Amended in Assembly August 4, 2016

Amended in Assembly August 2, 2016

Amended in Assembly June 15, 2016

Amended in Assembly May 11, 2016

Amended in Senate March 28, 2016

Senate Bill No. 1089

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 begin delete 2 end delete begin insert 4 end insert public members to serve terms of 4 years each and would require one public member to be appointed by the Speaker of the begin delete Assembly and end delete begin insert Assembly, end insert one public member to be appointed by the Senate Committee on begin delete Rules. end delete begin insert Rules, and 2 public members to be appointed by the Governor. end insert This bill would require the public members appointed to the board to have demonstrated interest and expertise in land acquisition for conservation purposes.

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 begin delete two end delete begin insert four end insert public members appointed pursuant to subdivision
(b).

(b) (1) The Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Committee
on Rules shall each appoint a public member to serve on the begin delete board. end delete
begin insert board and the Governor shall appoint two public members to serve
on the board. end insert 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.

(2)  begin delete Both end delete begin insert Each end insert public begin delete members end delete begin insert member end insert shall have demonstrated
interest and expertise in land acquisition for conservation purposes,
including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(A) Experience with activities that benefit disadvantaged
communities identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health
and Safety Code.

(B) Experience with a land conservation nonprofit organization,
a public agency focused on land conservation, or public land
management.

(C) Experience as a professional with expertise in one or more
functions of the board, including conservation easements or other
interests in real estate designed to further the mission of the board.