8790. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) It is to the advantage of the people of the State of
California that the particle accelerator known as the Superconducting
Super Collider, which the United States Department of Energy is
planning to build, be built in California.
(2) The construction of the Superconducting Super Collider in
California is in the public interest and serves a public purpose and
will promote the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of
California.
(3) The Superconducting Super Collider will be a major
intellectual and economic asset to California, will provide jobs
throughout California, and will be a source of ideas and inventions
that ultimately will aid California industry in expanding and being
competitive in world markets.
(4) The Superconducting Super Collider will assist in furthering
research being conducted by universities located throughout
California and will assure that universities in California continue
to be at the forefront of research and attract the most able members
of the world's engineers, computer scientists, and physicists.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to create a commission to
represent the state before the Department of Energy and to take any
reasonable and appropriate action needed to support a proposal to
build the Superconducting Super Collider in the state.
8790.1. (a) There is created in the state government the California
Collider Commission.
(b) The commission shall consist of the following six members: the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, the President of
the University of California, who shall serve as chairperson of the
commission, the Director of Finance, and the Secretary of the
Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. A designee of a
commission member may serve on behalf of the member he or she
represents at commission meetings.
The services of the President of the University of California as a
member and chairperson of the commission shall be subject to
approval by the Regents of the University of California.
8790.2. The California Collider Commission is created for the
following purposes:
(a) To act as an agent of the State of California in presenting a
site proposal for the Superconducting Super Collider to the federal
Department of Energy.
(b) To represent the state in matters concerning the
Superconducting Super Collider before the legislative and executive
branches of the federal government, and the public.
(c) To represent the state in negotiations with the United States
Department of Energy regarding the Superconducting Super Collider.
(d) To develop and implement both of the following:
(1) Plans for financing state participation in the Superconducting
Super Collider project.
(2) Proposals for financing alternatives.
(e) To ascertain the availability of other governmental and
private sector financial support for the Superconducting Super
Collider project.
(f) To select a construction consultant to prepare construction
schedules and cost estimates for the conventional facilities of the
Superconducting Super Collider.
8790.3. The California Collider Commission is authorized to do all
of the following:
(a) Hold public meetings.
(b) Contract through the University of California for research and
services.
(c) Accept funds or assistance from public agencies, private
foundations, or individuals.
(d) Form committees or working groups, as appropriate for the
performance of its responsibilities.
8790.4. Subject to approval by the Regents of the University of
California, the University of California, from the funds appropriated
to it specifically for the purpose of supporting the effort to
locate the Superconducting Super Collider in California, shall
provide staffing and other services for the commission, as required.
8790.5. The Executive Steering Committee on the Superconducting
Super Collider, established pursuant to ACR 89, shall serve as an
advisory body to the California Collider Commission and shall advise
the commission of both of the following:
(a) All efforts necessary to attract the Superconducting Super
Collider to California, including, but not limited to, research,
preparation and submission of reports, and education of the public.
(b) The site or sites in California which should be proposed to
the United States Department of Energy for locating the
Superconducting Super Collider in California.
8790.6. The Treasurer may sell revenue bonds issued on behalf of
the state for the purpose of financing the construction of the
Superconducting Super Collider in California.
8790.7. (a) Notwithstanding Article 9 (commencing with Section
11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3, any action taken by the
commission prior to the effective date of this section is not subject
to an action under Section 11130.3. For purposes of Section 11130.3,
any such action shall be deemed to have been taken in substantial
compliance with Sections 11123 and 11125.
(b) No member of the commission shall be found to have violated
any provision of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter
1 of Part 1 of Division 3 for any action taken prior to the
effective date of this section.
8790.9. (a) The siting of the Superconducting Super Collider shall
not alter the existing land use zoning which protects prime
agricultural land and preserves the agricultural economy of the area,
except for the areas transferred to the federal government for the
so-called "campus" areas of the Superconducting Super Collider site.
Local governments shall not change the zoning of the agricultural
lands, unless they make a special finding that doing so will not
adversely affect agriculture and the change is not the result of
locating the Superconducting Super Collider in the area.
(b) Property owners whose land is purchased by the state under
this chapter shall be exempt from the penalties of the Williamson Act
for that land.
