California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2503 — Ocean resources: marine resources and preservation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 687, Statutes of 2010.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes a California Artificial Reef Program, administered by the Department of Fish and Game, to include the placement of artificial reefs, as defined, in state waters and a prescribed study of existing successful reefs and new reefs to determine design criteria. This bill would enact the California Marine Resources Legacy Act to establish a program to allow partial removal of offshore oil structures, administered by the department. The act would authorize the department to conditionally approve the partial removal of offshore oil structures, if specified criteria are satisfied, including a finding that the alternative of partial removal provides a net environmental benefit and substantial cost savings compared to the alternative of full removal of these structures. The act would require the Ocean Protection Council, for purposes of determining whether partial removal provides a net environmental benefit, to establish specified criteria, to consult with the department, the California Coastal Commission, the State Lands Commission, the California Ocean Service Trust, and other responsible agencies as to those criteria, and would require that partial removal comply with the California Environmental Quality Act. The act would require the State Lands Commission to determine the cost savings of partial removal, and would require the applicant, upon conditional approval for conversion, to apportion a percentage of the cost-savings funds in accordance with a prescribed schedule to the California Endowment for Marine Preservation, the county immediately adjacent to the location of the facility, the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, the Coastal Act Services Fund, and the General Fund. The act would prohibit the department from taking title to a decommissioned offshore oil structure in open coastal waters unless prescribed requirements are met. The bill would require the State Coastal Conservancy, upon the department's final approval of the first application, to create and update, as specified, an advisory spending plan for cost savings deposited in the endowment. The conservancy would be required to submit a copy of the spending plan and all updates to the Legislature, and the Board of Directors of the California Endowment for Marine Preservation. The bill would establish the California Endowment for Marine Preservation, subject to the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law, in order to create a permanent source of funding for projects and programs that will conserve, protect, restore, and enhance the open coastal and marine resources of the state. The endowment would be governed by a board of directors, with membership and duties prescribed by the bill. The bill would require the endowment to coordinate its activities with the Department of Fish and Game, the California Coastal Commission, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the State Lands Commission, and appropriate federal agencies. The bill would require the endowment to allocate 10% of any funds received pursuant to the act to qualified state agencies within 24 months of receipt of the funds.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 687, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 68. Noes 2. Page 6927.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 1. Page 4863.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. (Corrected August 23.)

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (August 12).

  12. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  15. (Corrected July 1.)

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and RLS.

  19. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  20. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5477.)

  21. Read second time. To third reading.

  22. (Corrected June 15.)

  23. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  24. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

  25. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  26. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  27. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  28. Read second time and amended.

  29. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 13).

  30. Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.

  31. (Corrected April 12.)

  32. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P. & W. Read second time and amended.

  33. Referred to Coms. on W.,P. & W. and NAT. RES.

  34. Read first time.

  35. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  36. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • John A. Perez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • John A. Perez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2503 PEREZ, J. Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 2 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 75207
Democratic 3000
Republican 2001
Total 80208
% of votes cast 89%2%0%9%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Cook — Yea
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Chesbro — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Nay
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2503 John A. Perez By Kehoe

Passed 32 Yea · 1 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29107
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 32107
% of votes cast 80%3%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Liu — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10100
Total 10100
% of votes cast 91%9%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Nay
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 2503 PEREZ, J. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 83 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 78007
Democratic 3000
Republican 2001
Total 83008
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Fong — Not Voting
Yamada — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Nava — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Democratic 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Conway — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12002
Democratic 2000
Total 14002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Fuller — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Salas — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2503 do?
Existing law establishes a California Artificial Reef Program, administered by the Department of Fish and Game, to include the placement of artificial reefs, as defined, in state waters and a prescribed study of existing successful reefs and new reefs to determine design criteria. This bill would enact the California Marine Resources Legacy Act to establish a program to allow partial removal of offshore oil structures, administered by the department. The act would authorize the department to conditionally approve the partial removal of offshore oil structures, if specified criteria are satisfied, including a finding that the alternative of partial removal provides a net environmental benefit and substantial cost savings compared to the alternative of full removal of these structures. The act would require the Ocean Protection Council, for purposes of determining whether partial removal provides a net environmental benefit, to establish specified criteria, to consult with the department, the California Coastal Commission, the State Lands Commission, the California Ocean Service Trust, and other responsible agencies as to those criteria, and would require that partial removal comply with the California Environmental Quality Act. The act would require the State Lands Commission to determine the cost savings of partial removal, and would require the applicant, upon conditional approval for conversion, to apportion a percentage of the cost-savings funds in accordance with a prescribed schedule to the California Endowment for Marine Preservation, the county immediately adjacent to the location of the facility, the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, the Coastal Act Services Fund, and the General Fund. The act would prohibit the department from taking title to a decommissioned offshore oil structure in open coastal waters unless prescribed requirements are met. The bill would require the State Coastal Conservancy, upon the department's final approval of the first application, to create and update, as specified, an advisory spending plan for cost savings deposited in the endowment. The conservancy would be required to submit a copy of the spending plan and all updates to the Legislature, and the Board of Directors of the California Endowment for Marine Preservation. The bill would establish the California Endowment for Marine Preservation, subject to the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law, in order to create a permanent source of funding for projects and programs that will conserve, protect, restore, and enhance the open coastal and marine resources of the state. The endowment would be governed by a board of directors, with membership and duties prescribed by the bill. The bill would require the endowment to coordinate its activities with the Department of Fish and Game, the California Coastal Commission, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the State Lands Commission, and appropriate federal agencies. The bill would require the endowment to allocate 10% of any funds received pursuant to the act to qualified state agencies within 24 months of receipt of the funds.
Who sponsors AB 2503?
AB 2503 is sponsored by John A. Perez.
What is the current status of AB 2503?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2010. Enacted.
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