BILL ANALYSIS
SCR 13
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Date of Hearing: August 31, 2009
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Ted W. Lieu, Chair
SCR 13 (Steinberg) - As Amended: April 28, 2009
(As proposed to be amended)
SENATE VOTE : 37-1
SUBJECT : Creation of the Joint Committee for the Protection of
Lake Tahoe.
SUMMARY : Creates the Joint Committee for the Protection of
Lake Tahoe, requires the committee to consist of 8 members from
the Senate and Assembly, requires the members to meet on or
before December 31, 2009; and authorizes termination of the
committee on November 30, 2010. Specifically, this resolution
makes the following legislative findings:
1)It is the expressed policy of this state, the State of Nevada,
and the United States of America, through adoption and
ratification of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, as
amended in 1980, to preserve the scenic beauty and outdoor
recreational opportunities of the region; and this state,
along with the State of Nevada, the United States of America,
and other public and private entities, committed itself in
1997 to the development and implementation of the
Environmental Improvement Program, a comprehensive 1.1 billion
dollar plan that allocates and guides capital investments in
conservation and restoration measures.
2)Representatives of the State of California are participating
in a variety of ways in the development of a new Environmental
Improvement Program, in partnership with the Tahoe Regional
Planning Agency; and the Lake Tahoe region deserves special
representation by the Legislature to provide appropriate
policy and budgetary guidance on the adoption and
implementation of a new Environmental Improvement Program.
3)The joint committee shall consist of four Senators and four
Assembly Members; the joint committee members from each house
shall include three members of the majority caucus and one
member of the minority caucus; and the chair and vice chair of
the joint committee shall be appointed by mutual agreement of
the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly.
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4)The Joint Committee for the Protection of Lake Tahoe shall
meet at least once in the Lake Tahoe region and once with its
respective committee representing the State of Nevada on or
before December 31, 2009; and the joint committee is
authorized to act until November 30, 2010, when its existence
shall terminate.
EXISTING LAW grants the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA)
authority to adopt environmental quality standards, called
thresholds, and to enforce ordinances designed to achieve the
thresholds.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : The Rules Committee has suggested amendments that:
1) Identify the Senate Committee on Rules as the funding source
for the operating expenses of the joint committee.
2) Remove the requirement that the joint committee meet on or
before August 31, 2009.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None on file.
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800