BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB
2790 (Nazarian)
As Amended June 27, 2016
2/3 vote. Urgency
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|ASSEMBLY: |73-3 |(May 31, 2016) |SENATE: |39-0 |(August 17, |
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Original Committee Reference: B.&P.
SUMMARY: This bill authorizes the Department of General
Services (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.
The Senate amendments would authorize the department to apply to
the Joint Committee on Rules for an exemption to allow siting
and construction of the memorial if the master plan of the State
Capitol Park is not approved or adopted on or before January 1,
2021. The amendments also add an urgency clause to the bill to
take effect immediately.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to Senate Appropriations Committee,
pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, this bill has negligible state
fiscal effect.
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COMMENTS: Purpose of the bill. According to the author, "AB
2790 establishes a reasonable timeline and process to allow the
master plan to be developed and for the construction of the
memorial to be possible. The bill signifies the importance of
public memorials by honoring individuals and remembering
significant events. A public memorial in the State Capitol Park
not only recognizes historical events, but also acknowledges the
suffering felt by victims and all those affected."
Initial authorization. In 2006, Governor Schwarzenegger signed
AB 1210 (Levine), Chapter 849, Statutes of 2006, which
established the International Genocide Memorial Commission to
oversee the construction of a memorial to California's genocide
survivors on the grounds of the State Capitol. The bill's
legislative findings specified that "California recognizes the
atrocities of all ethnic cleansing campaigns, including, among
many others, the Holocaust, Kosovo, the Armenian Genocide,
Rwanda, Darfur, African-American Slaves, Native Americans, and
the plight of the Hmong in Southeast Asia."
The bill also prohibited construction of the memorial until the
master plan of the State Capitol Park is approved and adopted by
the Joint Committee on Rules. It is unclear when the master
plan will be approved and adopted by the Joint Committee on
Rules. This bill simply authorizes DGS to apply for an
exemption to this prohibition if the master plan has not been
approved by January 1, 2021.
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN:
0004514
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