BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 769 Page 1 Date of Hearing: August 17, 2011 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Felipe Fuentes, Chair SB 769 (Fuller) - As Amended: June 30, 2011 Policy Committee: Water, Parks and Wildlife Vote: 13-0 Urgency: Yes State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No SUMMARY This bill amends the 1990 Mountain Lion Initiative to allow the possession of a legally obtained mountain lion carcass for purposes of educational display in a museum or government-owned facility or educational institution. FISCAL EFFECT Negligible state costs, if any. COMMENTS This bill responds to recent legal analysis that led the Department of Fish and Game to reinterpret it previously assumed authority, pursuant to the 1990 Mountain Lion Initiative (Proposition 117), to issue permits to possess mountain lion carcasses for the purposes permitted by this bill. To amend Proposition 117, the bill will need to pass with 4/5ths vote of the Legislature. Analysis Prepared by : Jay Dickenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081