BILL NUMBER: SB 1069	CHAPTERED  05/21/03

	CHAPTER  11
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  MAY 21, 2003
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  MAY 20, 2003
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 8, 2003
	PASSED THE SENATE  MARCH 27, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Chesbro

                        MARCH 6, 2003

   An act to amend Section 93011 of the Government Code, relating to
transportation, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect
immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1069, Chesbro.  North Coast Railroad Authority:  board of
directors.
   Existing law creates the North Coast Railroad Authority and
prescribes the membership of its board of directors.
   This bill would, notwithstanding any other law, including the
common law doctrine of incompatible offices, authorize a local
government officer to be appointed and serve as a member of the
authority's board of directors if the person meets the qualifications
specified in the North Coast Railroad Authority Act.
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 93011 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   93011.  (a) The authority shall be governed by a board of
directors, composed as follows:
   (1) Two persons appointed by each of the boards of supervisors of
the Counties of Humboldt and Mendocino.  If the County of Marin or
the County of Sonoma elects to join the authority, the board of
supervisors of the county so joining shall appoint two persons to the
board of directors.
   (2) A city representative, selected by the cities served by the
rail line.
   (3) A board member of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and
Transportation District, who shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio
director of the authority.
   (b) All directors, except the ex officio director, shall serve for
terms of two years and until their successors have qualified.
   (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law including the
common law doctrine that precludes the simultaneous holding of
incompatible offices, a local government officer may be appointed and
may serve as a member of the authority's board of directors if the
person also meets the other applicable qualifications of this title.

  SEC. 2.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to allow local government officers to serve as members of
the Board of Directors of the North Coast Railroad Authority, it is
necessary that this act take effect immediately.