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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1652 (Olsen and Valadao)
          As Amended  August 16, 2012
          2/3 vote.  Urgency
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |73-0 |(May 10, 2012)  |SENATE: |35-0 |(August 21,    |
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           Original Committee Reference:    RLS.

          SUMMARY  :   Authorizes the construction and maintenance of a 
          memorial in the Capitol Veterans Memorial Grove to honor 
          California American Portuguese veterans.

           The Senate amendments  delete the requirement that the committee 
          consult with the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the 
          location of the memorial, clarify that the location be in the 
          existing Veterans Memorial Grove, rename the Veteran Memorial 
          Grove to be named the All Veterans Memorial, and make technical 
          changes.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill authorized the construction 
          of a memorial in the Capitol Historic Region to honor California 
          American Portuguese veterans as follows:

          1)Required the Department of General Services (DGS) in 
            consultation with California American Portuguese Club 
            Incorporated to be responsible for planning and construction 
            of a memorial to honor California American Portuguese 
            veterans. 

          2)Established a California American Portuguese Veterans Memorial 
            Committee to a) identify an appropriate location for the 
            memorial in the Capitol Historic Region within the existing 
            boundary of the Capitol Veterans Memorial and b) review a 
            memorial design, in consultation with the Department of 
            Veterans Affairs.

          3)Required that funds for the planning, construction, and 
            maintenance of the memorial be provided through private 
            donations to the American Portuguese Club Incorporated.

          4)Prohibited the construction of the memorial until:  a) the 








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            master plan for the State Capitol Park is approved by the 
            Joint Committee on Rules; and, b) the Joint Committee on Rules 
            and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient 
            private funding is available to construct and maintain the 
            memorial. 

           FISCAL EFFECT:   According to the Senate Appropriations 
          Committee, no direct state costs. DGS's costs will be covered by 
          donations sufficient for planning, construction, and 
          maintenance.


           Analysis Prepared by  :   Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800


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