BILL NUMBER: SB 1698 ENROLLED
BILL TEXT
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 31, 2006
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 30, 2006
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 24, 2006
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 26, 2006
INTRODUCED BY Senator Ashburn
FEBRUARY 24, 2006
An act to amend Sections 13998.5 and 13998.10 of the Government
Code, relating to economic development.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1698, Ashburn Military and aerospace enterprise development.
Existing law, until January 1, 2007, establishes the Office of
Military and Aerospace Support in the Business, Transportation and
Housing Agency, and sets forth its duties and authority with respect
to developing and recommending to the Governor and the Legislature a
strategic plan for state and local defense retention and conversion.
This bill would additionally require the office to conduct
outreach to entities and parties involved in the aerospace industry
and associated basic and applied research, and to provide a specified
network designed to, among other things, increase aerospace
enterprise in California.
This bill would extend the operation of these provisions to
January 1, 2009.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 13998.5 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
13998.5. The Office of Military and Aerospace Support shall do
all of the following:
(a) Develop and recommend to the Governor and the Legislature a
strategic plan for state and local defense retention and conversion
efforts. The plan shall address the state's role in assisting
communities with potential base closures and those impacted by
previous closures. The office may coordinate with other state
agencies, local groups, and interested organizations on this
strategic plan to retain current Department of Defense installations,
facilities, bases, and related civilian activities.
(b) Conduct outreach to entities and parties involved in defense
retention and conversion across the state and provide a network to
facilitate assistance and coordination for all defense retention and
conversion activities within the state.
(c) Help develop and coordinate state retention advocacy efforts
on the federal level.
(d) (1) Conduct an evaluation of existing state retention and
conversion programs and provide the Legislature recommendations on
the continuation of existing programs, including, but not limited to,
the possible elimination or alteration of those programs. This
evaluation shall be transmitted to the Legislature.
(2) The office may provide recommendations to the Legislature on
the necessity of new programs for defense retention and adequate
funding levels.
(e) Utilize and update the plan prepared by the Defense Conversion
Council as it existed on December 31, 1998, to minimize California's
loss of bases and jobs in future rounds of base closures. This plan
shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Identification of major installations in California.
(2) Determination of how best to defend existing bases and base
employment in this state.
(3) Coordination of retention activities with communities that may
face base closures.
(4) Development of data and analyses on bases in this state.
(5) Coordination with the congressional delegation, the
Legislature, and the Governor. With the consent of the appropriate
authority, the office may temporarily borrow technical, policy, and
administrative staff from other state agencies, including the
Legislature.
(f) Serve as the primary state liaison with the Department of
Defense and its installations in this state. In order to maximize the
mission use of the installations, the Office of Military and
Aerospace Support shall assist in resolving any disputes or issues
between the Department of Defense and state entities.
(g) Review actions or programs by state agencies that may affect
or impact Department of Defense installations or the state's military
base retention and reuse activities and recommend to the Governor
and the Legislature actions that may be taken to resolve or prevent
similar problems in the future.
(h) Conduct outreach to entities and parties involved in the
aerospace industry and associated basic and applied research, and
provide a network to facilitate assistance and coordination for
activities designed to promote, foster, and increase aerospace
enterprise in California pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
13999.2.
(i) Where funds and resources are available, the office may
undertake all of the following activities:
(1) Provide a central clearinghouse for all base retention or
conversion assistance activities, including, but not limited to,
employee training programs and regulation review and permit
streamlining.
(2) Provide technical assistance to communities with potential or
existing base closure activities.
(3) Provide a central clearinghouse for all defense retention and
conversion funding, regulations, and application procedures for
federal or state grants.
(4) Serve as a central clearinghouse for input and information,
including needs, issues, and recommendations from businesses,
industry representatives, labor, local government, and communities
relative to retention and conversion efforts.
(5) Identify available state and federal resources to assist
businesses, workers, communities, and educational institutions that
may have a stake in retention and conversion activities.
(6) Provide one-stop coordination, maintain and disseminate
information, standardize state endorsement procedures, and develop
fast-track review procedures for proposals seeking state funds to
match federal defense conversion funding programs.
(7) Maintain and establish databases in such fields as
defense-related companies, industry organization proposals for the
state and federal defense industry, community assistance, training,
and base retention, and provide electronic access to the databases.
SEC. 2. Section 13998.10 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
13998.10. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January
1, 2009, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2009, deletes or extends
that date.