VETERANS HOME PASSES FIRST VOTE.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer LANCASTER - Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. George Runner's legislation to appropriate $12 million toward building a state veterans home in Lancaster has passed its first vote in Sacramento. Assembly Bill 34 was unanimously passed Monday by the Assembly Governmental Organization Subcommittee sub·com·mit·tee n. A subordinate committee composed of members appointed from a main committee. subcommittee Noun on Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. , and now goes to the full Governmental Organization Committee, where approval is expected to be a formality formality, in chemistry: see chemical equilibrium; concentration. , Runner said. ``This is a good start toward making a veterans home in Lancaster a reality,'' said the Lancaster Republican. An identical bill by state Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, R-Palmdale, is being considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee In the United States government, the Appropriations Committee can refer to either:
California voters in March 2000 passed a bond measure that provided money for building the Lancaster home, but Gov. Gray Davis in September vetoed Knight's and Runner's legislation appropriating the money. Davis said the state legislation was premature because of uncertainties about federal funding. The Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley lawmakers are trying again this year to get the money appropriated for the home, which would be built on Avenue I near 30th Street West and would be big enough for 400 residents. Last week, three Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, congressmen sent a letter to the governor, asking him to support state funding for the veterans home. The letter from Reps. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, Jerry Lewis, R-Redlands, and Bill Thomas For other people with similar names, see . William Marshall Thomas (born December 6 1941), commonly known as Bill Thomas, American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979–2007, representing the 22nd District of , R-Bakersfield, told Davis the state must appropriate its share of the construction money before the home will make it onto the federal priority list for funding. The federal government is expected to provide two-thirds of the estimated $36 million construction cost. A spokesman for Davis said last week that the governor generally does not comment on pending legislation, but will make a decision when the final bill reaches his desk. Runner said he and his staff will meet with California Department of Veterans Affairs officials and then state Finance Department officials to convince them that appropriating the $12 million is necessary. ``The first step was to get the bill out (of committee for a vote),'' Runner said. ``The next step now is to prepare the groundwork for inclusion in the budget and/or passing of the bill out of the Legislature. To do that, we have to have the governor's understanding. We're going to get everybody on the same page.'' |
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