BILL NUMBER:  AB 571
  VETOED	DATE: 10/07/2013




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 571 without my signature.

This bill would appropriate $5 million annually from the General Fund
to the Department of Food and Agriculture to support research and
programs to combat citrus disease and vectors in California.

While I am acutely aware of the devastating effects of the Asian
citrus psyllid and its vector Huanglongbing, this program has mostly
been funded by the citrus industry and the federal government. If the
current support is inadequate,  let's review our options during the
budget process.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.