BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1232
Author: Huffman (D)
Amended: 06/24/09 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE : 3-2, 7/8/09
AYES: Wiggins, Kehoe, Wolk
NOES: Cox, Aanestad
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-27, 5/21/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Local agency formation commissions: powers and
duties
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill authorizes, as of January 1, 2011, the
Marin County Local Agency Formation Commission to initiate
and approve a reorganization or consolidation of the
Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin and its member agencies,
without protest hearings; and to impose terms and
conditions on this reorganization of consolidation that
requires the Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin and its
member agencies to pay for the commission's costs.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law allows a local agency formation commission
(LAFCO) to initiate proposals for changes or organization,
including consolidation.
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The procedures for boundary changes require four, but
sometimes five, steps:
1. Initiation and filing a detailed application with LAFCO.
2. LAFCO review and approval, after public notice and
hearing.
3. Another public hearing by LAFCO to measure protests.
4. An election, if there were significant protest.
5. Completion of the formal documents.
For most special districts, there are three ways to propose
a consolidation or reorganization:
1. A petition signed by five percent of the registered
voters in each district.
2. A resolution adopted by any local agency that contains
territory in any of the districts.
3. A resolution adopted by the LAFCO.
This bill authorizes the Marin County LAFCO to initiate and
approve a reorganization or consolidation of the Sewerage
Agency of Southern Marin and its member agencies, without
protest hearings.
This bill allows the Marin County LAFCO to impose terms and
conditions on this reorganization or consolidation that
requires the Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin and its
member agencies to pay for the commission's costs.
This bill's provisions become effective on January 1, 2011.
This bill contains extensive legislative findings and
declarations in support of its provision. The bill
contains a statement justifying its special provisions.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
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SUPPORT : (Verified 7/9/09)
Cal-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers
Clean Water Action
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Association
San Francisco Baykeeper
Save The Bay
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the letter of support
on behalf of the San Francisco BayKeeper ("Baykeeper") and
Clean Water Action, this bill "would increase the
efficiency of wastewater management in the Bay Area and
reduce the number of sewage spills into the San Francisco
Bay. Baykeeper has been working to rein in the Bay's
sewage spill problem for over a decade, calling for a
region-wide upgrade to failing sewage systems and
compelling cities and sanitation agencies to reduce illegal
spills. Clean Water Action works to address water quality
issues in the Bay caused by persistent overflows. AB 1232
would help reduce sewage spills in the Bay by authorizing
the consolidation of myriad small wastewater agencies into
fewer and more efficient wastewater collection and
treatment agencies."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Ammiano, Arambula, Beall, Block, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, Eng, Evans,
Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Galgiani, Hall, Hayashi,
Hernandez, Hill, Huffman, Jones, Krekorian, Lieu, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, John A. Perez, V. Manuel
Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Skinner,
Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Yamada,
Bass
NOES: Adams, Anderson, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill,
Conway, DeVore, Duvall, Fletcher, Fuller, Gaines,
Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Harkey, Huber, Jeffries,
Knight, Logue, Miller, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, Silva,
Smyth, Audra Strickland, Tran, Villines
NO VOTE RECORDED: Blakeslee, Cook, Emmerson, Nava, Saldana
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AGB:do 7/9/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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