BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: May 16, 2012
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 2092 (Chesbro) - As Amended: May 10, 2012
Policy Committee: Governmental
Organization Vote: 12 - 0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill requires every state agency to adopt a policy by
January 1, 2012 to consult with federally recognized California
Indian tribes prior to an agency's development of regulation,
policies, rules, plans or other actions that will significantly
affect a tribal community.
FISCAL EFFECT
With well over 100 commissions, boards, agencies and departments
in the state, workload associated developing and implementing
the policy required by this bill would likely exceed several
hundred thousand dollars (various funds).
COMMENTS
1)Purpose . According to the author, current law only encourages
and authorizes state agencies to cooperate with federally
recognized Indian Tribes. There is no requirement for them to
do so. Since the law is permissive, there is no obligation
for any state agency or department to work with the tribes on
issues of importance to the tribes.
The author maintains this bill will strengthen an effective
government to government relationship between California's
Indian Tribes and state government and provide the tribes
input on issues of importance to them.
2)Related Legislation . AB 1881 (Thompson), Chapter 397, Statutes
of 1998, encouraged and authorized all state agencies to
cooperate with federally recognized Indian tribes on matters
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of economic development and improvement. The bill further
specified that none of this assistance shall be construed to
promote gambling. The bill required the Department of Housing
and Community Development to prepare and submit to the
Legislature a report summarizing the steps taken, and results
achieved, by state agencies in cooperating with the tribes on
those matters, by January 1, 2000.
Analysis Prepared by : Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)
319-2081