BILL NUMBER: AB 2140	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bloom

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act to amend Section 701.3 of the Fish and Game Code, relating
to the Department of Fish and Wildlife.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2140, as introduced, Bloom. Department of Fish and Wildlife:
deputy director.
   Under existing law, the Department of Fish and Wildlife is
required to enforce and administer the fish and game laws pursuant to
the policies formulated by the Fish and Game Commission. The
department is administered by the Director of Fish and Wildlife.
There is one deputy director of the department.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter
provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 701.3 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to
read:
   701.3.  There shall be one deputy director of the department who
shall be a civil executive officer and shall be appointed by the
Governor and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The compensation
of the deputy director shall be fixed by the director pursuant to
law. The deputy director shall have  such  
those  duties  as shall be  assigned, from time
to time, by the director, and shall be responsible to the director
for the performance  thereof     of
those duties  .