California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 594 — State parks: operating agreements: park closures.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 407, Statutes of 2013.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to achieve any required budget reductions by closing, partially closing, and reducing services at selected units of the state park system. This bill would instead state that it is the intent of the Legislature that the department consistently operate the state park system, as specified. This bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature, if budget reductions necessitate changes to the continued operation of state park units, that the department achieve any required budget reductions by implementing efficiencies and increasing revenue collection or reducing services and that full park closures only be considered as a last option, as provided. The bill would require, for any park units proposed for closure on or after July 1, 2014, that the department document and publicly disclose, among other things, the methodology used to evaluate and select the park units proposed for closure. Existing law requires the department to select park units for closure based solely on certain factors, including factors related to rate of visitation and proximity to other closed park units. This bill would, among other things, require that the rate of visitation be measured not only based on the raw number of visitations to the park unit, but also the extent to which the total capacity of the park unit is used. The bill would eliminate proximity to other closed park units as a factor for closure. In addition, the bill would add additional factors for consideration, including the extent to which closure of a unit would increase public safety hazards or impair the state's ability to protect iconic natural and historical resources. The bill would require the State Parks and Recreation Commission to hold a public hearing on any park unit closures that are proposed by the department on or after July 1, 2014. (2) Existing law prohibits the department from closing or proposing to close a state park in the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year. Existing law authorizes the department to enter into an operating agreement with a qualified nonprofit organization for the purposes of operating the entirety of a park unit, as identified by the director of the department, to the extent the operating agreement would enable the department to avoid closure of a unit or units of the state park system that may otherwise be subject to closure. This bill would provide that the prohibition to close, or propose to close, a state park in the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year does not limit or affect the department's authority to enter into an operating agreement during the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year, for purposes of the operation of the entirety of a state park, as agreed to by the director, during the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year. (3) Existing law establishes the State Parks Revenue Incentive Subaccount in the State Parks and Recreation Fund. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys in the account to the department to create incentives for projects that are consistent with the mission of the department and generate revenue, as provided. This bill would specify that projects referred to above include, but are not limited to, capital outlay projects. (4) Existing law requires the department to develop a revenue generation program as an essential component of a long-term sustainable park funding strategy. Existing law requires the incremental revenue generated by the revenue generation program to be deposited into the State Parks and Recreation Fund and transferred to the California State Park Enterprise Fund, as provided, once revenue targets have been met and the excess revenue is identified. Existing law further requires the department to allocate 50% of the total amount of revenues deposited into the California State Park Enterprise Fund, generated by a park district to that district if the amount of revenues generated exceeds the targeted revenue amount prescribed in the revenue generation program and requires the department to use 50% of the funds deposited into the California State Park Enterprise Fund for specific purposes. This bill would instead require that the incremental revenue generated by the program that is to be deposited into the State Parks and Recreation Fund be transferred instead to the State Parks Revenue Incentive Subaccount, rather than the California State Park Enterprise Fund, and would retain the same requirements for the allocation to a district and use of the revenues as described above. The bill would require the department to report to the Legislature, commencing on July 1, 2014, and annually on or before each July 1 thereafter, on the revenue distributed to each district. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 407, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2775.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1993.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 25).

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  15. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  16. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1748.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) .

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P. & W. Read second time and amended.

  25. Assembly Rule 47.1 invoked. (Hueso).

  26. Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.

  27. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P. & W. Read second time and amended.

  28. Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Parks and Wildlife Committee on Water · Primary
  • Hueso · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Hueso

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 594 W., P. & W. Concurrence - Urgency Added By RENDON

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Campos — Yea
Logue — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd AB594 Committee on W.,P. & W.

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Correa — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 594 W., P. & W. Assembly Third Reading By RENDON

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66002
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Linder — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Stone — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Logue — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Blumenfield — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 594 do?
(1) Existing law requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to achieve any required budget reductions by closing, partially closing, and reducing services at selected units of the state park system. This bill would instead state that it is the intent of the Legislature that the department consistently operate the state park system, as specified. This bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature, if budget reductions necessitate changes to the continued operation of state park units, that the department achieve any required budget reductions by implementing efficiencies and increasing revenue collection or reducing services and that full park closures only be considered as a last option, as provided. The bill would require, for any park units proposed for closure on or after July 1, 2014, that the department document and publicly disclose, among other things, the methodology used to evaluate and select the park units proposed for closure. Existing law requires the department to select park units for closure based solely on certain factors, including factors related to rate of visitation and proximity to other closed park units. This bill would, among other things, require that the rate of visitation be measured not only based on the raw number of visitations to the park unit, but also the extent to which the total capacity of the park unit is used. The bill would eliminate proximity to other closed park units as a factor for closure. In addition, the bill would add additional factors for consideration, including the extent to which closure of a unit would increase public safety hazards or impair the state's ability to protect iconic natural and historical resources. The bill would require the State Parks and Recreation Commission to hold a public hearing on any park unit closures that are proposed by the department on or after July 1, 2014. (2) Existing law prohibits the department from closing or proposing to close a state park in the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year. Existing law authorizes the department to enter into an operating agreement with a qualified nonprofit organization for the purposes of operating the entirety of a park unit, as identified by the director of the department, to the extent the operating agreement would enable the department to avoid closure of a unit or units of the state park system that may otherwise be subject to closure. This bill would provide that the prohibition to close, or propose to close, a state park in the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year does not limit or affect the department's authority to enter into an operating agreement during the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year, for purposes of the operation of the entirety of a state park, as agreed to by the director, during the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year. (3) Existing law establishes the State Parks Revenue Incentive Subaccount in the State Parks and Recreation Fund. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys in the account to the department to create incentives for projects that are consistent with the mission of the department and generate revenue, as provided. This bill would specify that projects referred to above include, but are not limited to, capital outlay projects. (4) Existing law requires the department to develop a revenue generation program as an essential component of a long-term sustainable park funding strategy. Existing law requires the incremental revenue generated by the revenue generation program to be deposited into the State Parks and Recreation Fund and transferred to the California State Park Enterprise Fund, as provided, once revenue targets have been met and the excess revenue is identified. Existing law further requires the department to allocate 50% of the total amount of revenues deposited into the California State Park Enterprise Fund, generated by a park district to that district if the amount of revenues generated exceeds the targeted revenue amount prescribed in the revenue generation program and requires the department to use 50% of the funds deposited into the California State Park Enterprise Fund for specific purposes. This bill would instead require that the incremental revenue generated by the program that is to be deposited into the State Parks and Recreation Fund be transferred instead to the State Parks Revenue Incentive Subaccount, rather than the California State Park Enterprise Fund, and would retain the same requirements for the allocation to a district and use of the revenues as described above. The bill would require the department to report to the Legislature, commencing on July 1, 2014, and annually on or before each July 1 thereafter, on the revenue distributed to each district. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 594?
AB 594 is sponsored by Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife and Hueso.
What is the current status of AB 594?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.
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