BILL NUMBER:  AB 199
  VETOED	DATE: 10/11/2013




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 199 without my signature.

This bill would require the state to implement a preference for
agricultural products grown in California and offered by a California
company.  This preference would be difficult to comply with and
quite onerous.  Every purchase, even a single bag of apples, would be
affected.

I strongly support California's agricultural industry and encourage
all state-run institutions to support local farmers and businesses.
In fact, state growers and processors have no trouble competing for ?
and winning ? the state's business.  Today, approximately half of
all food the Department of General Services purchases for state
institutions comes from California, without a preference or a
mandate.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.