Bill Text: CA SB1452 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: War on Terror Memorial Committee.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-05-10 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. [SB1452 Detail]
Download: California-2017-SB1452-Amended.html
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
| Senate Bill | No. 1452 |
| Introduced by Senator Wilk (Coauthor: Senator Roth) |
February 16, 2018 |
An act to add Section 14635 to the Government Code, relating to state government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1452, as amended, Wilk.
War on Terror Memorial Committee.
Existing law prescribes various duties for the Department of General Services in connection with the development and maintenance of the park around the State Capitol Building. Existing law authorizes the construction of various memorials in the Capitol Historic Region.
This bill would establish the War on Terror Memorial Committee, and would require the committee, in consultation with the department, to conduct a review of the feasibility and best practices for the establishment and construction of a War on Terror Memorial in or around the State Capitol Park. The bill would also require the committee to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature, as provided, and would prohibit the expenditure of state funds for purposes of implementing its provisions.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 14635 is added to the Government Code, to read:14635.
(a) The War on Terror Memorial Committee is hereby established. The committee, in consultation with the department, shall conduct a review of the feasibility and best practices for the establishment and construction of a War on Terror Memorial in or around the State Capitol Park.(b) (1) The committee shall initially be composed of the chair and vice chair of the Senate and Assembly Committees on Veterans Affairs.
(2) The Senate and Assembly Rules Committees shall recommend five additional members of the committee.
(3) Members of the committee shall not receive any compensation or reimbursement.
(c) (1) The initial members of the committee described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) shall meet on or before January 1, 2020.
(2) The full committee shall meet on or before May 1, 2020. At the first meeting of the committee, the committee shall determine the appropriate intervals for its subsequent meetings which shall not be less frequently than quarterly.
(d) In addition to consulting with the department, the committee may consult with the Capitol Area Committee, the Office of Historic Preservation,
Preservation and any other relevant agency, organization, or person, at its discretion.
(e) (1) The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2022.
(2) The report required pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(f) No state funds shall be expended to implement this section.