(c) Property owners whose lands are purchased under this chapter
shall be allowed to reinvest the proceeds of the sale in comparable
agricultural land within two years without being subject to state
income taxes.
(d) During the construction of the Superconducting Super Collider,
state assistance shall be provided to local governments affected by
the project as follows:
(1) To property-based special districts to offset revenue loss
determined by the Board of Equalization to be the result of removal
of property from the tax rolls by the acquisition of the property by
the federal government for the Superconducting Super Collider
project. Following completion of the Superconducting Super Collider
construction, continuing state assistance shall be contingent upon a
finding by the Board of Equalization that the revenue loss is not
exceeded by increased property tax revenue resulting from the siting
of the Superconducting Super Collider.
(2) To local governments as determined by the Department of
General Services for additional safety services identified in the
Environmental Impact Report due to the siting of the Superconducting
Super Collider. Following completion of the construction of the
Superconducting Super Collider, that assistance shall be provided to
the extent that additional costs are not offset by increased revenue
from fees or taxes resulting from the siting of the Superconducting
Super Collider.
(3) To local governments to the extent identified by the
Environmental Impact Report and determined by the Department of
General Services, for mitigation of the impact on the environment,
local roads, and public facilities which are damaged due to the
construction of the Superconducting Super Collider, and for
enhancement of highways, roads and public facilities to accommodate
increased capacity required by siting of the Superconducting Super
Collider.
(e) The amounts determined in subdivision (d) shall be included in
the annual Governor's Budget as submitted on or before January 10 of
each year.
(f) Notwithstanding Sections 188 and 188.8 of the Streets and
Highways Code, a project shall not count against these constraints if
the project needed is primarily a result of the siting of the
Superconducting Super Collider, as determined by the California
Transportation Commission.
(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that any land acquired for
the Superconducting Super Collider the use of which is not
immediately required shall be made available for agricultural use and
the current farmers shall have the first opportunity to lease the
land.
8790.10. The Employment Development Department, the Employment
Training Panel, and the local Job Training Partnership Act service
delivery area, and the local community colleges shall, to the extent
funds are available, cooperate to develop and provide appropriate
training programs for local workers for the construction and
operation of the Superconducting Super Collider project. Preference
shall be given to the hiring of qualified local workers. Workers who
are displaced due to the project shall, if eligible, be targeted for
training through the Employment Training Panel or the Job Training
Partnership Act. These programs shall be funded in the annual Budget
Act.
8790.11. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that preference
shall be provided in the distribution of emergency school facilities,
as necessary, to school districts which have been impacted by
increases in enrollment due to the construction and operation of the
Superconducting Super Collider.
(b) The community colleges, local school districts, the California
State University, and the University of California are encouraged to
develop educational programs which utilize resources made available
by the staff of the Superconducting Super Collider to enrich the
students in the districts adjacent to the Superconducting Super
Collider.
8790. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) It is to the advantage of the people of the State of
California that the particle accelerator known as the Superconducting
Super Collider, which the United States Department of Energy is
planning to build, be built in California.
(2) The construction of the Superconducting Super Collider in
California is in the public interest and serves a public purpose and
will promote the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of
California.
(3) The Superconducting Super Collider will be a major
intellectual and economic asset to California, will provide jobs
throughout California, and will be a source of ideas and inventions
that ultimately will aid California industry in expanding and being
competitive in world markets.
(4) The Superconducting Super Collider will assist in furthering
research being conducted by universities located throughout
California and will assure that universities in California continue
to be at the forefront of research and attract the most able members
of the world's engineers, computer scientists, and physicists.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to create a commission to
represent the state before the Department of Energy and to take any
reasonable and appropriate action needed to support a proposal to
build the Superconducting Super Collider in the state.
8790.1. (a) There is created in the state government the California
Collider Commission.
(b) The commission shall consist of the following six members: the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, the President of
the University of California, who shall serve as chairperson of the
commission, the Director of Finance, and the Secretary of the
Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. A designee of a
commission member may serve on behalf of the member he or she
represents at commission meetings.
The services of the President of the University of California as a
member and chairperson of the commission shall be subject to
approval by the Regents of the University of California.
8790.2. The California Collider Commission is created for the
following purposes:
(a) To act as an agent of the State of California in presenting a
site proposal for the Superconducting Super Collider to the federal
Department of Energy.
