BILL NUMBER: SB 1845	CHAPTERED  09/18/06

	CHAPTER  295
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 30, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 22, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 10, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 7, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 12, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Kuehl

                        MARCH 7, 2006

   An act to amend Section 35600 of, and to repeal Section 35620 of,
the Public Resources Code, relating to natural resources.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1845, Kuehl  Natural resources: Ocean Protection Council.
   (1) The California Ocean Protection Act establishes the Ocean
Protection Council in state government. The act provides that the
council consists of the Secretary of the Resources Agency, the
Secretary for Environmental Protection, and the Chair of the State
Lands Commission. The act requires the council, among other things,
to coordinate activities of state agencies, that are related to the
protection and conservation of coastal waters and ocean ecosystems,
and to establish policies to coordinate the collection and sharing of
scientific data related to coast and ocean resources between
agencies.
   This bill would provide that the council additionally consists of
2 members of the public appointed by the Governor for a specified
term, and with specified qualifications. The bill would provide for
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of a member's duties and compensation for each day during
which a member is engaged in the performance of official duties of
the council, as specified.
   (2) Existing law requires the council to take into account the
research, findings, recommendations, and determinations of the State
Interagency Coordinating Committee and a specified scientific review
panel.
   This bill would eliminate that requirement.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 35600 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   35600.  (a) The Ocean Protection Council is established in state
government. The council consists of the Secretary of the Resources
Agency, the Secretary for Environmental Protection, the Chair of the
State Lands Commission, and two members of the public appointed by
the Governor.
   (b) The two public members shall each serve a term of four years,
and may each be reappointed to one additional term. The public
members of the board shall be appointed on the basis of their
educational and professional qualifications and their general
knowledge of, interest in, and experience in the protection and
conservation of coastal waters and ocean ecosystems. One of the
public members shall have a scientific professional background and
experience in coastal and ocean ecosystems.
   (c) Except as provided in this section, members of the council
shall serve without compensation. A member shall be reimbursed for
actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or
her duties, and in addition shall be compensated at one hundred
dollars ($100) for each day during which the member is engaged in the
performance of official duties of the council. Payment for actual
and necessary expenses shall be paid only to the extent that those
expenses are not provided or payable by another public agency. The
total number of days for which a member shall be compensated may not
exceed 25 days in any one fiscal year.
  SEC. 2.  Section 35620 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.