BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



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          Date of Hearing:   May 4, 2011

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                 AB 342 (Atkins) - As Introduced:  February 10, 2011 

          Policy Committee:                             Local 
          GovernmentVote:9-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Governor's Office of Planning and 
          Research's (OPR) to serve as the state's liaison with the United 
          States Department of Defense (DoD) and requires OPR to perform 
          specified duties in this capacity, including coordinating issues 
          of significant interest to DoD and the state. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Annual costs to provide a staff person as the defense liaison 
          are estimated to be approximately $100,000.

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale  .  According to the author's office, OPR has been 
            effective in serving as the liaison between state government 
            and DoD.  Supporters argue that creating this liaison in 
            statute provides continuity, ensures the military will always 
            have a point of contact for issues relating to state policies 
            that affect the military, and assures efficiencies between the 
            DoD and the state.

           2)Executive Order S-16-06.    Issued by Governor Schwarzenegger 
            in 2006, it established the Governor's Advisor for Military 
            Affairs within OPR.  Under this executive order, OPR 
            coordinates state policies that affect the military, including 
            land use planning, regulatory activities by state agencies, 
            and state legislation

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Roger Dunstan / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 









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