Amended in Assembly April 25, 2013

Amended in Assembly March 18, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 935


Introduced by Assembly Member Frazier

(Coauthor: Assembly Member Bonilla)

February 22, 2013


An act to amend Section 66540.12 of the Government Code, relating to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 935, as amended, Frazier. San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority: terms of board members.

Existing law establishes the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority with specified powers and duties, including, but not limited to, the authority to coordinate the emergency activities of all water transportation and related facilities within the bay area region, as defined.

Existing law provides for a board of directors of the authority, 3 members of which are appointed by the Governor and one each by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly. Directors serve 6-year terms.

This bill would expand the number of members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly to 2 members each. The bill would require that the initial terms of the additional members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly pursuant to its provisions shall be 2 years and 6 years, respectively. The bill wouldbegin delete alsoend delete require thatbegin insert one ofend insert the 3 members appointed by the Governor be abegin delete resident of the County of Contra Costa selected from a list of 3 nominees provided by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, a resident of the County of San Mateo selected from a list of 3 nominees provided by the San Mateo County Transportation Authority, andend deletebegin insert bona fide labor representative and that another member beend insert a resident of thebegin delete County of Solanoend deletebegin insert City and County of San Franciscoend insert selected from a list of 3 nominees provided by thebegin delete Solanoend deletebegin insert San Francisco Countyend insert Transportation Authority.begin delete The bill would require the Governor to appoint a resident of the county of one of these transportation authorities that fails to submit a list of 3 nominees to the Governor within 45 days of a vacancy.end delete

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The bill would require that the 2 members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules be a resident of the County of Contra Costa selected from a list of 3 nominees provided by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and a resident of the County of San Mateo selected from a list of 3 nominees provided by the San Mateo County Transportation Authority. The bill would require that the 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly be a resident of the County of Solano selected from a list of nominees provided by the Solano Transportation Authority and a resident of the County of Alameda selected from a list of 3 nominees provided by the Alameda County Transportation Authority. The bill would provide for the Senate Committee on Rules or the Speaker of the Assembly, as applicable, to appoint a resident of the county if a transportation authority fails to submit a list of 3 nominees within 45 days of a vacancy.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 66540.12 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:

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66540.12.  

(a) The authority shall be governed by a board
4composed of seven members, as follows:

5(1) Three members shall be appointed by the Governor, subject
6to confirmation by the Senate. The Governor shall make the initial
7appointment of these members of the board no later than January
811, 2008.

P3    1(A) One member appointed by the Governor shall be a begin delete resident
2of the County of Contra Costa and shall be selected from a list of
3three nominees provided by the Contra Costa Transportation
4Authority. If the authority fails to submit a list of three nominees
5within 45 days of a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint a resident
6of that countyend delete
begin insert bona fide labor representativeend insert.

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7(B) One member appointed by the Governor shall be a resident
8of the County of San Mateo and shall be selected from a list of
9three nominees provided by the San Mateo County Transportation
10Authority. If the authority fails to submit a list of three nominees
11within 45 days of a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint a resident
12of that county.

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13(C)

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14begin insert(end insertbegin insertB)end insert One member appointed by the Governor shall be a resident
15of thebegin delete County of Solanoend deletebegin insert City and County of San Franciscoend insert and
16shall be selected from a list of three nominees provided by the
17begin delete Solanoend deletebegin insert San Francisco Countyend insert Transportation Authority. If the
18authority fails to submit a list of three nominees within 45 days of
19a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint a resident of that county.

20(2) Two members shall be appointed by the Senate Committee
21on Rulesbegin delete.end deletebegin insert as follows:end insert

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22(A) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules
23shall be a resident of the County of Contra Costa and shall be
24selected from a list of three nominees provided by the Contra Costa
25Transportation Authority. If the authority fails to submit a list of
26three nominees within 45 days of a vacancy, the Senate Committee
27on Rules shall appoint a resident of that county.

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28(B) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules
29shall be a resident of the County of San Mateo and shall be selected
30from a list of three nominees provided by the San Mateo County
31Transportation Authority. If the authority fails to submit a list of
32three nominees within 45 days of a vacancy, the Senate Committee
33on Rules shall appoint a resident of that county.

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34(3) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
35Assemblybegin delete.end deletebegin insert as follows:end insert

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36(A) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall
37be a resident of the County of Solano and shall be selected from
38a list of three nominees provided by the Solano Transportation
39Authority. If the authority fails to submit a list of three nominees
P4    1within 45 days of a vacancy, the Speaker of the Assembly shall
2appoint a resident of that county.

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3(B) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall
4be a resident of the County of Alameda and shall be selected from
5a list of three nominees provided by the Alameda County
6Transportation Authority. If the authority fails to submit a list of
7three nominees within 45 days of a vacancy, the Speaker of the
8Assembly shall appoint a resident of that county.

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9(b) Each member of the board shall be a resident of a county in
10the bay area region.

11(c) Public officers associated with an area of government,
12including planning or water, whether elected or appointed, may
13be appointed to serve contemporaneously as members of the board.
14A public agency shall not have more than one representative on
15the board of the authority.

16(d) The Governor shall designate one member as the chairperson
17of the board and one member as the vice chairperson of the board.

18(e) Except as provided in subdivisions (f) and (g), the term of
19a member of the board shall be six years.

20(f) (1) Except as to initial appointments specified in subdivision
21(g), the appointments next following the expiration of the terms
22of the initial appointments shall be for the following terms:

23(A) Two of the members appointed by the Governor shall serve
24terms of two years and one shall serve a term of six years.

25(B) The member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules
26shall serve a term of four years.

27(C) The member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly
28shall serve a term of four years.

29(2) Each member appointed after the expiration of the terms set
30forth in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of paragraph (1) shall
31serve a term of six years.

32(g) The initial terms for additional appointees of the Senate
33Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly added to
34the authority pursuant to the act that added this subdivision shall
35be the following:

36(1) The additional member appointed by the Senate Committee
37on Rules shall serve a term of two years.

38(2) The additional member appointed by the Speaker of the
39Assembly shall serve a term of six years.

P5    1(h) Vacancies shall be filled immediately by the appointing
2power for the unexpired portion of the terms in which they occur.



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