(b) To represent the state in matters concerning the
Superconducting Super Collider before the legislative and executive
branches of the federal government, and the public.
(c) To represent the state in negotiations with the United States
Department of Energy regarding the Superconducting Super Collider.
(d) To develop and implement both of the following:
(1) Plans for financing state participation in the Superconducting
Super Collider project.
(2) Proposals for financing alternatives.
(e) To ascertain the availability of other governmental and
private sector financial support for the Superconducting Super
Collider project.
(f) To select a construction consultant to prepare construction
schedules and cost estimates for the conventional facilities of the
Superconducting Super Collider.
8790.3. The California Collider Commission is authorized to do all
of the following:
(a) Hold public meetings.
(b) Contract through the University of California for research and
services.
(c) Accept funds or assistance from public agencies, private
foundations, or individuals.
(d) Form committees or working groups, as appropriate for the
performance of its responsibilities.
8790.4. Subject to approval by the Regents of the University of
California, the University of California, from the funds appropriated
to it specifically for the purpose of supporting the effort to
locate the Superconducting Super Collider in California, shall
provide staffing and other services for the commission, as required.
8790.5. The Executive Steering Committee on the Superconducting
Super Collider, established pursuant to ACR 89, shall serve as an
advisory body to the California Collider Commission and shall advise
the commission of both of the following:
(a) All efforts necessary to attract the Superconducting Super
Collider to California, including, but not limited to, research,
preparation and submission of reports, and education of the public.
(b) The site or sites in California which should be proposed to
the United States Department of Energy for locating the
Superconducting Super Collider in California.
8790.6. The Treasurer may sell revenue bonds issued on behalf of
the state for the purpose of financing the construction of the
Superconducting Super Collider in California.
8790.7. (a) Notwithstanding Article 9 (commencing with Section
11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3, any action taken by the
commission prior to the effective date of this section is not subject
to an action under Section 11130.3. For purposes of Section 11130.3,
any such action shall be deemed to have been taken in substantial
compliance with Sections 11123 and 11125.
(b) No member of the commission shall be found to have violated
any provision of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter
1 of Part 1 of Division 3 for any action taken prior to the
effective date of this section.
8790.9. (a) The siting of the Superconducting Super Collider shall
not alter the existing land use zoning which protects prime
agricultural land and preserves the agricultural economy of the area,
except for the areas transferred to the federal government for the
so-called "campus" areas of the Superconducting Super Collider site.
Local governments shall not change the zoning of the agricultural
lands, unless they make a special finding that doing so will not
adversely affect agriculture and the change is not the result of
locating the Superconducting Super Collider in the area.
(b) Property owners whose land is purchased by the state under
this chapter shall be exempt from the penalties of the Williamson Act
for that land.
(c) Property owners whose lands are purchased under this chapter
shall be allowed to reinvest the proceeds of the sale in comparable
agricultural land within two years without being subject to state
income taxes.
(d) During the construction of the Superconducting Super Collider,
state assistance shall be provided to local governments affected by
the project as follows:
(1) To property-based special districts to offset revenue loss
determined by the Board of Equalization to be the result of removal
of property from the tax rolls by the acquisition of the property by
the federal government for the Superconducting Super Collider
project. Following completion of the Superconducting Super Collider
construction, continuing state assistance shall be contingent upon a
finding by the Board of Equalization that the revenue loss is not
exceeded by increased property tax revenue resulting from the siting
of the Superconducting Super Collider.
(2) To local governments as determined by the Department of
General Services for additional safety services identified in the
Environmental Impact Report due to the siting of the Superconducting
Super Collider. Following completion of the construction of the
Superconducting Super Collider, that assistance shall be provided to
the extent that additional costs are not offset by increased revenue
from fees or taxes resulting from the siting of the Superconducting
Super Collider.
(3) To local governments to the extent identified by the
Environmental Impact Report and determined by the Department of
General Services, for mitigation of the impact on the environment,
local roads, and public facilities which are damaged due to the
construction of the Superconducting Super Collider, and for
enhancement of highways, roads and public facilities to accommodate
increased capacity required by siting of the Superconducting Super
Collider.
