California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2305

Introduced by Assembly Member Bloom

February 18, 2016

An act to amend Section 2863 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to marine resources.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2305, as introduced, Bloom. Marine protected areas.

The Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) establishes the Marine Life Protection Program to reexamine and redesign California’s marine protected area system. Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to prepare, and the Fish and Game Commission to adopt, a master plan that guides the adoption and implementation of the program, including recommended alternative networks of marine protected areas. The MLPA requires the department to confer when necessary with the United States Navy regarding issues related to its activities under the MLPA.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that requirement to confer.

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 2863 of the Fish and Game Code is
amended to read:

2863.  

The department shall confer begin delete as end delete begin insert when end insert necessary with the
United States Navy regarding issues related to its activities.