BILL NUMBER: AJR 46	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 29, 2012
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 20, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Block
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Atkins and Hueso)
   (Coauthor: Senator Vargas)

                        AUGUST 7, 2012

   Relative to protecting San Diego jobs.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AJR 46, Block. Operation San Diego.
   This measure would support the advocacy efforts of "Operation San
Diego" to promote to Congress and the President the importance of
military spending in the San Diego region and its impact on the
economy and to advocate the importance of maintaining strong,
continued military spending in the San Diego region.



   WHEREAS, The San Diego region has a long, rich history pronounced
by a strong military presence; and
   WHEREAS, The military bases in the San Diego region representing
distinct branches of the Armed Forces and the accompanying military
personnel have contributed to the vibrancy and economic well-being of
the region; and
   WHEREAS, The presence of the military is part of the economic
foundation of the San Diego region and dates back to its origins; and

   WHEREAS, The military has served as a cornerstone of the economic
engine for the San Diego region in terms of jobs, industry, and
innovation, and accounts for more than 25 percent of the region's
entire economy with more than 311,000 jobs tied to defense spending;
and
   WHEREAS, The federal Budget Control Act of 2011 directed automatic
cuts totaling $1.2 trillion and provided for a "sequestration"
process to take place beginning January 2, 2013, unless Congress
acts; and
   WHEREAS, The sequestration process will take place over 10 years
and will amount to $500 billion in cuts to the United States
Department of Defense; and
   WHEREAS, The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
estimates that 31,000 jobs in the San Diego region could be lost as a
result of cuts to the United States Department of Defense budget
unless a legislative alternative to sequestration is adopted; and
   WHEREAS, These cuts and immediate job losses will have long-range
effects, including decreased consumer spending due to new economic
uncertainty, loss of research and development investment in
innovative technologies in San Diego and the state, and added
disruption to the United States economy at a critical point in our
economic recovery at all levels; and
   WHEREAS, These cuts and immediate job losses will severely impact
the San Diego region's struggling economy; and
   WHEREAS, The San Diego Military Advisory Council's 2012 Economic
Impact Study by the Fermanian Business and Economic Institute at
Point Loma Nazarene University states that "Defense-related
activities and spending will generate $32 billion of gross regional
product (GRP) for San Diego County in fiscal year 2012," and "Each
defense-related dollar entering San Diego generates additional jobs,
income, and output as orders feed through the supply chain and
workers employed throughout that chain spend some of their resulting
incomes on the region's goods and services"; and
   WHEREAS, The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, the San Diego
Regional Economic Development Corporation, CONNECT, the San Diego
Military Advisory Council, and other local business and military
groups have formed "Operation San Diego" to highlight the potential
impacts of the United States Department of Defense spending cuts and
to develop and sustain a comprehensive regionwide strategy to protect
and grow the San Diego region's military assets; and
   WHEREAS, The Mayor of San Diego and the San Diego City Council
have joined efforts with Operation San Diego opposing automatic cuts
to defense spending and are urging Congress and the President to
adopt an alternative plan; now, therefore, be it further
   Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of
California, jointly, That the Legislature fully supports the advocacy
efforts of Operation San Diego to promote to Congress and the
President the importance of military spending in the San Diego region
and its impact on the economy and to advocate the importance of
maintaining strong, continued military spending in the San Diego
region; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature urges Congress and the President to
adopt an alternative plan to sequestration that will preserve and
grow the San Diego region's military assets; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United
States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the
Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative
from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the
author for appropriate distribution.