Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2444

Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia

February 19, 2016

begin delete An act relating to public resources. end delete begin insert An act to add Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 5880) to Division 5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to a water, climate, and coastal protection and outdoor access for all program, by providing the funds necessary therefor through an election for the issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California and for the handling and disposition of those funds. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2444, as amended, Eduardo Garcia. begin delete California Water Quality, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access Improvement Act of 2016. end delete begin insert California Water, Climate, and Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2016. end insert

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Under existing law, programs have been established pursuant to bond acts for, among other things, the development and enhancement of state and local parks and recreational facilities.

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This bill would enact the California Water, Climate, and Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2016, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in an unspecified amount pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a water, climate, and coastal protection and outdoor access for all program.

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The bill would provide for the submission of these provisions to the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election.

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Existing law declares that parks, wildlife habitat, beaches, and open-space lands are vital to maintaining the quality of life in California. Under existing law, programs have been established pursuant to bond acts for, among other things, the development and enhancement of state and local parks and recreational facilities.

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This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact the California Water Quality, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access Improvement Act of 2016, which would authorize the issuance of bonds to finance a water quality, coastal protection, and outdoor access improvement program.

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Vote:  begin delete majority end delete begin insert ²⁄₃ end insert . Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 5880) is
added to Division 5 of the end insert begin insert Public Resources Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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Chapter   begin insert 14. end insert California Water, Climate, and Coastal
Protection and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2016

 

Article begin insert 1. end insert   General Provisions

 

begin insert 5880. end insert   

(a) The people of California find and declare all of the
following:

(1) From California’s beautiful rivers, streams, coastal
shorelines, and other waterways, to our federal, state, local, and
regional parks and outdoor settings, to our vast network of trails
connecting people with natural landscapes, Californians value
the rich diversity of outdoor experiences afforded to this state and
its citizens.

(2) There has not been a “true” park and outdoors bond
approved by the voters of this state since 2002.

(3) Demand for local parks has exceeded available funding by
a factor of 8 to 1, with particularly high demand in urban,
disadvantaged communities.

(4) Many Californians across the state lack access to safe parks,
trails, and recreation areas, which limits their ability to experience
the outdoors, improve their physical and emotional health,
exercise, and connect with their communities.

(5) Investments to create and improve parks and recreation
areas, and to create trail networks that provide access from
neighborhoods to parks and recreational opportunities, will help
ensure all Californians have access to safe places to exercise and
enjoy recreational activities.

(6) The California Center for Public Health Advocacy estimates
that inactivity and obesity cost California over forty billion dollars
($40,000,000,000) annually, through increased health care costs
and lost productivity due to obesity-related illnesses, and that even
modest increases in physical activity would result in significant
savings. Investments in infrastructure improvements such as biking
and walking trails and pathways, whether in urban or natural
areas, are cost-effective ways to promote physical activity.

(7) Continued investments in the state’s parks, trails, and natural
resources, and greening urban areas will mitigate the effects of
climate change, making cities more livable, and will protect
California’s natural resources for future generations.

(8) California’s outdoor recreation economy represents an
eighty-seven-billion-dollar ($87,000,000,000) industry, providing
over 700,000 jobs and billions of dollars in local and state
revenues.

(9) California’s state, local, and regional park system
infrastructure and national park system infrastructure is aging
out and a significant infusion of capital is required to protect this
investment.

(10) There has been a historic underinvestment in parks, trails,
and outdoor infrastructure in disadvantaged areas and many
communities throughout California.

(11) Tourism is a growing industry in California and remains
an economic driver for the more rural parts of the state.

(b) It is the intent of the people of California that all of the
following shall occur in the implementation of this chapter:

(1) The investment of public funds pursuant to this chapter will
result in public benefits that address the most critical statewide
needs and priorities for public funding.

(2) In the appropriation and expenditure of funding authorized
by this chapter, priority will be given to projects that leverage
private, federal, or local funding or produce the greatest public
benefit.

(3) The funding authorized by this chapter will support
implementation of the recommendations contained in the Parks
Forward Commission Plan released in February 2015.

(4) To the extent practicable, a project that receives moneys
pursuant to this chapter will include signage informing the public
that the project received funds from the California Water, Climate,
and Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2016.

begin insert 5880.01. end insert   

The following definitions govern the construction of
this chapter:

(a) “Committee” means the California Water, Climate, Coastal
Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Finance Committee
created by Section 5887.02.

