BILL NUMBER: SB 1910	CHAPTERED  07/14/04

	CHAPTER  146
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 14, 2004
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 13, 2004
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JULY 2, 2004
	PASSED THE SENATE  MAY 24, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources
(Senators Machado (Chair), Alpert, Ducheny, Florez, Kuehl, Perata,
and Torlakson)

                        MARCH 10, 2004

   An act to amend Section 42815 of the Food and Agricultural Code,
relating to agriculture.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1910, Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources.
Agriculture:  fruit, nut, and vegetable standards.
   Existing law generally creates standards for fruits, nuts, and
vegetables.  Existing law requires the Secretary of Food and
Agriculture to create an industry-funded standardization program for
the purpose of implementing these standards.  Existing law requires
the secretary to adopt regulations that he or she determines are
reasonably necessary to carry out this program, including, but not
limited to, establishing assessment rates and procedures for payment
of assessments.  Existing law repeals the standardization program
provisions on January 1, 2005.
   This bill would extend the repeal date until January 1, 2010.


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


  SECTION 1.  This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the
"Agriculture Omnibus Act of 2004."
  SEC. 2.  Section 42815 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended
to read:
   42815.  This article shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2010, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute,  which becomes effective on or before January 1,  2010,
deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is
repealed.