BILL NUMBER: AB 1980	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 11, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 28, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 17, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Irwin
   (Principal coauthors: Senators Galgiani, Jackson, and Roth)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bigelow, Dahle, Linder, Mayes, and
Steinorth)
   (Coauthor: Senator Cannella)

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2016

   An act to add Section 13082 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to the memorial to California firefighters.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1980, as amended, Irwin. Memorial to California firefighters:
modifications.
    Existing law authorizes the construction of a memorial to
California firefighters on the grounds of the State Capitol, but
prohibits the expenditure of state funds for purposes of the
memorial.
   This bill would authorize the California Fire Foundation, a
nonprofit organization that provides assistance to the families of
fallen firefighters, in consultation with the Department of General
Services, to prepare a plan to construct modifications to the
existing memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol, which may
include the construction of a new wall  at  
within the existing footprint of  the memorial that would
include the names of additional fallen firefighters. The bill would
require the Department of General Services, if the foundation
prepares a plan pursuant to those provisions, to take specified
actions to ensure that the design, review, inspection, and
construction of the proposed modifications meet prescribed
requirements. The bill would require the foundation, if it undertakes
responsibility to modify the memorial pursuant to these provisions,
in consultation with the Department of General Services, to establish
a schedule for the design and construction, implement procedures to
solicit designs, devise a process for the choice of design for the
proposed modifications, and report to the Joint  Legislative
 Committee on  Emergency Management regarding the
progress of the construction of the modifications.  
Rules on the proposed modifications.  The bill would require the
California Fire Foundation to submit a plan for the proposed
modifications to the Department of General Services  and the
Joint Committee on Rules  for  its review. 
 their review and approval.  The bill would prohibit the
foundation from commencing construction of any proposed modifications
to the memorial  until the master plan of the State Capitol Park
is approved and adopted by the Joint Committee on Rules, or January
1, 2021, whichever occurs first. The bill would prohibit the
commencement of any approved modifications  unless the 
Joint Committee on Rules and the  Department of Finance 
has   have  verified that sufficient private
donations have been secured to complete  construction of 
the  modifications and the Department of General Services has
approved the plan.   modifications.  The bill
would require that any modifications to the memorial be funded
exclusively by private donations secured by the foundation.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 13082 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
   13082.  (a) The California Fire Foundation may, in consultation
with the Department of General Services, prepare a plan to construct
modifications to the memorial to California firefighters on the
grounds of the State Capitol, which may include the construction of a
new wall  at   within the existing footprint of
 the memorial that would include the names of additional fallen
firefighters.
   (b) If the California Fire Foundation prepares a plan to modify
the memorial pursuant to this section, the Department of General
Services shall do all of the following:
   (1) Review preliminary design plans for the modifications and
identify potential maintenance concerns.
   (2) Ensure that the proposed modifications comply with the
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and other applicable safety laws and
regulations.
   (3) Ensure that the proposed modifications comply with the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13
(commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) and
any other applicable building standards for work to be carried out at
the existing memorial.
   (4) Review the final construction documents to ensure that all
applicable requirements are met.
   (5) Prepare the right-of-entry permit outlining the final area of
work, final construction documents and permits, construction plans,
and the name of the contractor who will perform the work, and verify
that the contractor is properly licensed and insured, including
maintaining adequate personal liability insurance for damage to state
property.
   (6) Conduct inspections of the construction performed by the
contractor selected by the foundation.
   (c) If the California Fire Foundation undertakes responsibility to
modify the memorial to California firefighters pursuant to this
section, it shall, in consultation with the Department of General
Services, establish a schedule for the design and construction,
implement procedures to solicit designs, devise a selection process
for the choice of the design for the modifications, and report to the
Joint  Legislative Committee on Emergency Management
regarding the progress of the construction of the modifications.
  Committee on Rules on the proposed modifications.

   (d) The California Fire Foundation shall submit a plan for
proposed modifications of the memorial prepared pursuant to this
section to the Department of General Services  and the Joint
Committee on Rules  for  its review.   th
  eir review and approval.  The California Fire
Foundation shall not commence construction of any proposed
modifications  until the master plan of the State Capitol Park is
approved and adopted by the Joint Committee on Rules, or until
January 1, 2021, whichever occurs first. Any approved modifications
shall not commence  unless the  Joint Committee on Rules and
the  Department of Finance  has   have
 verified that sufficient private donations have been secured to
complete construction of the  modifications and the
Department of General Services has approved theplan. 
modifications. 
   (e) Any modifications to the memorial carried out pursuant to a
plan prepared pursuant to this section shall be funded exclusively
through private donations secured by the California Fire Foundation.