BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 27, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2909 (Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife) - As Amended
April 5, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This committee bill clarifies what information must be included
in a cost projection for activities funded by the State Parks
Revenue Incentive Subaccount, and requires the Department of
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Parks & Recreation (DPR) to provide quarterly accounting to
donors of record for all expenditures made from the donated
funds.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Increased ongoing annual costs to DPR of approximately $100,000
(GF).
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. This noncontroversial committee bill clarifies the
information that must be included in cost analyses required
for state park revenue generation projects and improves the
accounting provided to state park donors.
2)Background. DPR manages a system of 280 parks covering more
than 1.5 million acres of the State's natural, cultural and
historic sites. In 2011, DPR was in serious financial trouble
and proposed closing 70 parks. In response, SB 1018
(Committee on Budget), Chapter 39, Statutes of 2012 was
enacted to require DPR to develop a revenue generation program
as an essential component of a long-term sustainable park
funding strategy. Expenditures of funds used to increase
revenue generation for parks were required to include a clear
description of the use of the funds, an implementation plan, a
projection of costs and revenues, and a projected rate of
return. This bill clarifies that cost projections include
costs that are appropriate to the project.
AB 549 (Levine), Chapter 559, Statutes of 2015, streamlined
the process for review and approval of proposed state park
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concession agreements, and clarified DPR's authority to accept
donations of funds, services and projects for support of state
parks. This bill requires quarterly reporting to donors on
the use of their donation.
Analysis Prepared by:Jennifer Galehouse / APPR. / (916)
319-2081