BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 28, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON WATER, PARKS, AND WILDLIFE
Marc Levine, Chair
AB 232
(Travis Allen) - As Introduced February 4, 2015
SUBJECT: Parks and monuments: operating leases or agreements
SUMMARY: Extends from 20 days to 30 days the time period the
Legislature has to review a proposed state park lease agreement
before it can be approved by the State Public Works Board.
Specifically, this bill:
1)Extends from 20 days to 30 days the time period the
Legislature has to review a proposed state park operating
lease, agreement or amendment before it can be approved by the
State Public Works Board;
2)Makes other technical corrections to update this code section.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Authorizes the Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR) to enter
into an operating or lease agreement with another public
agency for the care, maintenance, administration, and control,
of lands for the purpose of the state park system.
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2)Prohibits an operating lease or agreement between DPR and
another public agency from being entered into or amended
unless one of the following occurs:
a) The Legislature reviews the lease, agreement or
amendment as part of the annual budget process, or
b) Following enactment of the annual Budget Act, the
State Public Works Board does all of the following:
i. Determines that the proposed lease or
agreement could not have been presented to the
Legislature for review during the annual budget
process, and it would be adverse to the public
interest to defer the review until the next budget
process; and
ii. Reviews and approves the lease or
agreement not sooner than 20 days after the board
provides written notification to the Chairperson of
the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the
Chairperson of the Assembly Ways and Means
Committee, and the Chairperson of the Senate Budget
and Fiscal Review Committee.
c) Requires that any such action taken by the State
Public Works Board is reported to the Legislature in the
next Governor's Budget.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown
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COMMENTS: The author indicates he has introduced this bill to
provide more time for public review of lease agreements for
state parks. The current law requires that operating agreements
and lease agreements between DPR and other public agencies be
approved by the Legislature as part of the annual budget
process. The statute provides an alternative process for
approval of a lease agreement by the State Public Works Board,
when proposed agreements are proposed after the budget has been
enacted and the Board determines that it is not in the interest
of the public to wait for the agreement to be approved the
following year. In that case, the Board must provide the
Legislature with 20 day notice before approving the proposed
agreement. This bill would extend the legislative notice
requirement to 30 days. This bill also makes technical changes
to update this code section to reflect the Legislature's current
standing committees.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file.
Opposition
None on file.
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Analysis Prepared by:Diane Colborn / W., P., & W. / (916)
319-2096