BILL NUMBER: AB 935 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 18, 2013
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 would also
require that one of the 3 members appointed by the
Governor be a 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, and bona fide labor
representative and that another member be a resident of the
County of Solano City and County of San
Francisco selected from a list of 3 nominees provided by the
Solano San Francisco County
Transportation Authority. 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.
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.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 66540.12 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
66540.12. (a) The authority shall be governed by a board composed
of seven members, as follows:
(1) Three members shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to
confirmation by the Senate. The Governor shall make the initial
appointment of these members of the board no later than January 11,
2008.
(A) One member appointed by the Governor shall be a
resident of the County of Contra Costa and shall be selected from a
list of three nominees provided by the Contra Costa Transportation
Authority. If the authority fails to submit a list of three nominees
within 45 days of a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint a resident of
that county bona fide labor representative .
(B) One member appointed by the Governor shall be a resident of
the County of San Mateo and shall be selected from a list of three
nominees provided by the San Mateo County Transportation Authority.
If the authority fails to submit a list of three nominees within 45
days of a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint a resident of that
county.
(C)
( B) One member appointed by the Governor
shall be a resident of the County of Solano
City and County of San Francisco and shall be selected from a
list of three nominees provided by the Solano
San Francisco County Transportation Authority. If the
authority fails to submit a list of three nominees within 45 days of
a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint a resident of that county.
(2) Two members shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules . as follows:
(A) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules shall be
a resident of the County of Contra Costa and shall be selected from
a list of three nominees provided by the Contra Costa Transportation
Authority. If the authority fails to submit a list of three nominees
within 45 days of a vacancy, the Senate Committee on Rules shall
appoint a resident of that county.
(B) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules shall be
a resident of the County of San Mateo and shall be selected from a
list of three nominees provided by the San Mateo County
Transportation Authority. If the authority fails to submit a list of
three nominees within 45 days of a vacancy, the Senate Committee on
Rules shall appoint a resident of that county.
(3) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly
. as follows:
(A) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall be a
resident of the County of Solano and shall be selected from a list
of three nominees provided by the Solano Transportation Authority. If
the authority fails to submit a list of three nominees within 45
days of a vacancy, the Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint a
resident of that county.
(B) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall be a
resident of the County of Alameda and shall be selected from a list
of three nominees provided by the Alameda County Transportation
Authority. If the authority fails to submit a list of three nominees
within 45 days of a vacancy, the Speaker of the Assembly shall
appoint a resident of that county.
(b) Each member of the board shall be a resident of a county in
the bay area region.
(c) Public officers associated with an area of government,
including planning or water, whether elected or appointed, may be
appointed to serve contemporaneously as members of the board. A
public agency shall not have more than one representative on the
board of the authority.
(d) The Governor shall designate one member as the chairperson of
the board and one member as the vice chairperson of the board.
(e) Except as provided in subdivisions (f) and (g), the term of a
member of the board shall be six years.
(f) (1) Except as to initial appointments specified in subdivision
(g), the appointments next following the expiration of the terms of
the initial appointments shall be for the following terms:
(A) Two of the members appointed by the Governor shall serve terms
of two years and one shall serve a term of six years.
(B) The member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules shall
serve a term of four years.
(C) The member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall
serve a term of four years.
(2) Each member appointed after the expiration of the terms set
forth in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of paragraph (1) shall
serve a term of six years.
(g) The initial terms for additional appointees of the Senate
Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly added to the
authority pursuant to the act that added this subdivision shall be
the following:
(1) The additional member appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules shall serve a term of two years.
(2) The additional member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly
shall serve a term of six years.
(h) Vacancies shall be filled immediately by the appointing power
for the unexpired portion of the terms in which they occur.