(b) “Department” means the Department of Parks and
Recreation.

(c) “Disadvantaged community” has the same meaning set forth
in subdivision (g) of Section 75005.

(d) “Fund” means the California Water, Climate, and Coastal
Protection and Outdoor Access For All Fund, created by Section
5880.08.

(e) “Severely disadvantaged community” has the same meaning
set forth in subdivision (g) of Section 75005.

begin insert 5880.02. end insert   

An amount that equals not more than 5 percent of the
funds allocated for a grant program pursuant to this chapter may
be used to pay the administrative costs of that program.

begin insert 5880.03. end insert   

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), up to 10
percent of funds allocated for each program funded by this chapter
may be expended for planning and monitoring necessary for the
successful design, selection, and implementation of the projects
authorized under that program. This section shall not otherwise
restrict funds ordinarily used by an agency for “preliminary
plans,” “working drawings,” and “construction” as defined in
the annual Budget Act for a capital outlay project or grant project.

(b) Funds used for planning projects that benefit disadvantaged
communities may exceed 10 percent of the funds allocated if the
state agency administering the moneys determines that there is a
need for the additional funding.

begin insert 5880.04. end insert   

(a) At least 10 percent of the funds available pursuant
to each article of this chapter shall be allocated for projects serving
severely disadvantaged communities.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), up to 10 percent of
the funds available pursuant to each article of this chapter may
be allocated for technical assistance to disadvantaged communities.
The agency administering the moneys shall operate a
multidisciplinary technical assistance program for small
disadvantaged communities.

(c) Funds used for providing technical assistance to
disadvantaged communities may exceed 10 percent of the funds
allocated if the state agency administering the moneys determines
that there is a need for the additional funding.

begin insert 5880.05. end insert   

Before disbursing grants pursuant to this chapter,
each state agency that receives funding to administer a competitive
grant program under this chapter shall do the following:

(a) Develop and adopt project solicitation and evaluation
guidelines. The guidelines shall include monitoring and reporting
requirements and may include a limitation on the dollar amount
of grants to be awarded. If the state agency has previously
developed and adopted project solicitation and evaluation
guidelines that comply with the requirements of this subdivision,
it may use those guidelines.

(b) Conduct three public meetings to consider public comments
before finalizing the guidelines. The state agency shall publish the
draft solicitation and evaluation guidelines on its Internet Web
site at least 30 days before the public meetings. One meeting shall
be conducted at a location in northern California, one meeting
shall be conducted at a location in the central valley of California,
and one meeting shall be conducted at a location in southern
California.

(c) Submit the guidelines to the Secretary of the Natural
Resources Agency. The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency
shall verify that the guidelines are consistent with applicable
statutes and for all the purposes enumerated in this chapter. The
Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall post an electronic
form of the guidelines submitted by state agencies and the
subsequent verifications on the Natural Resources Agency’s
Internet Web site.

(d) Upon adoption, transmit copies of the guidelines to the fiscal
committees and the appropriate policy committees of the
Legislature.

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(a) The Department of Finance shall provide for an
independent audit of expenditures pursuant to this chapter. The
Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall publish a list of
all program and project expenditures pursuant to this chapter not
less than annually, in written form, and shall post an electronic
form of the list on the agency’s Internet Web site.

(b) If an audit, required by statute, of any entity that receives
funding authorized by this chapter is conducted pursuant to state
law and reveals any impropriety, the California State Auditor or
the Controller may conduct a full audit of any or all of the activities
of that entity.

(c) The state agency issuing any grant with funding authorized
by this chapter shall require adequate reporting of the expenditures
of the funding from the grant.

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A project whose application includes the use of
services of the California Conservation Corps or certified
community conservation corps, as defined in Section 14507.5, may
be given preference for receipt of a grant under this chapter.

begin insert 5880.08. end insert   

The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to
this chapter shall be deposited in the California Water, Climate,
and Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access For All Fund, which
is hereby created in the State Treasury.

begin insert 5880.09. end insert   

The Legislature may enact legislation necessary to
implement programs funded by this chapter.

