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                                   THIRD READING 


          Bill No:  AB 1980
          Author:   Irwin (D), et al.
          Amended:  5/11/16 in Assembly
          Vote:     21 

           SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE:  13-0, 6/28/16
           AYES:  Hall, Berryhill, Bates, Block, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer,  
            Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Lara, McGuire, Vidak

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE:  Senate Rule 28.8

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  67-0, 5/27/16 (Consent) - See last page for  
            vote

           SUBJECT:   Memorial to California firefighters:  modifications


          SOURCE:    California Professional Firefighters


          DIGEST:    This bill authorizes the California Fire Foundation  
          (CFF), in consultation with the Department of General Services  
          (DGS), 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 within the existing  
          footprint of the memorial that would include the names of  
          additional fallen firefighters. 

          ANALYSIS:
          
          Existing law:
          
          1)Authorizes the construction of a memorial to California  








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            firefighters on the grounds of the State Capitol, but  
            prohibits the expenditure of state funds for purposes of the  
            memorial. 

          2)Requires firefighters' memorial ceremonies, including the  
            dedication of the memorial and any subsequent ceremonies, to  
            be conducted by the CFF, in consultation with the Assembly  
            General Research Committee on Fire, Police, Emergency, and  
            Disaster Services. 

          This bill:

          1)Authorizes the CFF, in consultation with DGS, to 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 within the existing  
            footprint of the memorial that would include the names of  
            additional fallen firefighters.

          2)Specifies that if the CFF prepares a plan to modify the  
            memorial, DGS shall do all of the following:

             a)   Review preliminary design plans for the modifications  
               and identify potential maintenance concerns.


             b)   Ensure that the proposed modifications comply with the  
               requirements of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990  
               and any other applicable building standards for work to be  
               carried out at the existing memorial.


             c)   Ensure that the proposed modifications comply with the  
               requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act  
               and any other applicable building standards for work to be  
               carried out at the existing memorial. 


             d)   Review the final construction documents to ensure that  
               all applicable requirements are met. 


             e)   Prepare the right-of-entry permit outlining the final  
               area of work, final construction documents and permits,  







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               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. 


             f)   Conduct inspections of the construction performed by the  
               contractor selected by the CFF.

          3)Requires the CFF, in consultation with DGS, to 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  
            Committee on Rules on the proposed modifications. 

          4)Requires the CFF to submit a plan for proposed modifications  
            of the memorial to DGS and the Joint Committee on Rules for  
            their review and approval.  

          5)Prohibits the construction of any proposed modification 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. 

          6)Prohibits any modifications unless the Joint Committee on  
            Rules and the Department of Finance have verified that  
            sufficient private donations have been secured to complete  
            construction of the modifications.

          7)Requires all modification to the memorial to be funded  
            exclusively through private donations secured by the CFF. 

          Background

          Purpose of the bill.  According to the author, "today, the  
          California Firefighters Memorial serves as a lasting tribute to  
          the men and women who have given their lives helping to protect  
          their fellow Californians.  AB 1980 will allow the CFF to plan  
          and construct an addition to the California Firefighters  
          Memorial.  The construction of the project cannot occur 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."







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          California Firefighters Memorial.  The California Firefighters  
          Memorial is a lasting tribute to the men and women who have  
          given their lives to help protect their fellow Californians.   
          The memorial includes two bronze statues depicting firefighters  
          in action.  One statue features four firefighters working  
          together.  The other, created by a firefighter, shows an  
          anguished firefighter removing his "fallen brother" from a fire  
          scene.

          Prominently featured along with the statues is a Memorial Wall,  
          listing the names of over 1,100 men and women who made the  
          ultimate sacrifice as California firefighters.  Names are listed  
          chronologically, and include the name of the department in which  
          the firefighter served. 

          The Memorial's design, construction and maintenance are financed  
          entirely by donations made to the CFF.  The bulk of these  
          donations were made by firefighters through the purchase of the  
          special Firefighter License Plate.  Financing also came through  
          a special state tax check-off. 
          
          Related/Prior Legislation

          AB 2790 (Nazarian, 2016) authorizes DGS to apply to the Joint  
          Committee on Rules for an exemption to allow siting and  
          construction of the international genocide memorial if the  
          master plan of the State Capitol Park is not approved or adopted  
          on or before January 1, 2021.  (Pending in Senate Governmental  
          Organization Committee)

          AB 2704 (Gipson, 2016) authorizes the placement of a bust of  
          Mervyn M. Dymally in the Capitol Annex.  (Pending in Senate  
          Appropriations Committee)

          AB 2358 (Hagman, Chapter 682, Statutes of 2012) authorized the  
          construction of a memorial in the State Capitol Building Annex  
          to honor former Governor and United States President, Ronald  
          Reagan.

          AB 3198 (Areias, Chapter 1217, Statutes of 1992) authorized the  
          construction of the memorial to California firefighters on the  
          grounds of the State Capitol. 








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          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:YesLocal:   No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified8/1/16)


          California Professional Firefighters (source)
          CAL FIRE Local 2881
          California Fire Chiefs Association
          California Historic State Capitol Commission


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified8/1/16)


          None received

          ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT:    The California Professional  
          Firefighters states that, "to ensure that Californians can  
          continue to honor the brave professionals who keep our state's  
          communities safe, it is imperative that ample, respectful space  
          for our fallen firefighters' names is available at the  
          California Firefighters Memorial site on the grounds of the  
          State Capitol.  To achieve this, AB 1980, is needed to allow the  
          Memorial to be modified within its existing footprint.  Doing  
          so, will facilitate the expansion of wall space in a manner  
          sufficient to inscribe the names of our fallen for decades to  
          come."
          
          ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  67-0, 5/27/16
          AYES:  Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker,  
            Bigelow, Bonilla, Bonta, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau,  
            Chávez, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman,  
            Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Gatto,  
            Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Harper, Roger  
            Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder,  
            Lopez, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin,  
            Nazarian, Obernolte, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas,  
            Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond,  
            Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Bloom, Brough, Brown, Chiu, Dodd, Eduardo  
            Garcia, Grove, Hadley, Jones-Sawyer, Low, Melendez, O'Donnell,  







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