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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 39
          Author:   Huffman (D)
          Amended:  7/9/09 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  46-28, 6/3/09 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill states the intent of the Legislature  
          to enact legislation to establish a Sacramento-San Joaquin  
          Delta Plan.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law requires various state agencies  
          to carry out programs, projects, and activities on behalf  
          of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh.   
          Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural  
          Resources Agency to convene a committee to develop and  
          submit to the Governor and the Legislature, on or before  
          December 31, 2008, a Strategic Vision for a Sustainable  
          Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta with specified components.

           Comments  

          According to sources:  "This year, the Legislature has  
          examined closely the recommendations of both the Delta  
          Vision Task Force and Cabinet Committee.  Bi-cameral and  
          bi-partisan working groups discussed the issues arising out  
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          of the Delta crisis.  Several members introduced bills on a  
          wide range of water issues, based at least in part on the  
          Task Force's Strategic Plan.  Since the bi-cameral  
          discussions ended in May, several legislators, including  
          the author of this bill, have discussed possible language  
          for a set of bills related to Delta Vision.  In light of  
          the continuing budget deliberations, those discussions were  
          not completed, so a conference committee on water-related  
          bills was proposed.  This bill, as amended on the Assembly  
          Floor, simply states legislative intent to create a new  
          Delta Council.  The author intends that, if  a conference  
          committee is convened, this bill would be included in  
          conference."

          This bill states the intent of the Legislature to enact  
          legislation to establish a Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta  
          Plan.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  No    
          Local:  No

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 
          AYES:  Ammiano, Arambula, Beall, Blumenfield, Brownley,  
            Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Coto,  
            Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fong,  
            Fuentes, Furutani, Hall, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,  
            Huffman, Jones, Krekorian, Lieu, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma,  
            Mendoza, Monning, Nava, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez,  
            Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Skinner,  
            Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Bass
          NOES:  Adams, Anderson, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill,  
            Blakeslee, Buchanan, Conway, Cook, DeVore, Duvall,  
            Gaines, Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Harkey, Huber,  
            Jeffries, Knight, Logue, Miller, Nestande, Niello,  
            Nielsen, Silva, Smyth, Audra Strickland, Tran, Villines
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Block, Emmerson, Fletcher, Fuller,  
            Galgiani, Yamada


          CTW:mw  7/10/09   Senate Floor Analyses 

                       SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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