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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                           1386 (Denham)
          
          Hearing Date:  05/27/2010           Amended: 04/21/2010
          Consultant:  Maureen Ortiz      Policy Vote: VA 4-0
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          BILL SUMMARY:    SB 1386 requires the Department of Veterans  
          Affairs to conduct an inventory of its existing military  
          resources by January 1, 2012, and report to the Legislature by  
          June 30, 2012.
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2010-11      2011-12       2012-13     Fund
                                                                  
          Inventory/report                $50                  $50          
                General
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          STAFF COMMENTS:  SUSPENSE FILE.
          
          The Department of Veterans Affairs indicates the need for one  
          Associate Governmental Program Analyst position to conduct the  
          inventory and prepare the report at a cost of approximately  
          $100,000.

          SB 1386 is a Veterans Affairs Committee bill that requires the  
          Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) to conduct an inventory of  
          existing military resources in California, including military  
          bases and personnel, in order to facilitate the department's  
          effort to maximize available federal funding to provide services  
          and support for veterans.  DVA will consult with the Military  
          Department in connection with the conduct of the inventory.

          Military resources include the following:

          1)  Federal active and reserve component military units and  
          installations, which currently are operational;

          2)  State active and reserve component military units and  
          installations, which currently are operational;











          3)  Military installations previously closed pursuant to a base  
          closure and realignment process;

          4)  Federal government veterans resources, including but not  
          limited to, veterans homes, hospitals, clinics, post-traumatic  
          stress syndrome and other counseling services; and employment  
          assistance;

          5)  State government veterans resources, including but not  
          limited to, veterans homes, hospitals, clinics, post-traumatic  
          stress syndrome and other counseling services, and employment  
          assistance.

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          6)  Other resources as designated by the Legislature.

          The intent of this bill is to put the state in a better position  
          for negotiating with the federal government if another round of  
          base closures becomes necessary.  The inventory survey would  
          identify any unused facilities that might be used in the future  
          to provide services to returning California veterans.  The  
          United States, through the Base Realignment and Closure  
          Commission (BRAC), instituted five rounds of base closures in  
          the years of 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, and 2005.

          The report is to include unclassified descriptions of each  
          item's potential to support the goals of the inventory.