BILL ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 2103| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ THIRD READING Bill No: AB 2103 Author: Hill (D) Amended: 6/2/10 in Senate Vote: 21 SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE : 3-0, 6/9/10 AYES: Kehoe, DeSaulnier, Price NO VOTE RECORDED: Cox, Aanestad ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 74-0, 5/6/10 - See last page for vote SUBJECT : San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority SOURCE : San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority DIGEST : This bill prescribes the method of how the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (SFBRA) places a regional funding measure before the voters of the SFBRA. ANALYSIS : Proposition 218 (1996) established that a tax levied by a special-purpose authority is a special tax requiring 2/3 voter approval. State law authorizes the legislative body of any district to levy a special tax with 2/3 voter approval (AB 2345, Chappie, 1980). The SFBRA is a regional entity with jurisdiction extending throughout the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area (AB 2954 [Lieber], Chapter 690, Statutes of 2008). SFBRA's purpose is to raise and allocate resources for the restoration, enhancement, protection, and enjoyment of wetlands and CONTINUED AB 2103 Page 2 wildlife habitats in the San Francisco Bay and along its shoreline. SFBRA can levy a special tax consistent with the provisions of Proposition 218. This bill requires the board of supervisors of the county or counties in which the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority proposes to levy a special tax to call a special election on the measure. This bill requires the special election to be consolidated with the next regularly scheduled statewide election and requires that the measure be submitted to the voters in the appropriate counties, consistent with specified constitutional requirements. This bill requires each county included in the measure to use the ballot question, title, and summary, and ballot language provided in the resolution of the Authority. The bill requires the county clerk of each county to report the results of the special election to the Authority. This bill inserts, into the statute authorizing the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to levy a special tax, a cross-reference to the statute that generally authorizes special districts to levy special taxes. Comments The SFBRA is responsible for helping to restore 36,000 acres of San Francisco Bay shoreline into tidal wetlands, an endeavor that may cost more than $1.4 billion over 50 years. To cover some of these costs, and leverage additional state and federal funding, SFBRA officials anticipate the need to seek 2/3 voter approval for special taxes, as authorized by current law. This bill adds language to SFBRA's authorizing statute clarifying some of the rules that would apply to an election on a special tax proposed by the Authority. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No SUPPORT : (Verified 6/10/10) San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (source) Association of Bay Area Governments CONTINUED AB 2103 Page 3 Save the Bay Trust for Public Land DMB Associates, Inc. ASSEMBLY FLOOR : AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Blumenfield, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Block, Gilmore, Mendoza, Norby AGB:nl 6/16/10 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END **** CONTINUED