California Senate Bill SB1187 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1187AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 22, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Senator Lara FEBRUARY 18, 2016 An act relating to the payment of claims against the state,  making an appropriation therefor,  and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1187, as amended, Lara. Claims against the state: appropriation. Existing law requires the Attorney General to pay certain  claims, settlements, and  judgments against the state. This bill would  state that it appropriates an unspecified amount   appropriate $235,400  from the General Fund to the Attorney General to pay  an undesignated judgment.   the settlement in a specified case.  This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Vote: 2/3. Appropriation:  no   yes  . Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   The sum of ____ ($____) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Attorney General to pay for the judgment in the case of ____. Any funds appropriated in excess of the amounts actually required for the payment of this judgment shall revert to the General Fund on June 30 of the fiscal year in which the final payment is made.   SECTION 1.   The sum of two hundred thirty-five thousand four hundred dollars ($235,400) is hereby appropriated to the Department of Justice to pay the settlement in Ballona Wetlands Land Trust v. Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BS154128). Any funds appropriated in excess of the amounts required for the payment of this claim shall revert to the General Fund.  SEC. 2. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: In order to pay judgment and settlement claims against the state and end hardship to claimants as quickly as possible, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.