BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 2150
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Date of Hearing: April 9, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
AB 2150 (Rendon) - As Introduced: February 20, 2014
Policy Committee: Water, Parks and
Wildlife Vote: 10-4
Urgency: Yes State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Division of Community Initiatives and
Park Access (Division) to be created within the Department of
Parks and Recreation (DPR) on or before July 1, 2015 and
requires DPR to develop an updated priority list for deferred
maintenance projects. Specifically, this bill:
1)Specifies the duties of the Division include providing access
to underserved communities, partnering with private and public
organizations to meet local recreational and open space needs,
and promoting underserved youth and young adult programs.
2)Requires DPR to prioritize state park deferred maintenance
projects based on specified priority factors. Projects on the
priority list must have completed cost estimates.
3)Extends the date by which encumbrances and expenditures from
the California State Park Enterprise Fund must occur from June
30, 2014 to June 30, 2014. Extends the liquidation date from
June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2017.
4)Requires DPR to give first priority for expenditures from the
California State Park Enterprise Fund for the implementation
of an integrated statewide enterprise system to modernize fee
collection, reservations, sales and data collection systems.
5)Extends the current moratorium on state park closures and
related provisions from fiscal year 2013-14 to fiscal year
2014-15.
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FISCAL EFFECT
1)Increased annual costs to DPR of between $500,000 and $750,000
to create the division and administer various programs
required by the bill.
2)Loss of unknown potential GF savings associated with extending
the moratorium on park closures for one year.
COMMENTS
1)Purpose. According to the author, this bill makes a number of
statutory changes to address current challenges facing
California's state park system, including enhancing access and
relevance of state parks to various communities, prioritizing
backlogged deferred maintenance projects, and requiring DPR to
modernize its fee and data collections systems.
2)Background. The California state park system includes 280
state park units. In 2013, the Parks Forward Commission was
appointed to conduct a year-long process to make
recommendations to address the financial, operational, and
cultural challenges necessary for long-term viability. A
final report is anticipated by the end of 2014.
Preliminary studies reveal deferred maintenance projects total
somewhere between $1 and $2 billion. Initial reports also
identify the need to modernize fee and data collections
systems. This bill is consistent with preliminary Commission
recommendations.
Analysis Prepared by : Jennifer Galehouse / APPR. / (916)
319-2081