BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 20, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2714 (Cooper) - As Amended April 12, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill:
1)Makes legislative findings and declarations related to
Pierce's Disease, the importance of the California wine
industry, and the need for funding the Pierce's Disease
Control Program (PDCP).
2)Appropriates $5 million from the General Fund to the Pierce's
Disease Management Account in the California Department of
Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Fund.
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FISCAL EFFECT:
This bill appropriates $5 million from the General Fund to the
Pierce's Disease Management Account.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose: According to the author, this bill will recommit
state funding and support to combat Pierce's Disease and other
pests and diseases that affect California's wine industry
2)Background: The PDCP was created in 2001 to control the spread
and severity of Pierce's Disease, a fatal bacterial disease of
grapevines that is spread by certain types of insects, in
particular the glassy-winged sharpshooter. PDCP has five major
components: containing the spread of the disease, statewide
survey and detection, rapid response, outreach, and research.
Despite PDCP's success, California has experienced a greater
incidence of Pierce's Disease and increased populations of the
glassy-winged sharpshooter in recent years.
3)Program Funding: The PDCP currently relies upon federal
assistance and wine grape assessments that fund operations and
research. In FY 2014-15, the Program received $15.3 million in
federal dollars and $1.1 million in industry assessments.
Prior to FY 2011-12, the Program also received an average $5.6
million annually in General Fund support.
4)Parallel citrus efforts and prior veto. SB 822 (Roth) in 2016,
which is currently pending in the Senate Appropriations
Committee, appropriates $5 million from the General Fund to
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the Citrus Disease Management Account to combat the spread and
devastating effects of the Huanglongbing (HLB) disease, a
bacterial plant disease spread by the Asian citrus psyllid.
This bill follows a similar bill (AB 571 (Gatto) in 2013)
vetoed by the Governor, whose veto message suggested that such
funding decisions should be made during the budget process.
Analysis Prepared by:Luke Reidenbach / APPR. / (916)
319-2081