(e) The amounts determined in subdivision (d) shall be included in
the annual Governor's Budget as submitted on or before January 10 of
each year.
(f) Notwithstanding Sections 188 and 188.8 of the Streets and
Highways Code, a project shall not count against these constraints if
the project needed is primarily a result of the siting of the
Superconducting Super Collider, as determined by the California
Transportation Commission.
(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that any land acquired for
the Superconducting Super Collider the use of which is not
immediately required shall be made available for agricultural use and
the current farmers shall have the first opportunity to lease the
land.
8790.10. The Employment Development Department, the Employment
Training Panel, and the local Job Training Partnership Act service
delivery area, and the local community colleges shall, to the extent
funds are available, cooperate to develop and provide appropriate
training programs for local workers for the construction and
operation of the Superconducting Super Collider project. Preference
shall be given to the hiring of qualified local workers. Workers who
are displaced due to the project shall, if eligible, be targeted for
training through the Employment Training Panel or the Job Training
Partnership Act. These programs shall be funded in the annual Budget
Act.
8790.11. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that preference
shall be provided in the distribution of emergency school facilities,
as necessary, to school districts which have been impacted by
increases in enrollment due to the construction and operation of the
Superconducting Super Collider.
(b) The community colleges, local school districts, the California
State University, and the University of California are encouraged to
develop educational programs which utilize resources made available
by the staff of the Superconducting Super Collider to enrich the
students in the districts adjacent to the Superconducting Super
Collider.
8790. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) It is to the advantage of the people of the State of
California that the particle accelerator known as the Superconducting
Super Collider, which the United States Department of Energy is
planning to build, be built in California.
(2) The construction of the Superconducting Super Collider in
California is in the public interest and serves a public purpose and
will promote the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of
California.
(3) The Superconducting Super Collider will be a major
intellectual and economic asset to California, will provide jobs
throughout California, and will be a source of ideas and inventions
that ultimately will aid California industry in expanding and being
competitive in world markets.
(4) The Superconducting Super Collider will assist in furthering
research being conducted by universities located throughout
California and will assure that universities in California continue
to be at the forefront of research and attract the most able members
of the world's engineers, computer scientists, and physicists.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to create a commission to
represent the state before the Department of Energy and to take any
reasonable and appropriate action needed to support a proposal to
build the Superconducting Super Collider in the state.
8790.1. (a) There is created in the state government the California
Collider Commission.
(b) The commission shall consist of the following six members: the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, the President of
the University of California, who shall serve as chairperson of the
commission, the Director of Finance, and the Secretary of the
Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. A designee of a
commission member may serve on behalf of the member he or she
represents at commission meetings.
The services of the President of the University of California as a
member and chairperson of the commission shall be subject to
approval by the Regents of the University of California.
8790.2. The California Collider Commission is created for the
following purposes:
(a) To act as an agent of the State of California in presenting a
site proposal for the Superconducting Super Collider to the federal
Department of Energy.
(b) To represent the state in matters concerning the
Superconducting Super Collider before the legislative and executive
branches of the federal government, and the public.
(c) To represent the state in negotiations with the United States
Department of Energy regarding the Superconducting Super Collider.
(d) To develop and implement both of the following:
(1) Plans for financing state participation in the Superconducting
Super Collider project.
(2) Proposals for financing alternatives.
(e) To ascertain the availability of other governmental and
private sector financial support for the Superconducting Super
Collider project.
(f) To select a construction consultant to prepare construction
schedules and cost estimates for the conventional facilities of the
Superconducting Super Collider.
8790.3. The California Collider Commission is authorized to do all
of the following:
(a) Hold public meetings.
(b) Contract through the University of California for research and
services.
(c) Accept funds or assistance from public agencies, private
foundations, or individuals.
(d) Form committees or working groups, as appropriate for the
performance of its responsibilities.
8790.4. Subject to approval by the Regents of the University of
California, the University of California, from the funds appropriated
to it specifically for the purpose of supporting the effort to
locate the Superconducting Super Collider in California, shall
provide staffing and other services for the commission, as required.
8790.5. The Executive Steering Committee on the Superconducting
Super Collider, established pursuant to ACR 89, shall serve as an
advisory body to the California Collider Commission and shall advise
the commission of both of the following:
(a) All efforts necessary to attract the Superconducting Super
Collider to California, including, but not limited to, research,
preparation and submission of reports, and education of the public.
