BILL ANALYSIS
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Date of Hearing: April 20, 2009
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Kevin De Leon, Chair
AB 1006 (Buchanan) - As Introduced: February 27, 2009
Policy Committee: Business and
Professions Vote: 9-2
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of General Services (DGS),
when selecting locations for state-owned or -leased buildings,
to consider all of the following:
1)The location of the community or population served.
2)The availability and proximity of transit service.
3)The residential location of the state workforce to be housed,
with priority given to areas demonstrating:
a) The highest reduction of miles traveled by the
workforce, and
b) The highest reduction in traffic congestion.
FISCAL EFFECT
DGS indicates that, on behalf of state departments, it enters
into about 100 leases for new space each year, and that most of
these leases are for less than 10,000 square feet. Assuming the
additional analyses regarding the workforce to be housed at
prospective state offices cost an average of $2,000 (40 hours of
staff time at $50 per hour), the annual costs would average
about $200,000 from the Service Revolving Fund (ultimately
funded by the General Fund and numerous special funds depending
on the particular state departments involved).
COMMENTS
1)Purpose . According to the sponsor, the City of Elk Grove,
"The single largest source of greenhouse gases in California
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is emissions from passenger vehicles, and in order to reduce
those emissions, we must work to reduce Californians'
vehicle-miles traveled?AB 1006 will empower the State of
California to lead by example by locating State office
buildings close to where the State workforce lives." The
sponsor indicates that 12,365 Elk Grove residents (almost 1 in
10) are state government workers, and that almost 80% (about
10,000) drive to work alone.
2)Current Location Criteria . DGS currently has numerous
requirements with which to comply when locating state
operations. For example, Government Code Section 15808.1 in
general requires DGS to consider locating state buildings in
public transit corridors. Executive Order D-46-01 requires
numerous location considerations, including:
a) Preferred siting or leasing in a central city or area of
similar character immediately adjacent thereto;
b) Proximity to public transit and other needed
infrastructure;
c) Proximity to affordable and available housing;
d) Pedestrian access to retail and commercial facilities,
and exploiting opportunities for mixed use;
e) Indications of the need for neighborhood economic
revitalization;
f) Opportunities to utilize structures of historic,
cultural or architectural significance;
g) Advice and recommendations of local elected officials
and their staff with consideration to any incentives
offered by local government.
1)Comment . While a comparative analysis of the reduction of
vehicle miles traveled among competing sites would be somewhat
straightforward, analyzing the "reduction in traffic
congestion" appears more subjective and would seem to provide
only a marginally useful contribution to a siting decision.
Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
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