California Senate Bill SCR53 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SCR 53AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Senator Corbett (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Torrico) (Coauthor: Senator Wright) (Coauthors: Assembly Members  Gaines     and Solorio   Beall,   Bill Berryhill,   Block,   Gaines,   Huber,   Jones,   Mendoza,   V. Manuel Perez,   Portantino,   Salas,   Solorio,   Torres,   and Tran  ) JULY 23, 2009 Relative to New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SCR 53, as amended, Corbett. New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. This measure would make various statements regarding the importance of New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) to the California economy and would declare the  intent of   necessity for  the Legislature to  do everything in its power   utilize its vested powers  to keep NUMMI in California. Fiscal committee: no. WHEREAS, The Legislature is currently convening in special session to address the state's fiscal emergency; and WHEREAS, The Legislature must employ its vested powers to protect the state's workers and industries; and WHEREAS, California once boasted eight automobile manufacturing plants within its borders; and WHEREAS, The one remaining automobile manufacturing plant in the western United States resides in Fremont, California; and WHEREAS, This one remaining plant, New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), represents a 50-50 joint venture formed in 1984 between General Motors Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation; and WHEREAS, General Motors recently declared bankruptcy, thereby relinquishing its shares in NUMMI to Toyota or any other entity willing to purchase those shares; and WHEREAS, NUMMI produces approximately 250,000 cars and 170,000 trucks on an annual basis; and WHEREAS, NUMMI employs nearly 4,700 workers who live throughout the San Francisco Bay area and, through its purchase of supplies, supports over 15,000 more workers throughout the state; and WHEREAS, The closure of NUMMI would cause destructive reverberations throughout California's economy; and WHEREAS, NUMMI supports local economies and major industries in all areas of the state by purchasing products from over 1,000 suppliers, vendors, and small-parts manufacturers, totaling $523 million in annual payroll and benefits; and WHEREAS, Shipping industries such as the Port of Oakland and the Union Pacific Railroad greatly depend on the existence of NUMMI; and WHEREAS, The loss of NUMMI from California would have a longstanding and devastating impact on the people of the state; and WHEREAS, As a state, California is Toyota's largest market; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That it is the Legislature's priority to take swift and decisive action to protect its workers and industries; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature  declares its intent to do everything in its power   recognizes the necessity to utilize its vested powers  to keep NUMMI in California; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.