California Assembly Bill AB1873 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1873AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 19, 2016 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 18, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Holden FEBRUARY 10, 2016 An act to add  Section 75131 to the Public Resources Code,   Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 65040.30) to Chapter 1.5 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code,  relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1873, as amended, Holden.  Strategic Growth Council:   Office of Planning and Research:  Board of Infrastructure Planning, Development, and Finance. Existing law establishes the  Strategic Growth Council and requires the council, among other things, to identify and review the activities and funding programs of member state agencies that may be coordinated to improve air and water quality.   Office of Planning and Research within the office of the Governor and further establishes, within the Office of Planning and Research, the Planning Advisory and Assistance Council. Existing law requires the Office of Planning and Research to, among other duties, assist the council engage in the formulation, evaluation, and updating of long-range goals and policies for land use, population growth and distribution, urban expansion, development, open space, resource preservation and   utilization, air and water quality, and other factors that shape statewide development patterns and significantly influence the quality of the state's environment.  This bill would  establish within the council a   establish, within the Office of Planning and Research, the  Board of Infrastructure Planning, Development, and Finance,  consisting   to be composed  of the Governor,  the  Treasurer,  the  Controller,  the  Secretary of Transportation,  the  Director of General Services,  or their designee,  one member  selected   appointed  by the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and one member  selected   appointed  by the Speaker of the Assembly. The bill would require the board to categorize and recommend the priority of the state's infrastructure needs and develop funding to finance those projects. 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.   Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 65040.30) is added to Chapter 1.5 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the   Government Code   , to read:   Article 4.5. Board of Infrastructure Planning, Development, and Finance 65040.30. (a) There is within the office the Board of Infrastructure Planning, Development, and Finance. (b) The board shall be composed of all of the following members: (1) The Governor, or his or her designee. (2) The Treasurer, or his or her designee. (3) The Controller, or his or her designee. (4) The Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee. (5) The Director of General Services, or his or her designee. (6) One member appointed by the President pro Tempore of the Senate. (7) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. 65040.32. The board shall categorize and recommend the priority of the state's infrastructure needs and develop funding to finance those projects.   SECTION 1.   Section 75131 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 75131. (a) There is within the council a Board of Infrastructure Planning, Development, and Finance. The board shall consist of the Governor, the Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary of Transportation, the Director of General Services, one member selected by the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and one member selected by the Speaker of the Assembly. (b) The board shall categorize and recommend the priority of the state's infrastructure needs and develop funding to finance those projects.