the Capitol Area Plan shall
8be approved by a majority vote of both houses of the Legislature.



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