 

Article begin insert 2. end insert   Investments in Environmental and Social Equity,
Enhancing California’s Disadvantaged Communities

 

begin insert 5881. end insert   

(a) The sum of _____ dollars ($_____) shall be available
to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the
creation and expansion of safe neighborhood parks in park-poor
neighborhoods in accordance with the Statewide Park Development
and Community Revitalization Act of 2008’s competitive grant
program described in Chapter 3.3 (commencing with Section
5640).

(b) When developing or revising criteria or guidelines for the
grant program, the department may consider the population
densities of an applicant in relation to countywide populations,
comparative income levels, and other poverty-related factors that
are relative to regionwide statistics.

 

Article begin insert 3. end insert   Investments in Protecting, Enhancing, and Accessing
California’s Local and Regional Outdoor Spaces

 

begin insert 5882. end insert   

(a) The sum of _____ dollars ($_____) shall be available
to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for local
park rehabilitation and improvement grants to local governments
on a per capita basis. Grant recipients shall be encouraged to
utilize awards to rehabilitate existing infrastructure and to address
deficiencies in neighborhoods lacking access to the outdoors.

(b) Unless the entity has been identified as a disadvantaged
community, an entity that receives an award pursuant to this
section shall be required to provide a match of 20 percent as a
local share.

(c) Grants available to cities and special districts other than
regional park districts shall be in an amount not less than _____
dollars ($_____) per grant. Grants available to counties and
regional park districts shall be in an amount not less than _____
dollars ($_____) per grant.

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The sum of _____ dollars ($_____) shall be available
to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for
grants to regional park districts, counties, open-space districts,
open-space authorities, and eligible nonprofit organizations on a
competitive grant basis to expand, rehabilitate, and restore
facilities, including trails, that facilitate new or enhanced use and
enhanced user experiences.

 

Article begin insert 4. end insert   Restoring California’s Natural, Historic, and Cultural
Legacy

 

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(a) The sum of _____ dollars ($_____) shall be available
to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for
restoration and preservation of existing state park facilities and
units to preserve and increase public access to those facilities and
units and to protect the natural, cultural, and historic resources
of those facilities and units.

(b) Of the amount made available pursuant to this section, not
less than 80 percent shall be available for capital improvements
that address the department’s backlog of deferred maintenance.

 

Article begin insert 5. end insert   Trails and Waterfront Greenway Investment

 

begin insert 5884. end insert   

(a) The sum of _____ dollars ($_____) shall be available
to the Natural Resources Agency, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, for competitive grants to local agencies, state
conservancies, federally recognized Native American tribes,
nonfederally recognized California Native American tribes listed
on the California Tribal Consultation List maintained by the Native
American Heritage Commission, and nonprofit organizations to
provide nonmotorized infrastructure development and
enhancements that promote new or alternate access to waterways,
outdoor recreational pursuits, and forested or other natural
environments to encourage health-related commuting and
opportunities for Californians to reconnect with nature.

(b) Of the amount made available pursuant to this section, up
to 25 percent may be made available to communities for innovative
transportation programs that provide new and expanded outdoor
experiences to disadvantaged youth.

(c) Alignment, development, and improvement of nonmotorized
infrastructure and trails that lead to safer interconnectivity between
parks, waterways, and natural areas shall be encouraged.

(d) The Natural Resources Agency is encouraged, when
designing guidelines, for grants awarded under this article, to
utilize existing program guidelines including, if applicable,
guidelines that have been established for the California
Recreational Trails Act (Article 6 (commencing with Section 5070)
of Chapter 1), the California River Parkways Act of 2004 (Chapter
3.8 (commencing with Section 5750)), and the Active
Transportation Program (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section
2380) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highway Code).

 

Article begin insert 6. end insert   Rural Recreation, Tourism, and Economic Enrichment
Investment

 

begin insert 5885. end insert   

(a) The sum of _____ dollars ($_____) shall be available
to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to
administer a competitive grant program for cities, counties, and
districts in nonurbanized areas, as defined in subdivision (e) of
Section 5621, that are eligible for a grant under the
Roberti-Z’berg-Harris Urban Open-Space and Recreation
Program Act (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 5620)). In
awarding the grants, the department may consider the following
factors:

(1) Whether the project proposes to acquire and develop lands
to enhance residential recreation while promoting the quality of
tourism experiences and the economic vitality of the community.
These enhancements may include trails, bikeways, regional or
destination-oriented recreational amenities, and visitor centers.

