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Bill No: SB 197
Author: Evans (D)
Amended: 9/3/13
Vote: 21
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER COMMITTEE : 9-0, 4/9/13
AYES: Pavley, Cannella, Evans, Fuller, Hueso, Jackson, Lara,
Monning, Wolk
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-0, 5/23/13
AYES: De León, Walters, Gaines, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg
SENATE FLOOR : 34-3, 5/28/13
AYES: Beall, Berryhill, Block, Calderon, Cannella, Corbett,
Correa, De León, DeSaulnier, Emmerson, Evans, Fuller, Gaines,
Galgiani, Hancock, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson,
Lara, Leno, Lieu, Liu, Monning, Nielsen, Pavley, Price, Roth,
Steinberg, Torres, Walters, Wright, Yee
NOES: Anderson, Knight, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Padilla, Wolk, Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not available
SUBJECT : Commercial fishing: commercial fishing salmon stamp
SOURCE : Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens Association
DIGEST : This bill extends the sunset date of the commercial
salmon stamp from January 1, 2014, to January 1, 2019.
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Assembly Amendments (1) replace references to the Commercial
Salmon Stamp Account with references to the Commercial Salmon
Stamp Dedicated Subaccount (Subaccount); (2) require the
transfer of specified moneys from the Fish and Game Preservation
Fund (FGPF) to the new subaccount; and (3) make other conforming
changes and delete obsolete cross-references.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Requires persons to purchase a commercial fishing license in
order to take salmon for commercial purposes. The Department
of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) requires a commercial fishing
stamp affixed to the commercial fishing license. The stamp
is issued upon application and payment of a base fee of $85.
The fee is adjusted depending on the amount of salmon landed
in the previous year, but may not exceed $260; salmon
landings in the state that exceed 3,000,000 pounds dressed
weight shall cause the fee to be increased by $12.50 for
every 250,000 pounds, but not exceeding the cap of $260.
Since 2010 the license fee has been at its base price of $85.
2. Requires that after deducting the administrative costs for
issuing the commercial fishing salmon stamps, which may not
account for more than 15% of the funds, DFW shall deposit the
fees in the Commercial Salmon Stamp Account (CSSA), which was
abolished March 14, 2013, in the Fish and Game Preservation
Fund. The money in the account is available to DFW, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, for new or expanded salmon
restoration and enhancement programs in the state that will
serve to increase ocean salmon landings. The money in this
account may not be used in lieu of other funds appropriated
for salmon restoration and enhancement programs.
3. Establishes the Commercial Salmon Trollers Advisory Committee
that is charged with recommending programs and a budget for
expenditures from the account to DFW.
This bill:
1.Extends the sunset on the Commercial Salmon Trollers
Enhancement and Restoration Program, including the commercial
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fishing salmon stamp requirement, from 2014 to 2019.
2.Requires that fees from the sale of commercial fishing salmon
stamps, after deducting DFW administrative costs, to be
deposited in the Subaccount in FGPF, and provides that any
moneys that were in the previous Commercial Salmon Stamp
Account as of March 14, 2013 and were retained in the FGPF,
shall be transferred to the Subaccount.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Likely annual salmon stamp revenues of approximately $250,000
but varying between $50,000 and $500,000 to the CSSA within
the Fish and Game Preservation Fund (special fund).
Annual expenditures in the low hundreds of thousands from the
CSSA for hatchery operations, scientific research and
monitoring, and habitat restoration from the CSSA.
Annual cost pressure in the low hundreds of thousands on the
non-dedicated portion of the Fish and Game Preservation Fund
(special fund) to match expenditures from the CSSA for the
hatchery production of chinook salmon.
Approximate annual administrative costs of $30,000 from the
CSSA.
Approximate annual costs of $50,000 from the non-dedicated
portion of the Fish and Game Preservation Fund for
administrative costs not covered by the CSSA.
SUPPORT : (Verified 9/9/13)
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Association (source)
California Association of Professional Scientists
California Salmon Council
Fisherman's Marketing Association of Bodega Bay
Humboldt Fishermen's Marketing Association, Inc.
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SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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