BILL ANALYSIS
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 13 (Steinberg)
As Amended September 1, 2009
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :37-1
RULES 7-2
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|Ayes:|Lieu, Gaines, Furutani, | | |
| |Hall, Mendoza, Swanson, | | |
| |Yamada | | |
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|Nays:|Adams, Duvall | | |
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SUMMARY : Creates the Joint Committee for the Protection of Lake
Tahoe (Committee), requires the Committee to consist of eight
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 (Program),
a comprehensive $1.1 billion 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 Program, in
partnership with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA); 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 Program.
3)The Committee shall consist of four Senators and four Assembly
Members; the Committee members from each house shall include three
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members of the majority caucus and one member of the minority
caucus; and, the chair and vice chair of the Committee shall be
appointed by mutual agreement of the Senate Committee on Rules and
the Speaker of the Assembly.
4)The Committee 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; the Senate shall make
moneys available to pay expenses of the Committee and its members;
and, the Committee is authorized to act until November 30, 2010,
when its existence shall terminate.
EXISTING LAW grants TRPA authority to adopt environmental quality
standards, called thresholds, and to enforce ordinances designed to
achieve the thresholds.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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