BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 1842
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1842 (Monning)
As Amended May 10, 2012
Majority vote
Veterans Affairs 8-0 APPROPRIATIONS 17-0
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|Ayes:|Cook, Pan, Atkins, Block, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Harkey, |
| |Gorell, Nielsen, | |Blumenfield, Bradford, |
| |Williams, Yamada | |Charles Calderon, Campos, |
| | | |Davis, Donnelly, Gatto, |
| | | |Hall, Hill, Lara, |
| | | |Mitchell, Nielsen, Norby, |
| | | |Solorio, Wagner |
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SUMMARY : Authorizes the California Department of Veterans Affairs
(Department) to use any moneys received from the State Veterans
Cemetery (Cemetery) Grant Program (Grant) that are transferred to
the California Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Ord
Endowment Fund (Fund) for the reimbursement of those specified costs
to reimburse any cash advances made to the Fund used for those costs
to the extent allowed by grant requirements. Specifically, this
bill :
1)Authorizes the Department to enter into financial agreements to
receive cash advances into the Fund.
2)Requires that any such financial agreements:
a) Must make no obligations of repayment for the state; and,
b) Must be reviewed and performed in consultation with the
Department of Finance.
3)Authorizes the Department to use money received from the Grant
that is transferred to the Fund for the reimbursement of the costs
of developing and submitting the Grant application, to reimburse
any cash advances made to the Fund, to the extent allowed by Grant
requirements, once it is determined by the Department and
certified by the Controller's office that sufficient funds remain
in the Fund to cover ongoing maintenance and operating costs.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee,
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there is no direct state cost.
COMMENTS : The former Fort Ord site is the subject of reuse and
redevelopment plans by the Fort Ord Reuse Authority. One portion of
the former site is planned as the Cemetery and has been so dedicated
for approximately 10 years, however, little progress has been made.
In order to get the Cemetery started, private donations must fully
fund the Cemetery design and planning costs in the form of the Fund.
This bill provides an additional mechanism for the Fund to meet the
threshold necessary to apply for federal funding of the Cemetery.
The bill provides for review of any financial agreements by
Department of Finance in addition to review by the Department. The
bill requires that no obligations of repayment are made to the
state.
Analysis Prepared by : John Spangler / V. A. / (916) 319-3550 FN:
0003621