(2) Whether the project would provide new recreational
opportunities in rural communities that have demonstrated
deficiencies and lack of outdoor infrastructure in support of
economic and health-related goals.

(b) Unless the entity has been identified as a disadvantaged
community, an entity that receives an award under this article
shall be required to provide a match of 20 percent.

 

Article begin insert 7. end insert   California Clean Water, Coastal, and Watershed
Cobenefit Program

 

begin insert 5886. end insert   

(a) The sum of one hundred _____ dollars ($_____)
shall be available to the Natural Resources Agency, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, for grants pursuant to the
California River Parkway Act of 2004 (Chapter 3.8 (commencing
with Section 5750)).

(b) Unless the entity has been identified as a disadvantaged
community, an entity that receives an award under this article
shall be required to provide a match of 20 percent.

(c) To maximize cooperation and leverage resources, the
Natural Resources Agency may give priority to projects that
include partnerships among federal, state, and local agencies and
to projects proposed by nonprofit organizations within the local
land trust communities.

 

Article begin insert 7.5. end insert   State Conservancy Funding

 

begin insert 5886.02. end insert   

The sum of _____ dollars ($_____) shall be available,
upon appropriation by the Legislature, in accordance with the
following schedule, to fulfill the purposes of the specified entity:

(a) Baldwin Hills Conservancy, _____ dollars ($_____).

(b) California Tahoe Conservancy, _____ dollars ($_____).

(c) Coachella Mountains Conservancy, _____ dollars ($_____).

(d) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, _____ dollars
($_____).

(e) Salton Sea Authority, _____ dollars ($_____).

(f) San Diego River Conservancy, _____ dollars ($_____).

(g) San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains
Conservancy, _____ dollars ($_____).

(h) San Joaquin River Conservancy, _____ dollars ($_____).

(i) Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, _____ dollars
($_____).

(j) Sierra Nevada Conservancy, _____ dollars ($_____).

(k) State Coastal Conservancy, _____ dollars ($_____). Of this
amount, not less than 40 percent shall go toward the San Francisco
Bay Area Conservancy Program (Chapter 4.5 (commencing with
Section 31160) of Division 21).

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The Legislature shall strive to consider population
size, land mass, and natural resource significance as factors when
determining the amount of any other funds to be given to an entity
described in Section 5886.02.

 

Article begin insert 8. end insert   Climate and Habitat Resiliency

 

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The sum of _____ dollars ($_____) shall be available
to the Wildlife Conservation Board for grants for the protection
and expansion of wildlife corridors, including projects to improve
connectivity between habitat areas, for projects to improve climate
adaptation and resilience of natural systems, and for projects to
protect and improve existing open space corridors and trail
linkages related to utility or transportation infrastructure that
provide habitat connectivity and public access or trails.

 

Article begin insert 9. end insert   Fiscal Provisions

 

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(a) Bonds in the total amount of _____ dollars ($_____),
not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in
accordance with Section 5887.12, may be issued and sold to
provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed
in this chapter and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond
Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the
Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute
a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the
full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged
for the punctual payment of both the principal of, and interest on,
the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.

(b) The Treasurer shall sell the bonds authorized by the
committee pursuant to this section. The bonds shall be sold upon
the terms and conditions specified in a resolution to be adopted
by the committee pursuant to Section 16731 of the Government
Code.

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The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be
prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided
in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing
with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the
Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law apply to
the bonds and to this chapter.

begin insert 5887.02. end insert   

(a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance
and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law
(Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division
4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), of the bonds authorized by
this chapter, the California Water, Climate, and Coastal Protection
and Outdoor Access For All Finance Committee is hereby created.
For purposes of this chapter, the California Water, Climate, and
Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access For All Finance Committee
is the “committee” as that term is used in the State General
Obligation Bond Law.

(b) The committee consists of the Director of Finance, the
Treasurer, and the Controller. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, any member may designate a representative to act as that
member in his or her place for all purposes, as though the member
were personally present.

(c) The Treasurer shall serve as the chair of the committee.

(d) A majority of the committee may act for the committee.

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The committee shall determine whether or not it is
necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized by this chapter
in order to carry out the actions specified in this chapter and, if
so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues
of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions
progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds
authorized to be issued be sold at any one time.