(b) The site or sites in California which should be proposed to
the United States Department of Energy for locating the
Superconducting Super Collider in California.
8790.6. The Treasurer may sell revenue bonds issued on behalf of
the state for the purpose of financing the construction of the
Superconducting Super Collider in California.
8790.7. (a) Notwithstanding Article 9 (commencing with Section
11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3, any action taken by the
commission prior to the effective date of this section is not subject
to an action under Section 11130.3. For purposes of Section 11130.3,
any such action shall be deemed to have been taken in substantial
compliance with Sections 11123 and 11125.
(b) No member of the commission shall be found to have violated
any provision of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter
1 of Part 1 of Division 3 for any action taken prior to the
effective date of this section.
8790.9. (a) The siting of the Superconducting Super Collider shall
not alter the existing land use zoning which protects prime
agricultural land and preserves the agricultural economy of the area,
except for the areas transferred to the federal government for the
so-called "campus" areas of the Superconducting Super Collider site.
Local governments shall not change the zoning of the agricultural
lands, unless they make a special finding that doing so will not
adversely affect agriculture and the change is not the result of
locating the Superconducting Super Collider in the area.
(b) Property owners whose land is purchased by the state under
this chapter shall be exempt from the penalties of the Williamson Act
for that land.
(c) Property owners whose lands are purchased under this chapter
shall be allowed to reinvest the proceeds of the sale in comparable
agricultural land within two years without being subject to state
income taxes.
(d) During the construction of the Superconducting Super Collider,
state assistance shall be provided to local governments affected by
the project as follows:
(1) To property-based special districts to offset revenue loss
determined by the Board of Equalization to be the result of removal
of property from the tax rolls by the acquisition of the property by
the federal government for the Superconducting Super Collider
project. Following completion of the Superconducting Super Collider
construction, continuing state assistance shall be contingent upon a
finding by the Board of Equalization that the revenue loss is not
exceeded by increased property tax revenue resulting from the siting
of the Superconducting Super Collider.
(2) To local governments as determined by the Department of
General Services for additional safety services identified in the
Environmental Impact Report due to the siting of the Superconducting
Super Collider. Following completion of the construction of the
Superconducting Super Collider, that assistance shall be provided to
the extent that additional costs are not offset by increased revenue
from fees or taxes resulting from the siting of the Superconducting
Super Collider.
(3) To local governments to the extent identified by the
Environmental Impact Report and determined by the Department of
General Services, for mitigation of the impact on the environment,
local roads, and public facilities which are damaged due to the
construction of the Superconducting Super Collider, and for
enhancement of highways, roads and public facilities to accommodate
increased capacity required by siting of the Superconducting Super
Collider.
(e) The amounts determined in subdivision (d) shall be included in
the annual Governor's Budget as submitted on or before January 10 of
each year.
(f) Notwithstanding Sections 188 and 188.8 of the Streets and
Highways Code, a project shall not count against these constraints if
the project needed is primarily a result of the siting of the
Superconducting Super Collider, as determined by the California
Transportation Commission.
(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that any land acquired for
the Superconducting Super Collider the use of which is not
immediately required shall be made available for agricultural use and
the current farmers shall have the first opportunity to lease the
land.
8790.10. The Employment Development Department, the Employment
Training Panel, and the local Job Training Partnership Act service
delivery area, and the local community colleges shall, to the extent
funds are available, cooperate to develop and provide appropriate
training programs for local workers for the construction and
operation of the Superconducting Super Collider project. Preference
shall be given to the hiring of qualified local workers. Workers who
are displaced due to the project shall, if eligible, be targeted for
training through the Employment Training Panel or the Job Training
Partnership Act. These programs shall be funded in the annual Budget
Act.
8790.11. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that preference
shall be provided in the distribution of emergency school facilities,
as necessary, to school districts which have been impacted by
increases in enrollment due to the construction and operation of the
Superconducting Super Collider.
(b) The community colleges, local school districts, the California
State University, and the University of California are encouraged to
develop educational programs which utilize resources made available
by the staff of the Superconducting Super Collider to enrich the
students in the districts adjacent to the Superconducting Super
Collider.
