BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 2358 (Hagman and Garrick)
As Amended May 22, 2012
Majority vote
WATER, PARKS & WILDLIFE 8-1APPROPRIATIONS 17-0
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|Ayes:|Huffman, Halderman, Bill |Ayes:|Fuentes, Harkey, |
| |Berryhill, Blumenfield, | |Blumenfield, Bradford, |
| |Beth Gaines, Williams, | |Charles Calderon, Campos, |
| |Jones, Yamada | |Davis, Donnelly, Gatto, |
| | | |Hall, Hill, Lara, |
| | | |Mitchell, Nielsen, Norby, |
| | | |Solorio, Wagner |
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|Nays:|Roger Hern�ndez | | |
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SUMMARY : Authorizes the construction of a memorial to Ronald
Reagan to be erected in the State Capitol Building Annex.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Authorizes the Ronald Reagan Centennial Capitol Foundation
(Foundation), in consultation with the Department of General
Services (DGS), to plan and construct a memorial to Ronald
Reagan in the State Capitol Building Annex.
2)Establishes the Ronald Reagan Memorial Review Committee, which
shall include the director of DGS, the State Historic
Preservation Officer or their designee, a member of the
Assembly appointed by the Assembly Speaker, and a member of
the Senate appointed by the Senate Rules Committee. Requires
the Ronald Reagan Memorial Review Committee to consult with
the Foundation to identify an appropriate location and design
for the memorial.
3)Requires DGS, in consultation with the Foundation, to review
preliminary designs, ensure American with Disabilities Act
(ADA) compliance, review and approve California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) documents, review final construction
documents, prepare the right-of-entry permit as specified,
prepare a maintenance agreement, and inspect the construction
performed by the contractor selected by the Foundation.
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4)Requires the Foundation, if it elects to undertake
responsibility for construction of the memorial, to, in
consultation with DGS, establish a schedule, solicit designs,
and establish a program for the dedication.
5)Requires the design and all other aspects of the memorial to
be approved by DGS and the Ronald Reagan Memorial Review
Committee, and requires the Foundation to receive the approval
of the Ronald Reagan Memorial Review Committee before
proceeding with installation of the memorial.
6)Provides that construction of the memorial shall not begin
until the Department of Finance (DOF) has determined
sufficient private funding is available to construct and
maintain the memorial.
7)Requires that the planning, construction and maintenance of
the memorial be funded exclusively through private donations
to the Foundation.
8)Requires the Foundation, if it elects to undertake
responsibility for construction of the memorial, to sign a
maintenance agreement with the state to maintain the memorial
with private contributions.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the State Capitol Park as a unit of the state park
system. The State Capitol Park is part of the Capitol
Historic Region of the state park system, which also includes
the State Capitol Museum and several other historic state park
units. The State Capitol Park is a unit of the state park
system but is managed by DGS.
2)Creates the DGS and gives DGS general authority for planning,
acquisition and maintenance of state buildings and properties.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, minor, absorbable costs to DGS and DOF to consult
with the Foundation and review legal and financial requirements.
COMMENTS : The author has introduced this bill to honor
President Ronald Reagan. The author states that "President
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Ronald Reagan is an American icon who spent the beginning of his
political career making decisions in the California State
Capitol. President Reagan remains one of the most influential
leaders in both our state and country's history and deserves to
be honored for his significant political presence in
California's Capitol. In state capitols across the country,
memorials stand in tribute to past presidents. President Jimmy
Carter welcomes guests at Georgia's capitol; Lyndon B. Johnson
stands tall at the Texas capitol in Austin; and John F. Kennedy
is presented in front of Boston's state house. There have been
forty-four United States presidents, and precisely one of them
has lived in Sacramento and governed the state of California.
The fortieth president of the United States deserves to be
honored with a statue in the golden state's capitol. AB 2358 is
an important step toward honoring the only governor of
California to become president of the United States."
A previous version of this bill would have provided for
construction of the memorial in the Capitol Historic Region,
which includes the State Capitol Park surrounding the State
Capitol building in Sacramento. The park currently contains
several memorials, including a Civil War Memorial Grove, a
statue of Father Junipero Serra, a California Vietnam Veterans
Memorial, and a California Veterans Memorial honoring California
veterans from the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, the
Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War,
the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War. As amended, this
bill would provide for placement of the Ronald Reagan memorial
inside the State Capitol Building Annex with the exact location
to be determined.
This bill is similar to other existing statutes giving authority
for construction of other memorials in the State Capitol Park.
Other authorized memorials include a Crime Victims Memorial, a
Purple Heart Memorial, a California Search and Rescue Volunteers
Memorial, and a Genocide Survivors Memorial. Each of these
authorizing statutes, like this bill, makes construction of the
memorial contingent on receipt of private funding.
Analysis Prepared by : Diane Colborn / W., P. & W. / (916)
319-2096 FN:
0003747
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