BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 232
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB
232 (Travis Allen)
As Introduced February 4, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|----------------+------+-----------------------+------------------|
|Water |15-0 |Levine, Bigelow, | |
| | |Dababneh, Dahle, Dodd, | |
| | |Beth Gaines, Cristina | |
| | |Garcia, Gomez, Harper, | |
| | |Lopez, Mathis, Medina, | |
| | |Rendon, Salas, | |
| | |Williams | |
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|----------------+------+-----------------------+------------------|
|Appropriations |17-0 |Gomez, Bigelow, Bloom, | |
| | |Bonta, Calderon, | |
| | |Chang, Daly, Eggman, | |
| | |Gallagher, Eduardo | |
| | |Garcia, Holden, Jones, | |
| | |Quirk, Rendon, Wagner, | |
| | |Weber, Wood | |
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AB 232
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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 and 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.
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
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during the annual budget process, and it would be adverse
to the public interest to defer the review until the next
budget process;
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.
iii) Reports the action to the Legislature in the next
Governor's Budget.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, no additional state costs.
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 (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.
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Analysis Prepared by:
Diane Colborn / W., P., & W. / (916) 319-2096 FN:
0000298