BILL NUMBER: SB 1538 CHAPTERED 09/27/00 CHAPTER 769 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 27, 2000 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 30, 2000 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 25, 2000 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 18, 2000 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 24, 2000 INTRODUCED BY Senator Knight FEBRUARY 17, 2000 An act to amend Sections 15346.3, 15346.4, 15346.9, and 65053 of the Government Code, relating to economic development. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1538, Knight. Military base reuse. (1) Existing law specifies a single reuse entity for certain specified military bases subject to closure pursuant to the federal Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act and also specifies a procedure for the recognition of a single local reuse entity for any military base that is closed in the state. Existing law also requires that this entity be recognized as the planning authority for the base by all state agencies and provides that it is the only entity that is eligible for specified state benefits for use on the base. These provisions are repealed as of January 1, 2001. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions to January 1, 2007. (2) Existing law establishes the California Defense Retention and Conversion Council in the Trade and Commence Agency until January 1, 2007, and provides that the council consists of specified members, including a nonvoting representative from each branch of the United States Armed Forces within California, appointed by the Governor. Existing law also requires the members to elect a chairperson of the council and provides that, at the request of a council member, the council may review specified actions or programs by state agencies that may affect military base retention and reuse. This bill would require the military representatives to be flag officers, or their designees, from each branch of the United States Armed Forces representing a mission or installation in California to serve as liaisons to the council, and would require that the Secretary of Trade and Commerce serve as the chairperson of the council. The bill would require a majority vote of the council, in addition to the request of a council member, to review specified actions or programs by state agencies. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 15346.3 of the Government Code is amended to read: 15346.3. The California Defense Retention and Conversion Council shall consist of the following members, who shall be appointed as follows: (a) The Governor shall have 11 appointees, who may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) The Secretary of Trade and Commerce, or his or her designee. (2) The Secretary of Environmental Protection, or his or her designee. (3) The Director of Employment Development, or his or her designee. (4) The Director of Planning and Research, or his or her designee. (5) The Director of the Energy Resources, Conservation and Development Commission, or his or her designee. (6) The Director of Transportation, or his or her designee. (7) The Director of the Employment Training Panel, or his or her designee. (8) The Secretary of Resources, or his or her designee. (9) A member who is an elected public official from local government representing a community with an active defense installation. (10) A member who is an elected public official from local government representing a community with a closed defense installation. (11) A public member selected at large. (b) The Speaker of the Assembly shall have two appointees who may include, but are not limited to, members representing labor, business, or local government. (c) The Senate Committee on Rules shall have two appointees who may include, but are not limited to, members representing labor, business, or local government. (d) Nonvoting members, to consist of all of the following: (1) At his or her option, the President of the University of California, or his or her designee. (2) The Chancellor of the California State University, or his or her designee. (3) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or his or her designee. (4) The Speaker of the Assembly, or his or her designee. (5) The President pro Tempore of the Senate, or his or her designee. (6) At the request of the Governor, a flag officer, or his or her designee, from each branch of the United States Armed Forces representing a mission or installation in California to serve as a liaison to the council. SEC. 2. Section 15346.4 of the Government Code is amended to read: 15346.4. (a) The Secretary of Trade and Commerce shall serve as chairperson of the council. (b) The Office of Military Base Retention shall provide staff support to the council. (c) It shall be the purpose of the council to provide a central clearinghouse for all defense retention, conversion, and base reuse activities in the state. SEC. 3. Section 15346.9 of the Government Code is amended to read: 15346.9. In addition to the duties specified in Section 15346.5, the council shall do all of the following: (a) At the request of a council member and upon majority vote of the council, the council may review actions or programs by state agencies that may affect military base retention and reuse and offer comments or suggest changes to better integrate these actions or programs into the overall state strategic plan required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 15346.5. (b) The council shall prepare a study considering strategies for the long-term protection of lands adjacent to military bases from development that would be incompatible with the continuing missions of those bases. The study shall include the effects of local land use encroachment, environmental impact considerations, and population growth issues. The study shall recommend basic criteria to assist local governments in identifying lands where incompatible development may adversely impact the long-term missions of these bases. The study shall also identify potential mechanisms, including recommendations for changes in law at the local or state level, to address these issues. In conducting this study, the council may use the Naval Air Station at Lemoore and Edwards Air Force Base as case studies. The council shall hold public hearings on this study, including at least one in the vicinity of either Lemoore or Edwards. Notwithstanding Section 7550.5, the council shall prepare and submit to the Governor and the Legislature by November 30, 2000, a report on this study with any recommendations. SEC. 4. Section 65053 of the Government Code is amended to read: 65053. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2007, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which is enacted before January 1, 2007, deletes or extends that date.