BILL NUMBER: SB 1089	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 15, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 11, 2016
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 28, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Pavley

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2016

   An act to amend Section 1320 of the Fish and Game Code, relating
to fish and wildlife.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1089, as amended, Pavley. Wildlife Conservation Board.
   The Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 establishes the Wildlife
Conservation Board in the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Under
existing law, the board consists of the President of the Fish and
Game Commission, the Director of Fish and Wildlife, and the Director
of Finance. Existing law requires the board to investigate, study,
and determine the areas in the state that are most suitable for
certain wildlife-related purposes.
   This bill would expand the composition of the board to include 2
public members to serve terms of 4 years each and would require one
public member to be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one
public member to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
 The bill would also authorize the Director of Finance to
appoint a designee to serve on the board to represent the Director of
Finance. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1320 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to
read:
   1320.  (a) There is in the department the Wildlife Conservation
Board, hereafter referred to as the board. The board consists of the
president of the commission, the director, the Director of Finance,
and two public members appointed pursuant to subdivision 
(c).   (b).  
   (b) The Director of Finance may appoint a designee to serve on the
board to represent the Director of Finance.  
   (c) 
    (b)  The Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate
Committee on Rules shall each appoint a public member to serve on the
board. The public members shall each serve a term of four years. If
a vacancy occurs during the term of a public member, the appointing
authority shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for a term of
four years.