BILL NUMBER: AB 735	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 24, 2009
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 11, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 21, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Agriculture (Galgiani (Chair), Tom
Berryhill (Vice Chair), Arambula, Conway, Fuller, Ma, Mendoza, and
Yamada)

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2009

   An act to amend Sections 72027, 72051, and 72060 of the Food and
Agricultural Code, relating to wheat.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 735, Committee on Agriculture. California Wheat Commission.
   Existing law establishes in state government the California Wheat
Commission, which is composed of 15 members who are wheat producers
and who are not handlers, 2 members who are handlers, and one public
member.
   This bill would change the composition of this commission to 13
members who are wheat producers and who are not handlers, 2 members
who are handlers, 2 at-large members, and one public member. Each
at-large member would be required to be a person with knowledge,
expertise, and interest in wheat production, handling, research, or
any other attribute or attributes that are deemed by the secretary to
be of value to the purpose of the commission.
   Existing law provides that a quorum of the California Wheat
Commission shall be any 10 commissioners.
   This bill would instead provide that a quorum shall be a majority
of the commissioners.
   Existing law regarding the California Wheat Commission establishes
15 districts comprised of counties and other geographic areas.
   This bill would reduce the number of districts to 13, would change
the boundaries of the districts, and would authorize the number of
districts to be changed by a 2/3 vote of the commission, as long as
proper notice is provided to all persons subject to the laws
governing the commission and the action of the commission is
concurred in by the secretary, to ensure proper representation by
producers.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 72027 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:
   72027.  "Districts" shall consist of the following:
   (a) District 1 consists of Siskiyou, Tehama, Lassen, Modoc, and
Shasta Counties.
   (b) District 2 consists of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, and Lake
Counties.
   (c) District 3 consists of Napa, Sonoma, Yolo, Amador, El Dorado,
Placer, Yuba, Nevada, Sutter, and Sierra Counties and that portion of
Sacramento County lying north of Road J-11 and east of the
Sacramento River from Walnut Grove to Courtland.
   (d) District 4 consists of Solano County and that portion of
Sacramento County not included in District 3.
   (e) District 5 consists of Alameda, Contra Costa, Stanislaus, and
San Joaquin Counties.
   (f) District 6 consists of Merced and Madera Counties.
   (g) District 7 consists of Fresno County.
   (h) District 8 consists of Kings and Tulare Counties.
   (i) District 9 consists of Kern County.
   (j) District 10 consists of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo,
Monterey, and San Benito Counties.
   (k) District 11 consists of San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego,
Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
   (l) District 12 consists of that part of Imperial County lying
north of Keystone Road.
   (m) District 13 consists of that part of Imperial County lying
south of Keystone Road.
   The number of districts and boundaries of any district may be
changed by a two-thirds vote of the commission, as long as proper
notice is provided to all persons subject to this chapter and the
action of the commission is concurred in by the secretary, to ensure
proper representation by producers. These boundaries need not
coincide with county lines.
  SEC. 2.  Section 72051 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended
to read:
   72051.  There is in the state government the California Wheat
Commission. The commission shall be composed of 13 members who are
wheat producers and who are not handlers, two members who are
handlers, two at-large members, and one public member. The producers,
one from each district, shall be elected by and from producers
within the respective districts. The two handler members shall be
elected by and from handlers doing business within the state.
   The at-large members and the public member shall be appointed to
the commission by the secretary from the nominees recommended by the
commission. Each at-large member shall be a person with knowledge,
expertise, and interest in wheat production, handling, research, or
any other attribute or attributes that are deemed by the secretary to
be of value to the purpose of the commission.
   The secretary and other appropriate individuals as determined by
the commission shall be nonvoting ex officio members of the
commission.
  SEC. 3.  Section 72060 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended
to read:
   72060.  A quorum of the commission shall be a majority of the
commissioners. Except as provided in Sections 72027 and 72133, the
vote of a majority of members present at a meeting at which there is
a quorum shall constitute the act of the commission.