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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1430 (Local Government Committee)
          As Amended  August 17, 2011
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |78-0 |(May 19, 2011)  |SENATE: |37-0 |(August 22,    |
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           Original Committee Reference:    L. GOV.  

           SUMMARY  :  Makes several minor, non-controversial changes to the 
          laws affecting local government organization and reorganization. 
           

           The Senate amendments  are minor and technical in nature.
           
          EXISTING LAW  establishes the procedures for the organization and 
          reorganization of cities, counties, and special districts.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill:  

          1)Revised various definitions contained in the 
            Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 
            2000 (Act).

          2)Made other minor technical and conforming changes to 
            provisions contained in the Act for consistency purposes.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None

           COMMENTS  :  As statutes go into effect, local officials and 
          others often discover problems or inconsistencies in the 
          language of the law and approach the Legislature to correct 
          them.  These minor problems do not warrant separate bills, 
          particularly since, according to the Legislative Analyst, in 
          2001-02 the average cost to produce a single bill was $17,890.

          The Assembly Local Government Committee (Committee) has found 
          that it is expeditious and relatively inexpensive to respond to 
          multiple minor, non-controversial requests on related issues by 
          combining them into an annual "omnibus bill."  Since AB 720 
          (Local Government Committee), Chapter 388, Statutes of 2001, 
          which was a clean-up bill for AB 2838 (Hertzberg), Chapter 761, 








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          Statutes of 2000, the major rewrite of the laws governing local 
          agency organization and reorganization, the Committee has 
          focused its omnibus bill efforts on LAFCO-related issues, most 
          recently with AB 2795 (Local Government Committee), Chapter 47, 
          Statutes of 2010.  The Committee has carried on this practice 
          this year by addressing a number of minor, but still necessary, 
          changes in this bill.  The bill reflects the concerns of LAFCOs 
          and others who have brought proposals and issues to the 
          Committee.  All proposals have been thoroughly vetted by a large 
          number of stakeholders.  Any proposal that provokes any 
          controversy or opposition is rejected for inclusion.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Debbie Michel / L. GOV. / (916) 
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