BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: August 3, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
SB 1027
(Nielsen) - As Amended April 6, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY: This bill authorizes the County of Tehama to transfer
certain park lands originally acquired with state park bond
funding to the Evergreen Union School District, if certain
conditions are met, including that the land be maintained as a
public park. Specifically, this bill:
1)Authorizes the County of Tehama to transfer certain parkland
known as Noland Park to the Evergreen Union School District,
if all the following conditions are met:
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a) The county and the school district enter into an
agreement with the Department of Parks and Recreation
(DPR) that transfers to the school district all ongoing
obligations of the county relating to the property
arising from any of the bond acts, or any agreements
entered into pursuant to those bond acts, that were the
source of the initial funding for acquisition of the
parklands.
b) The school district ensures that the property is
maintained and operated in perpetuity for park purposes.
c) The recorded instrument transferring title from the
county to the school district contains an express
condition and covenant that the property shall be used in
perpetuity as a public park.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Negligible state fiscal impact.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. According to the author, both the school district and
the county have requested this mutually-beneficial transfer,
which will enable the school district to make further
investments of the property. The park will remain open to the
public with no practical impact on public use, and there has
been no community opposition. Because Noland Park was
developed using state funds, the county cannot make the
transfer without legislative approval.
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2)Background: Noland Park was purchased in 1982 with $29,425
through the 1974 Park Bond Program. In 2002, the County of
Tehama made upgrades to the park with a $30,781 grant from
Proposition 12, through the Roberti-Z'berg-Harris Non-Urban
Area Needs Basis grant program. Both the county and the
school district would like the transfer to occur as it will
allow the school district to invest in long-term capital
projects for the park, as well as pursue grant funding for
future improvements. The school district has leased the park
from the county since 1993 and already has invested $360,000
in improvements and maintenance.
3)Prior Legislation. The Legislature has allowed several local
governments to transfer park property acquired or developed
with state bond funds to other public entities. Other bills
include:
a) SB 829 (Galgiani), Chapter 119, Statutes of 2014,
allowed the City of Escalon to sell park facilities after a
proposed development did not occur, in order to acquire
park land closer to the City.
b) AB 1732 (Hall), Chapter 191, Statutes of 2010, allowed
the City of Los Angeles to transfer park land and
facilities to the Los Angeles Unified School District.
c) AB 123 (Nunez), Chapter 260, Statutes of 2007, allowed
the City of Huntington Park to transfer park land to the
Los Angeles Unified School District.
d) AB 1457 (Baca), Chapter 852, Statutes of 2006, allowed
the City of San Bernardino to transfer up to 12.5 acres of
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park land to the city's redevelopment agency.
e) AB 1864 (Matthews), Chapter 1864, Statutes of 2006,
allowed the City of Merced to transfer up to three acres of
park land to the Merced City School District.
Analysis Prepared by:Jennifer Swenson / APPR. / (916)
319-2081