California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

SB 670 — Vacuum or suction dredge equipment.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 62, Statutes of 2009.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits the use of any vacuum or suction dredge equipment by any person in any river, stream, or lake of this state without a permit issued by the Department of Fish and Game. Under existing law, it is unlawful to possess a vacuum or suction dredge in areas, or in or within 100 yards of waters, that are closed to the use of vacuum or suction dredges. A violation of the permit requirement is a misdemeanor. The department is authorized to close areas otherwise open for dredging and for which permits have been issued if there is an unanticipated water level change and the department determines that closure is necessary to protect fish and wildlife resources. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations to implement certain of the vacuum or suction dredge equipment requirements and authorizes the department to issue regulations with respect to other requirements. Existing law requires that the regulations be adopted in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) . CEQA requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared by contract, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. The act exempts from its provisions, among other things, certain types of ministerial projects proposed to be carried out or approved by public agencies, and emergency repairs to public service facilities necessary to maintain service. This bill would designate the issuance of permits to operate vacuum or suction dredge equipment to be a project under CEQA, and would suspend the issuance of permits, and mining pursuant to a permit, until the department has completed an environmental impact report for the project as ordered by the court in a specified court action. The bill would prohibit the use of any vacuum or suction dredge equipment in any river, stream, or lake, for instream mining purposes, until the director of the department certifies to the Secretary of State that (1) the department has completed the environmental review of its existing vacuum or suction dredge equipment regulations as ordered by the court, (2) the department has transmitted for filing with the Secretary of State a certified copy of new regulations, as necessary, and (3) the new regulations are operative. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 62, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 28. Noes 7. Page 1701.) To enrollment.

  5. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 11. Page 2438.) To Senate.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. (Heard in committee on July 1.)

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.)

  10. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. (Heard in committee on June 16.)

  12. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. To Com. on W.,P. & W.

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  15. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 1004.) To Assembly.

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. Read third time. Amended. To second reading.

  18. Read second time. To third reading.

  19. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  20. Set for hearing May 11.

  21. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3. Page 684.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Set for hearing April 28.

  23. To Com. on N.R. & W.

  24. Read first time.

  25. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 31.

  26. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Evans · Cosponsor
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Wiggins · Primary
  • Wolk · Cosponsor
  • Brian W. Jones · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wiggins

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB670 Wiggins Concurrence

Passed 29 Yea · 7 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26705
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 29705
% of votes cast 71%17%0%12%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Runner — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Dutton — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Benoit — Yea
Huff — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 670 Wiggins Third Reading Urgency By HUFFMAN

Passed 73 Yea · 12 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 691105
Democratic 2001
Republican 2100
Total 731206
% of votes cast 80%13%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tom — Nay
Charles — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Jeffries — Not Voting
Krekorian — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Duvall — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Bass — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15004
Republican 1000
Democratic 0001
Total 16005
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Coto — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13002
Democratic 2000
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuller — Yea
Tom — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Krekorian — Not Voting
Anderson — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB670 Wiggins Urgency Clause

Passed 32 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28800
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 32800
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Negrete — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 670 do?
Existing law prohibits the use of any vacuum or suction dredge equipment by any person in any river, stream, or lake of this state without a permit issued by the Department of Fish and Game. Under existing law, it is unlawful to possess a vacuum or suction dredge in areas, or in or within 100 yards of waters, that are closed to the use of vacuum or suction dredges. A violation of the permit requirement is a misdemeanor. The department is authorized to close areas otherwise open for dredging and for which permits have been issued if there is an unanticipated water level change and the department determines that closure is necessary to protect fish and wildlife resources. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations to implement certain of the vacuum or suction dredge equipment requirements and authorizes the department to issue regulations with respect to other requirements. Existing law requires that the regulations be adopted in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) . CEQA requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared by contract, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. The act exempts from its provisions, among other things, certain types of ministerial projects proposed to be carried out or approved by public agencies, and emergency repairs to public service facilities necessary to maintain service. This bill would designate the issuance of permits to operate vacuum or suction dredge equipment to be a project under CEQA, and would suspend the issuance of permits, and mining pursuant to a permit, until the department has completed an environmental impact report for the project as ordered by the court in a specified court action. The bill would prohibit the use of any vacuum or suction dredge equipment in any river, stream, or lake, for instream mining purposes, until the director of the department certifies to the Secretary of State that (1) the department has completed the environmental review of its existing vacuum or suction dredge equipment regulations as ordered by the court, (2) the department has transmitted for filing with the Secretary of State a certified copy of new regulations, as necessary, and (3) the new regulations are operative. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 670?
SB 670 is sponsored by Evans, Huffman, Wiggins, Wolk, and Jones, Brian W. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 670?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 670?
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