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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1656 (Dickinson)
          As Amended  August 22, 2014
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |79-0 |(May 29, 2014)  |SENATE: |27-2 |(August 28,    |
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           Original Committee Reference:    A. & A.R.

          SUMMARY  :  Requires the Department of General Services (DGS) to  
          conduct a long-range planning study of state-controlled and  
          state-owned office buildings in the Sacramento region. 

           The Senate amendments  :  
           
          1)Remove the provisions authorizing DGS, with the consent of the  
            Board of Equalization (BOE), to enter into agreements for the  
            planning, design, construction, and acquisition of facilities  
            to relocate the BOE headquarters in the Sacramento region. 

          2)Require DGS to complete, by July 1, 2015, a long-range  
            planning study for the state's office space needs in the  
            County of Sacramento and the City of West Sacramento.

          3)Specify the type of information to be included in the study  
            and how the study will be used. 


           EXISTING LAW  creates DGS to provide centralized services to  
          state agencies, including those related to planning,  
          acquisition, construction, and maintenance of state buildings  
          and properties.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Unknown

           COMMENTS  :  Senate amendments substantially change the scope of  
          this bill.  This bill now requires DGS to complete, by July 1,  
          2015, a long-range planning study for the state's office space  
          needs in the Sacramento region.  Amendments specify that the BOE  
          headquarters will be included in the study. 

          This bill also specifies that the study will evaluate overall  








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          state facility needs in the region and the capacities,  
          conditions, and uses of buildings.  The study will include a  
          25-year plan for renovating and/or replacing state office space  
          in the region, and this bill states that the plan will be used  
          to develop cost and scope information to be considered in future  
          budget proposals.  


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Scott Herbstman / A. & A.R. / (916)  
          319-3600 


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