Assembly Bill No. 95: Introduced by Assembly Member Brownley Committee On Budget
Assembly Bill No. 95: Introduced by Assembly Member Brownley Committee On Budget
Assembly Bill No. 95: Introduced by Assembly Member Brownley Committee On Budget
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1 of any other member of the fair board. The liability of the members
2 of the fair board is several and not joint, and no member is liable
3 for the default of any other member.
4 SEC. 10. Section 19621.2 of the Business and Professions
5 Code is repealed.
6 SEC. 11. Section 19621.3 of the Business and Professions
7 Code is amended and renumbered to read:
8 19621.1. (a) The Secretary of Food and Agriculture shall
9 prepare and submit to the Department of Finance an estimate of
10 revenue to be deposited in the fund and allocations to be made
11 from the fund for each fiscal year.
12 The Director of Finance may authorize short-term, cash-flow
13 loans from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the
14 Fair and Exposition Fund if all of the following conditions are
15 met:
16 (1) The loan will be repaid during the same fiscal year in which
17 it is made.
18 (2) No loan exceeds the amount remaining to be allocated in
19 any fiscal year or 75 percent of the revenue estimated to be
20 deposited in the Fair and Exposition Fund during the remainder
21 of the fiscal year.
22 (b) The Secretary of Food and Agriculture shall notify the
23 Controller when loans under this section are no longer required
24 and any unnecessary loan funds shall be returned to the General
25 Fund.
26 SEC. 12. Section 19622.1 of the Business and Professions
27 Code is amended and renumbered to read:
28 19622. (a) In order to maintain their eligibility to receive funds
29 or to utilize state assets, the fairs specified in Section 19418 shall
30 do all of the following:
31 (1) File an annual statement of operations with the Department
32 of Food and Agriculture.
33 (2) Conduct an annual fair that includes agriculture and other
34 community-relevant exhibits and competitions.
35 (b) The Department of Food and Agriculture may withhold or
36 restrict allocations to fairs that do not comply with this section or
37 the fiscal standards or administrative standards established by the
38 department. The department shall establish an appeal process for
39 fairs regarding funds that are withheld or restricted.
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1 278 units of the state park system. The department shall select the
2 units to be closed based solely on all of the following factors:
3 (1) The relative statewide significance of each park unit,
4 preserving to the extent possible, parks identified in the
5 department’s documents including “Outstanding and
6 Representative Parks,” the “California State History Plan,” and
7 the “California State Parks Survey of 1928.”
8 (2) The rate of visitation to each unit, to minimize impacts to
9 visitation in the state park system.
10 (3) (A) The estimated net savings from closing each unit, to
11 maximize savings to the state park system.
12 (B) For purposes of this subdivision, “net savings” means the
13 estimated costs of operation for the unit less the unit’s projected
14 revenues and less the costs of maintaining the unit after it is closed.
15 (4) The feasibility of physically closing each unit.
16 (5) The existence of, or potential for, partnerships that can help
17 support each unit, including concessions and both for-profit and
18 nonprofit partners.
19 (6) Significant operational efficiencies to be gained from closing
20 a unit based on its proximity to other closed units where the units
21 typically share staff and other operating resources.
22 (7) Significant and costly infrastructure deficiencies affecting
23 key systems at each unit so that continued operation of the unit is
24 less cost effective relative to other units.
25 (8) Recent or funded infrastructure investments at a unit.
26 (9) Necessary but unfunded capital investments at a unit.
27 (10) Deed restrictions and grant requirements applicable to each
28 unit.
29 (11) The extent to which there are substantial dedicated funds
30 for the support of the unit that are not appropriated from the
31 General Fund.
32 (b) Notwithstanding Division 3.6 (commencing with Section
33 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code, a public entity or a public
34 employee is not liable for injury or damage caused by a condition
35 of public property located in, or injury or damage otherwise
36 occurring in, or arising out of an activity in, a state park system
37 unit that is designated as closed, partially closed, or subject to
38 service reduction by the department pursuant to subdivision (a).
39 This immunity shall apply notwithstanding the fact that the public
40 has access, whether invited or uninvited, to the state park system
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1 the quality of the waters of the state, all or part of the annual fee
2 shall be refunded.
3 (f) (1) The state board shall adopt, by emergency regulations,
4 a schedule of fees authorized under subdivision (d). The total
5 revenue collected each year through annual fees shall be set at an
6 amount equal to the revenue levels set forth in the Budget Act for
7 this activity. The state board shall automatically adjust the annual
8 fees each fiscal year to conform with the revenue levels set forth
9 in the Budget Act for this activity. If the state board determines
10 that the revenue collected during the preceding year was greater
11 than, or less than, the revenue levels set forth in the Budget Act,
12 the state board may further adjust the annual fees to compensate
13 for the over and under collection of revenue.
14 (2) The emergency regulations adopted pursuant to this
15 subdivision, any amendment thereto, or subsequent adjustments
16 to the annual fees, shall be adopted by the state board in accordance
17 with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of
18 Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The adoption of
19 these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the
20 Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate
21 preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare.
22 Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340)
23 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, any
24 emergency regulations adopted by the state board, or adjustments
25 to the annual fees made by the state board pursuant to this section,
26 shall not be subject to review by the Office of Administrative Law
27 and shall remain in effect until revised by the state board.
28 (g) The state board shall adopt regulations setting forth
29 reasonable time limits within which the regional board shall
30 determine the adequacy of a report of waste discharge submitted
31 under this section.
32 (h) Each report submitted under this section shall be sworn to,
33 or submitted under penalty of perjury.
34 (i) The regulations adopted by the state board pursuant to
35 subdivision (f) shall include a provision that annual fees shall not
36 be imposed on those who pay fees under the national pollutant
37 discharge elimination system until the time when those fees are
38 again due, at which time the fees shall become due on an annual
39 basis.
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1 SEC. 32.
2 SEC. 31. This act addresses the fiscal emergency declared and
3 reaffirmed by the Governor by proclamation on January 20, 2011,
4 pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 10 of Article IV of the
5 California Constitution.
6 SEC. 33.
7 SEC. 32. This act is a bill providing for appropriations related
8 to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section
9 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified
10 as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect
11 immediately.
12 SEC. 34.
13 SEC. 33. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the
14 immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within
15 the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into
16 immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
17 In order to make the necessary statutory changes to implement
18 the Budget Act of 2011 at the earliest possible time, it is necessary
19 that this act take effect immediately.
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