BILL NUMBER: AB 1656	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fong

                        FEBRUARY 13, 2012

   An act to amend Sections 66703, 66704.5, and 66706 of the
Government Code, relating to San Francisco Bay.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1656, as amended, Fong. San Francisco Bay Restoration
Authority.
   (1) The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Act establishes
the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to raise and allocate
resources for the restoration, enhancement, protection, and enjoyment
of wetlands and wildlife habitat in the San Francisco Bay and along
its shoreline. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2029.
   This bill would extend the repeal of the act until January 1,
2036. Because the act imposes additional duties on local governmental
agencies relating to the membership of the governing board of the
authority, the extension of the act by this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
   (2) The act establishes a governing board of the authority
composed of specified local and regional governmental officials,
including one member who is an elected official of a bayside city or
county in the East Bay, which is defined as consisting of the portion
of Contra Costa County that is west of the City of Pittsburgh and a
specified portion of Alameda County.
   This bill would revise that definition of the East Bay, for
purposes of that appointment, to provide that it consists of the
whole Contra Costa County, as well as that specified portion of
Alameda County.
   (3) The act authorizes the authority to raise funds and award
grants to public and private entities for eligible projects,
including projects, that, among other things, restore, protect, or
enhance tidal wetlands, managed ponds, or natural habitat on the San
Francisco Bay shoreline. The act defines the term "San Francisco Bay
Area" as including a specified area within the State Coastal
Conservancy's San Francisco Bay Area Conservation Program.
   This bill would revise that requirement to instead make eligible
projects that restore, protect, or enhance tidal wetlands, managed
ponds, or natural habitat on the shoreline in the San Francisco Bay
Area.
   (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 66703 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   66703.  (a) The authority shall be governed by a board composed of
seven voting members, as follows:
   (1) One member shall be a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area
with expertise in the implementation of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with
Section 31160) of Division 21 of the Public Resources Code and shall
serve as the chair.
   (2) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or
county in the North Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the North
Bay consists of the Counties of Marin, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma.
   (3) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or
county in the East Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the East
Bay consists of Contra Costa County and the portion of Alameda County
that is north of the southern boundary of the City of Hayward.
   (4) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or
county in the South Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the South
Bay consists of Santa Clara County, the portion of Alameda County
that is south of the southern boundary of the City of Hayward, and
the portion of San Mateo County that is south of the northern
boundary of Redwood City.
   (5) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or
county in the West Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the West
Bay consists of the City and County of San Francisco and the portion
of San Mateo County that is north of the northern boundary of Redwood
City.
   (6) Two members shall be elected officials of one or more of the
following:
   (A) A bayside city or county.
   (B) A regional park district, regional open-space district, or
regional park and open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3
(commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5 of the
Public Resources Code that owns or operates one or more San Francisco
Bay shoreline parcels.
   (b) The Association of Bay Area Governments shall appoint the
members.
   (c) Each member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her
appointing authority.
   (d) A vacancy shall be filled by the Association of Bay Area
Governments within 90 days from the date on which the vacancy occurs.

  SEC. 2.  Section 66704.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   66704.5.  (a) The authority may raise funds and award grants to
public and private entities, including, but not limited to, owners or
operators of  San Francisco Bay  shoreline parcels
 in the San Francisco Bay Area  , for eligible projects in
the counties within the authority's jurisdiction.
   (b) An eligible project shall do at least one of the following:
   (1) Restore, protect, or enhance tidal wetlands, managed ponds, or
natural habitats on the shoreline in the San Francisco Bay Area.
   (2) Build or enhance shoreline levees or other flood management
features that are part of a project to restore, enhance, or protect
tidal wetlands, managed ponds, or natural habitats identified in
paragraph (1).
   (3) Provide or improve public access or recreational amenities
that are part of a project to restore, enhance, or protect tidal
wetlands, managed ponds, or natural habitats identified in paragraph
(1).
   (c) In awarding grants pursuant to subdivision (a), the authority
shall give priority to projects that, to the greatest extent
possible, meet the selection criteria of the State Coastal
Conservancy's San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program in
accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 31163 of the Public
Resources Code, and are consistent with the San Francisco Bay
Conservation and Development Commission coastal management program
for the San Francisco Bay segment of the California coastal zone and
the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture implementation strategy updated
list of Ongoing and Potential Wetland Habitat Projects.
   (d) In reviewing and assessing projects, the authority shall
solicit input from the advisory committee convened pursuant to
Section 66703.7. The authority shall adopt a procedure for evaluating
proposals in consultation with the advisory committee.
   (e) Grants awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) may be used to
support all phases of planning, construction, monitoring, operation,
and maintenance for projects that are eligible pursuant to
subdivision (b).
  SEC. 3.  Section 66706 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   66706.  This title shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2036, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2036, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 4.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because a
local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
17556 of the Government Code.