BILL NUMBER:  SB 959
  VETOED	DATE: 09/29/2010




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 959 without my signature.

This bill would establish the Office of Permit Assistance in the
Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR).

I applaud efforts to assist businesses navigate the state's chaotic
permitting process.  It was for this reason that I established the
Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) and charged that
entity with providing the same kind of assistance outlined in this
bill.

In addition to several technical issues that need to be resolved in
this bill, I cannot support it because it gives OPR a duty that I
have already delegated to GOED.

However, I have also vetoed AB 2734 (Perez), a bill that attempts to
codify GOED.  Both AB 2734 and this bill should be re-crafted to
address the issues I have raised and create a more coherent state
policy for economic assistance housed in one location, the Governor's
Office of Economic Development.

For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger