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CONSENT
Bill No: SB 814
Author: Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee
Amended: 4/11/13
Vote: 21
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER COMMITTEE : 9-0, 4/23/13
AYES: Pavley, Cannella, Evans, Fuller, Hueso, Jackson, Lara,
Monning, Wolk
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Public resources: administration
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill authorizes, upon the death of a sea
cucumber permit holder, a sea cucumber permit to be transferred
by the permit holder's heirs, assignees, or estate to a
qualified person as specified.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Prohibits sea cucumbers from being taken, possessed aboard a
boat, or landed by a person for commercial purposes except
under a valid sea cucumber permit.
2. Authorizes a sea cucumber permit to be transferred if
specified conditions are met, including requiring that an
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application for transfer be submitted to the Department of
Fish and Wildlife and the payment of a transfer fee.
3. Requires, under the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of
1975 (Act), administered by the Department of Conservation,
every lead agency to adopt ordinances that establish
procedures for the review and approval of reclamation plans,
and, before approving a reclamation plan, to submit the plan
to the Director of Conservation. The Act prohibits a person,
with exceptions, from conducting surface mining operations
unless, among other things, a reclamation plan is submitted
to and approved by the lead agency for the operation.
4. Authorizes, under the Act, the State Mining and Geology Board
to designate specific geographic areas of the state as areas
of statewide or regional significance, as specified.
This bill:
1. Authorizes, upon the death of a sea cucumber permit holder, a
sea cucumber permit to be transferred by the permit holder's
heirs, assignees, or estate to a qualified person as
specified.
2. Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to provisions of law
governing the Department of Conservation and the California
Coastal Commission.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
RM:d 5/7/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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