Bill Text: CA AB34 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: State historical resources.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 641, Statutes of 2013. [AB34 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB34-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 34 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 641
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 8, 2013
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR OCTOBER 8, 2013
PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 8, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 15, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 3, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Roger Hernández
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Alejo, Ammiano, Perea, V. Manuel
Pérez, Salas, and Ting)
(Coauthors: Senators Hueso, Jackson, and Monning)
DECEMBER 3, 2012
An act to amend Section 5024.6 of, and to add Section 5029.6 to,
the Public Resources Code, relating to historical resources.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 34, Roger Hernández. State historical resources.
Existing law establishes the State Historical Resources Commission
and the California Register of Historical Resources. Existing law
requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to consider all
recommendations for registration made by the commission, and requires
the department to register, as state historical landmarks, those
buildings, structures, sites, or places that the department deems to
be important historical resources.
Existing law authorizes a resource to be nominated for listing as
a historical resource in the California Register of Historical
Resources in accordance with specified nominating procedures.
Existing law establishes the State Office of Historic Preservation
and requires the office to perform certain duties, including
recommending properties of historical significance for nomination by
the commission for, among other things, listing in the California
Register of Historic Resources.
This bill would require the office to educate the public on the
process required to nominate a resource for listing in the California
Register of Historical Resources, as provided. The bill would also
require the office, by January 1, 2015, to identify publicly owned
resources that may be appropriate for potential listing as historical
resources, historical landmarks, or points of historical interest
for their association with the labor and civil rights movements or
California's modern history, as defined, and report its findings to
the commission.
This bill would require the land known as Nuestra Señora Reina de
La Paz, which includes the home and burial site of the late Cesar
Chavez, to be registered as a state historical landmark.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to
the necessity of a special statute.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) The state park system was created for the purposes of
preserving outstanding natural and scenic sites of cultural value and
areas of historical significance.
(b) Nuestra Señora Reina de La Paz, or La Paz, the farm where the
late Cesar Chavez lived, was recently named by President Obama as a
national monument. This designation brings to the forefront the deep
national significance of the land.
(c) La Paz, located in Kern County, is a historic and culturally
significant land that contains both the house in which the late Cesar
Chavez once lived and his burial site.
(d) Kern County is home to the origins of the farmworker movement
and contains several sites associated with the movement, including La
Paz and the land known as the Forty Acres.
(e) Currently, the Office of Historic Preservation does not have
these two sites, or any other site located in Kern County associated
with the farmworker movement, listed as a state historical landmark.
(f) Further, there is a desire to recognize more historical sites
as historical resources, historical landmarks, and points of
historical interest that are associated with California's labor and
civil rights movements and modern history.
SEC. 2. Section 5024.6 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
5024.6. There is in the department the State Office of Historic
Preservation, which is under the direction of the officer. The office
shall do all of the following:
(a) Serve as the staff of the commission in carrying out its
responsibilities, and as the staff of the officer in carrying out the
responsibilities of that position.
(b) Recommend properties of historical significance for nomination
by the commission for the National Register of Historic Places, for
registration as historical landmarks and points of historical
interest, and for listing in the California Register.
(c) Administer state and federal incentive programs for the
preservation of historical resources, including the California
Register.
(d) Provide information on federal and state benefits for
preservation projects and enhancement of historical resources.
(e) Administer grant and loan programs to survey historical
resources and assist the development and enhancement of these
resources.
(f) Assist other state agencies by providing information and
education on the economic and social benefits of utilizing historical
resources.
(g) Provide public education and information on the preservation
and enhancement of historical resources.
(h) Provide information and technical assistance to local, state,
and national organizations to promote preservation and enhancement of
historical resources by developing model ordinances, financial
mechanisms, educational programs, conferences, workshops, and other
materials.
(i) Cooperate with cultural and ethnic commissions, such as the
Native American Heritage Commission, or other organizations or
representatives when projects involve these groups' concerns.
(j) Review and comment on the impact on historical resources of
publicly funded projects and programs undertaken by other
governmental agencies.
(k) Review applications for excavation and salvage permits for
salvage in state waters.
( l ) Assist the State Lands Commission in
administering Section 6313.
(m) Administer the California Register in accordance with
procedures adopted by the commission.
(n) Administer and maintain the State Historic Resources Inventory
in accordance with procedures developed by the office and adopted by
the commission.
(o) Administer the California Heritage Fund created pursuant to
Section 5079.10.
(p) Educate the public on the process required to nominate a
resource for listing as a historical resource in the California
Register pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 5024.1, with
particular emphasis on educating the public regarding nominating
resources associated with the labor movement, the civil rights
movement, and the state's modern history by providing information in
its quarterly newsletter or other appropriate publications, and on
the State Office of Historic Preservation's Internet Web site.
(q) By January 1, 2015, identify publicly owned resources that may
be appropriate for potential listing as historical resources,
historical landmarks, or points of historical interest for their
association with the labor movement, the civil rights movement, or
the state's modern history. The State Office of Historic Preservation
shall report its findings to the commission.
(r) For the purposes of this section, "modern history" means
history on and after 1940.
SEC. 3. Section 5029.6 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
5029.6. Notwithstanding the nomination process established
pursuant to Section 5021, the land known as Nuestra Señora Reina de
La Paz, which includes the home and burial site of the late Cesar
Chavez, shall be registered as a state historical landmark.
SEC. 4. The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is
necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the
meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution
because of the necessity to ensure in perpetuity the unique
historical, cultural, and recreational significance of Nuestra Señora
Reina de La Paz in Kern County.