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For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond
Law, “board,” as defined in Section 16722 of the Government
Code, means the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.

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There shall be collected each year and in the same
manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected,
in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an
amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds
each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any
duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform
each and every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum.

begin insert 5887.06. end insert   

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government
Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the
State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that
will equal the total of the following:

(a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and
interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the
principal and interest become due and payable.

(b) The sum that is necessary to carry out the provisions of
Section 5887.09, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.

begin insert 5887.07. end insert   

The board may request the Pooled Money Investment
Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account
in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code for the
purpose of carrying out this chapter less any amount withdrawn
pursuant to Section 5887.09. The amount of the request shall not
exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee has, by
resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out
this chapter. The board shall execute those documents required
by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the
loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be
allocated in accordance with this chapter.

begin insert 5887.08. end insert   

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer
sells bonds that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that
the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal
tax purposes under designated conditions or is otherwise entitled
to any federal tax advantage, the Treasurer may maintain separate
accounts for the bond proceeds invested and for the investment
earnings on those proceeds, and may use or direct the use of those
proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment
required under federal law or take any other action with respect
to the investment and use of those bond proceeds, as may be
required or desirable under federal law in order to maintain the
tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage
under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.

begin insert 5887.09. end insert   

For the purposes of carrying out this chapter, the
Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the
General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount
of the unsold bonds that have been authorized by the committee
to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter less any
amount borrowed pursuant to Section 5887.07. Any amounts
withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any moneys made
available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund,
with interest at the rate earned by the moneys in the Pooled Money
Investment Account, from proceeds received from the sale of bonds
for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.

begin insert 5887.10. end insert   

All moneys deposited in the fund that are derived
from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold pursuant to this
chapter shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for
transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond
interest, except that amounts derived from premiums may be
reserved and used to pay the cost of bond issuance prior to any
transfer to the General Fund.

begin insert 5887.11. end insert   

Pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section
16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code,
the cost of bond issuance shall be paid out of the bond proceeds,
including premiums, if any. To the extent the cost of bond issuance
is not paid from premiums received from the sale of bonds, these
costs shall be shared proportionately by each program funded
through this chapter by the applicable bond sale.

begin insert 5887.12. end insert   

The bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter
may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with
Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code, which is a part of the State General
Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the
issuance of the bonds under this chapter shall include approval
of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally
issued under this chapter or any previously issued refunding bonds.

begin insert 5887.13. end insert   

The proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by
this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in
Article XIII B of the California Constitution, and the disbursement
of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that
article.

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(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Sections 9040,
9043, 9044, 9061, and 9082 of the Elections Code, or any other
law, the Secretary of State shall submit this act to the voters at the
November 8, 2016, statewide general election.

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(b) The Secretary of State shall include in the ballot pamphlets
mailed pursuant to Section 9094 of the Elections Code the
information specified in Section 9084 of the Elections Code
regarding the bond act contained in this act. If that inclusion is
not possible, the Secretary of State shall publish a supplemental
ballot pamphlet regarding this act to be mailed with the ballot
pamphlet. If the supplemental ballot pamphlet cannot be mailed
with the ballot pamphlet, the supplemental ballot pamphlet shall
be mailed separately.

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(c) Notwithstanding Section 9054 of the Elections Code or any
other law, the translations of the ballot title and the condensed
statement of the ballot title required pursuant to Section 9054 of
the Elections Code may be made available for public examination
at a later date than the start of the public examination period for
the ballot pamphlet, provided that the translations of the ballot
title and the condensed statement of the ballot title must remain
available for public examination for eight days.

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(d) Notwithstanding Section 13282 of the Elections Code or
any other law, the public shall be permitted to examine the
condensed statement of the ballot title for not more than eight
days. Any voter may seek a writ of mandate for the purpose of
requiring the condensed statement of the ballot title, or portion
thereof, to be amended or deleted only within that eight-day period.

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This act shall take effect upon approval by the voters
of the California Water, Climate, and Coastal Protection and
Outdoor Access For All Act, as set forth in Section 1 of this act.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact the
California Water Quality, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access
Improvement Act of 2016, which would authorize the issuance of
bonds to finance a water quality, coastal protection, and outdoor
access improvement program.

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