SB 809 — Natural resources.

Summary

(1) The California Constitution establishes the 5-member Fish and Game Commission, with members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate. Existing statutory law requires the commissioners to annually elect one of their number as president and one as vice president, by a concurrent vote of at least 3 commissioners. Existing law prohibits a president or vice president from serving more than 2 consecutive years. This bill would eliminate this prohibition. (2) Existing law requires the owner of an aquaculture facility to register certain information with the Department of Fish and Wildlife by March 1 of each year, and requires the department to impose prescribed fees for registration and renewal. Existing law also requires, in addition to the registration and renewal fees, a surcharge fee to be paid at the time of registration by the owner of an aquaculture facility if the gross annual sales of aquaculture products of the facility during the prior calendar year exceed $25,000. Existing law imposes a penalty for delinquent payment of fees. Existing law, until January 1, 2018, increases those registration, renewal, surcharge, and penalty fees, as prescribed. Existing law requires the department to prepare and submit to the Legislature, on or before February 1, 2017, a report regarding the aquaculture program. This bill would extend the increased registration, renewal, surcharge, and penalty fees until January 1, 2023. The bill would require the department to prepare and submit to the Legislature an additional report regarding the aquaculture program due on or before February 1, 2022. (3) The State Contract Act requires projects that are not under the jurisdiction of specified departments to be under the charge and control of the Department of General Services. Under existing law, the Division of Boating and Waterways is one of the specified agencies whose projects are under its jurisdiction instead of the jurisdiction of the Department of General Services. This bill would remove the Division of Boating and Waterways, and would add the Department of Parks and Recreation, as a department whose projects are under its jurisdiction. (4) Under existing law, the Department of Conservation is under the supervision of the Director of Conservation, and the work of the department is divided into divisions, including the Division of Mine Reclamation and the California Geological Survey. Existing law establishes the Supervisor of Mine Reclamation to direct the Division of Mine Reclamation. The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 prohibits a person, with exceptions, from conducting surface mining operations unless, among other things, a permit is obtained from, a specified reclamation plan is submitted to and approved by, and financial assurances for reclamation have been approved by, the lead agency for the operation of the surface mining operation. This bill, for the purposes of the act, would transfer various duties assigned to the Director of Conservation to the Supervisor of Mine Reclamation, as specified, and would transfer various duties assigned to the Department of Conservation to the Division of Mine Reclamation, as specified. This bill also would make various conforming changes. (5) Under existing law, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation regulates the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of oil and gas wells in the state. Existing law defines, among other things, "active observation well," "idle well," and "long-term idle well" for the purposes of provisions relating to the regulation of oil and gas. Existing law, for purposes of regulating oil and gas activities, divides the state into 6 districts, the boundaries of which are fixed by the Director of Conservation. Existing law requires the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to appoint a chief deputy and at least one district deputy for each district and to prescribe their duties. This bill instead would require the director to fix the number and boundaries of the districts, and would authorize the director and supervisor to redefine the districts as needed to ensure the efficient administration of provisions regulating oil and gas. The bill would require the director and supervisor to solicit public input before revising the districts. The bill would narrow the definitions of "idle well" and "long-term idle well" by excluding active observation wells from those definitions. The bill would revise the qualifications for the chief deputy and each district deputy. The bill would change the reporting date for a comprehensive report on well stimulation treatments in the exploration and production of oil and gas resources in California that is prepared by the State Oil and Gas Supervisor and transmitted to the Legislature from on or before January 1 to on or before July 30 of each year. The bill would delete obsolete provisions regarding the creation of a certain Internet Web site by the division. (6) Existing law vests with the State Lands Commission control over certain public lands in the state. Existing law authorizes the Governor, on application therefor by a duly authorized agent, to convey to the United States a tract of land that does not exceed 10 acres, belonging to the state and covered by navigable waters, for the site of a lighthouse, beacon, or other aid to navigation. This bill would instead authorize the commission to make that conveyance of land for the site of a lighthouse, beacon, or other navigation aid. (7) Existing law requires every undocumented vessel using the waters or on the waters of this state to be currently numbered. Existing law requires the owner of each vessel requiring numbering to file an initial application for a number and to pay to the Department of Motor Vehicles an initial application fee of $9, except that an owner of a vessel registered outside of this state who is submitting an application for registration in this state is required to pay a fee of $37. This bill would eliminate the $37 application fee for registering a vessel in this state that is registered outside of this state.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/05/17 - Chaptered Current pdf October 05, 2017
• Enrolled 09/01/17 - Enrolled pdf September 01, 2017
• Amended 06/20/17 - Amended Assembly pdf June 20, 2017
• Amended 05/04/17 - Amended Senate pdf May 04, 2017
• Amended 04/18/17 - Amended Senate pdf April 18, 2017
• Introduced 03/08/17 - Introduced pdf March 08, 2017
• SB809 View text html

Action History

1. October 05, 2017

   Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 521, Statutes of 2017.

2. October 05, 2017

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 06, 2017

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

4. August 31, 2017

   Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2353.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

5. August 29, 2017

   Ordered to special consent calendar.

6. August 24, 2017

   In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

7. August 24, 2017

   Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2765.) Ordered to the Senate.

8. July 20, 2017

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. July 19, 2017

   From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 19).

10. July 11, 2017

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

11. June 26, 2017

    June 26 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

12. June 20, 2017

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

13. June 13, 2017

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

14. June 01, 2017

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

15. May 23, 2017

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

16. May 22, 2017

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1150.) Ordered to the Assembly.

17. May 16, 2017

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

18. May 15, 2017

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

19. May 04, 2017

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

20. May 04, 2017

    Set for hearing May 15.

21. May 03, 2017

    May 8 hearing postponed by committee.

22. May 01, 2017

    Set for hearing May 8.

23. April 25, 2017

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 829.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

24. April 18, 2017

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

25. March 24, 2017

    Set for hearing April 25.

26. March 16, 2017

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

27. March 09, 2017

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 8.

28. March 08, 2017

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• Committee on Natural Resources and Water · Primary

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