BILL ANALYSIS �
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SENATE THIRD READING
SJR 25 (Harman)
As Introduced April 26, 2012
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :35-0
VETERANS AFFAIRS 8-0
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|Ayes:|Cook, Pan, Atkins, Block, |
| |Gorell, V. Manuel |
| |P�rez, Williams, Yamada |
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SUMMARY : Urges California delegates of Congress to protect the
Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base during any upcoming base
realignment and closure (BRAC) processes. Specifically, this
bill :
1)Resolves that the Legislature urges the representatives from
California to the Congress of the United States to protect the
Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base during any upcoming base
realignment and closure processes.
2)Directs that the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Secretary of Defense of the United States, to
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority
Leader of the Senate, to the minority leader of each house, to
each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress
of the United States and to the author for appropriate
distribution.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown. This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the
Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS : Defense Secretary Leon Panetta included in the
Department of Defense (DoD) annual request for authorization a
request for BRAC in 2013 and 2015. However, the House and Senate
Armed Services committees rejected a new base-closing round in
their versions of the annual defense authorization bill for next
year. In addition, "It's now clear obviously there will not be a
round of BRAC authorized" in 2013, Panetta said in a speech to the
Association of Defense Communities in Monterey, California.
Therefore it seems unlikely that BRAC will occur in 2013.
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However, past rounds of BRAC had huge impacts on California.
Total net DoD personnel cuts from the four BRAC Rounds in 1988,
1991, 1993, and 1995 for all U.S. states except California were
80,373; California lost 93,546. In those four rounds, California
absorbed 54% of the nation's overall personnel cuts and lost
nearly 30 major bases. In the 2005 round, over 40
bases/installations and facilities were affected in the state.
Though BRAC seems unlikely to happen in 2013, it was requested by
the DoD, and the National Defense Authorization Act versions thus
far do not affect the possibility of BRAC after 2013. DoD's
presence in California offers unique strategic military benefits
to the Nation, particularly in light of the military's new focus
on the Pacific region. Furthermore, DoD in 2009 spent
approximately $56 billion in California. Its contribution to the
California economy continues to be extremely important. For all
of the foregoing reasons, sending a strong message and taking a
position of vigilance and concern about BRAC now is wise.
Analysis Prepared by : John Spangler / V. A. / (916) 319-3550
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