BILL NUMBER: SB 963INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Strickland FEBRUARY 5, 2010 An act to add Section 14631 to the Government Code, relating to the State Capitol. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 963, as introduced, Strickland. State Capitol: Ronald Reagan Memorial. Existing law prescribes various duties for the Department of General Services in connection with 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 authorize the construction of a memorial statue to Ronald Reagan in the Capitol Historic Region. The bill would require that the planning, construction, and maintenance of the memorial be funded through private donations and would prohibit state moneys from being used for these purposes. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 14631 is added to the Government Code, to read: 14631. (a) The construction of a memorial statue to Ronald Reagan in the Capitol Historic Region is hereby authorized. (b) The planning, construction, and maintenance of the memorial shall be funded through private donations and no state moneys shall be used for these purposes.