BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  AB 2445
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          Date of Hearing:   May 2, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                  AB 2445 (Dickinson) - As Amended:  April 9, 2012 

          Policy Committee:                              RulesVote:10-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill expands the purview of the Historic State Capitol 
          Commission to include: (a) portions of the State Capitol 
          Building Annex containing materials, features, and finishes 
          deemed historically or architecturally significant by the 
          commission, and (b) Capitol Park upon adoption by the Joint 
          Rules Committee of a master plan for Capitol Park.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Negligible fiscal impact.

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose  . In 1981, the Legislature established the Historic State 
          Capitol Commission to provide advisory review of the State 
          Capitol restoration, maintenance, development and management.
          The commission, in sponsoring AB 2445, is seeking clarification 
          on the scope of their advisory review. They are often asked to 
          assist in matters relating to the Capitol Annex and the Capitol 
          Park and currently do not have clear statutory authority to do 
          so.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081