BILL ANALYSIS
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Date of Hearing: April 6, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
Mary Hayashi, Chair
AB 2473 (Huber) - As Introduced: February 19, 2010
SUBJECT : Capital area planning.
SUMMARY : Requires the Department of General Services (DGS) to
annually request demographic data from the Controller on state
employees working in Sacramento County, beginning January 1,
2011. Specifically, this bill :
1)Requires DGS to request, and the Controller to provide on or
before July 1 of each year, the name of each state agency and
the number of its employees residing in each zip code within
the metropolitan area and within each incorporated city in
Sacramento County.
2)Requires DGS to provide the Legislature the information above
in an existing report to the Legislature.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the "Capitol Area Plan" (Plan) as the official
state master plan for development in the central city of
Sacramento for the location of state buildings and other
improvements. The Plan serves as a guide for future state
policy in the location of state buildings and other facilities
in the metropolitan area.
2)Requires DGS to report to the Legislature annually on the
Plan.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS :
Purpose of this bill . According to the author's office, "DGS
currently does not consider the residential locations of the
majority of their workforce when planning for the construction
or acquisition of new state buildings. As a result, communities
with the highest concentration of state workers often have to
travel further distances to get to work. This increases traffic
congestion, vehicle emission levels?
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"Making this information available would allow these communities
access to better understand where state workers are
concentrated, which agencies and departments they are employed
and allow them to make transportation related decisions that
would aid complying with AB 32 (Nunez), Chapter 488, Statutes of
2006, reducing emissions and other transportation related
decisions."
Background . AB 1006 (Buchanan) of 2009 would have required DGS
to consider specified factors in selecting a location for the
lease, lease with the option to purchase, construction, or
purchase of a state building in excess of 10,000 square feet.
The Governor vetoed AB 1006 and stated in his veto message:
"This bill requires the state to consider the residential
location of the workforce to be housed in the building, giving a
priority to areas that can demonstrate the highest reduction of
miles traveled by its workforce. This bill is unnecessary, as
DGS already considers a number of factors when considering where
to locate a building. Further, I believe the highest priority
for locating state buildings is, and should remain, the ability
to provide services to the citizens of California."
State agencies are responsible for selecting building sites,
based on various factors, including: cost to purchase or
lease, availability of buildings, and number of agency
employees.
Prior Legislation . AB 1006 (Buchanan) of 2009 would have
required DGS to consider specified factors in selecting a
location for the lease, lease with the option to purchase,
construction, or purchase of a state building in excess of
10,000 square feet. This bill was vetoed.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None on file.
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Joanna Gin / B. & P. / (916) 319-3301
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