BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 2790
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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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|COMMITTEE VOTE: |10-0 |(August 29, |RECOMMENDATION: |concur |
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RLS.
Original Committee Reference: RLS.
SUMMARY: This bill authorizes the Department of General
Services (DGS) to apply to the Joint Committee on Rules for an
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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.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY:
1)Allows DGS 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 by the Joint Committee on Rules on or before January
1, 2021.
2)Provides that the bill shall go into effect immediately, as an
urgency statute.
FISCAL EFFECT: Negligible state fiscal impact
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
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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. AB 2790 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:
0004971