BILL NUMBER: AB 1570	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 2, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 16, 2009

INTRODUCED BY    Committee on Veterans Affairs 
 (   Salas (Chair), Lieu, V. Manuel Perez,
Saldana, and Yamada   )   Assembly
Member   Salas 
    (   Principal coauthor:   Senator 
 Kehoe   ) 
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Anderson,   Fletcher,   Garrick,  
Harkey,   Jeffries,   and Saldana   )

    (   Coauthors:   Senators  
Benoit,   Ducheny,   Hollingsworth,   and
Wyland   ) 

                        MARCH 16, 2009

    An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 999.75)
to Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code,
relating to veterans.   An act to add Section 30607.8 to
the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal development, and
declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1570, as amended,  Committee on Veterans Affairs
  Salas  .  Veterans: service providers.
  Coastal development: desalination facility.  

   The California Coastal Act of 1976 provides for the planning and
regulation of development, under a coastal development permit
process, within the coastal zone, as defined, and authorizes the
California Coastal Commission to issue permits for, and to regulate,
various types of developments within the coastal zone, including
industrial developments and thermal electric generating plants. 

   This bill would extend the expiration date of a coastal
development permit for a seawater desalination facility that was
approved after January 1, 2007, as specified, by 12 months and would
require that such a permit for a seawater desalination facility would
not expire less than 3 years from the date on which the commission
or the local government approved the project if development has not
begun.  
   The bill would also require that the above extension be
implemented without additional authorization or action by the
commission or the local government and that it be in addition to any
extension of the expiration date as provided for in the act, any
rules or regulations adopted pursuant to the act, any local coastal
program, applicable coastal development permit, or any other
provision of state law.  
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.  
   Existing law provides for certain services, protections, and
benefits for veterans.  
   This bill would require each entity of state government to give
preference to a qualified entity, as defined, when awarding a grant
for a project that would provide, or when entering into a contract to
provide, social services to veterans. This bill would require a
qualified entity to submit with the application for the grant or the
bid for the contract a certification, as provided, from the
Department of Veterans Affairs. This bill would authorize the
Department of Veterans Affairs to accept donations for the purposes
of implementing these provisions and would require those donations to
be deposited into the Veterans Services Fund for specified purposes,
as appropriated by the Legislature. This bill would also authorize
the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct audits of qualified
entities, as specified. 
   Vote:  majority   2/3  . Appropriation:
no. Fiscal committee:  yes   no  .
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 30607.8 is added to the 
 Public Resources Code   , to read:  
   30607.8.  (a) The expiration date of a coastal development permit
for a seawater desalination facility approved pursuant to this
division after January 1, 2007, and before the effective date of this
section, which has not expired as of that date, shall be extended by
12 months, and in no event shall that coastal development permit for
a seawater desalination facility expire less than three years from
the date on which the commission or local government approved the
proposed project if development has not begun.
   (b) The extension provided by subdivision (a) shall be implemented
without any additional authorization or action by the commission or
local government, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained in this division, any rules or regulations adopted pursuant
thereto, any local coastal program adopted pursuant to this
division, the applicable coastal development permit, or any other
provision of state law.
   (c) The extension provided by subdivision (a) shall be in addition
to any extension of the expiration date provided for in this
division, any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, any
local coastal program adopted pursuant to this division, the
applicable coastal development permit, or any other provision of
state law. 
   SEC. 2.    This act is an urgency statute necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety
within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go
into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
 
   To authorize as soon as possible the continuing development of
desalination plants that have been approved for the augmentation of
the state's drinking water supply for the protection of the public
health, safety, and the environment, it is necessary for this act to
take effect immediately.  
  SECTION 1.   Article 8 (commencing with Section
999.75) is added to Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and
Veterans Code, to read:

      Article 8.  Veterans Preference For State Services Contracts


   999.75.  For purposes of this article, both of the following shall
apply:
   (a) A "qualified entity" means an entity that provides services,
as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 999.76, to veterans and is
capable of managing the grant moneys provided or the contract funds
allocated in a fiscally prudent manner, that meets all of the
following requirements:
   (1) Demonstrates the knowledge, experience, and capacity to
provide desired services to veterans.
   (2) Demonstrates through audits and employment history the fiscal
and management capacity to capably perform public contracts.
   (3) Is a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income
taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code with the primary purpose of providing services
to veterans and their families.
   (4) Demonstrates that the majority of the entity's resources are
dedicated to serving the needs of veterans and their families.
   (5) Demonstrates that all required filings with the Secretary of
State, the Attorney General's office, and the Franchise Tax Board,
are current.
   (b) A qualified entity shall provide to the department all of the
following up-to-date documents:
   (1) Articles of incorporation, and all amendments to the articles
of incorporation.
   (2) IRS Letter of Determination.
   (3) Taxpayer identification number.
   (4) Independent audit reports dating back three years.
   999.76.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, each entity of state
government that awards grants to, or enters into contracts with,
nongovernmental agencies shall give preference to a qualified entity
when awarding a grant for a project that would provide to veterans,
or when entering into a contract to provide to veterans, social
services, including, but not limited to, housing services, mental
health services, or employment and job training services.
   (b) The qualified entity shall submit, with the application for
the grant or the bid for the contract, a certification from the
department.
   (c) (1) In order to obtain a certification as required by
subdivision (b), the qualified entity shall apply to the department,
in a form and manner as required by the department, for certification
of its status as a qualified entity.
   (2) The department shall process and approve or reject all
applications on the basis of the requirements set forth in Section
999.75.
   (d) The department may conduct an audit of qualified entities that
receive grant funds, as provided by this section, to ensure the
grant funds are being used to serve veterans. The results of any
audit shall be made available to the public. The department may
comply with the requirements of this subdivision by posting the
results of any audit on its Internet Web site.
   999.77.  (a) A certification approved by the department shall be
valid for two years from the date the department accepts credentials
for certification.
   (b) The department may accept current certifications and licenses
from any other state entity, agency, or department in order to
provide a certification to a qualified entity pursuant to subdivision
(b) of Section 99.76.
   999.78.  The department shall use existing allocated resources to
implement this article. The department may accept donations that
shall be deposited into the Veterans Services Fund, which is hereby
created in the State Treasury, and which, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, shall be used for the purposes of implementing this
article.