BILL NUMBER: AB 735	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Agriculture (Galgiani (Chair), Tom
Berryhill (Vice Chair), Arambula, Conway, Fuller, Ma, Mendoza, and
Yamada)

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2009

   An act to amend Sections 72027, 72051, and 72060 of the Food and
Agricultural Code, relating to wheat.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 735, as introduced, Committee on Agriculture. California Wheat
Commission.
   Existing law establishes in state government the California Wheat
Commission, which is composed of 15 members who are wheat producers
and who are not handlers, 2 members who are handlers, and one public
member.
   This bill would change the composition of this commission to 13
members who are wheat producers and who are not handlers, 2 members
who are handlers, 2 at-large members, and one public member. Each
at-large member would be required to be a person with knowledge,
expertise, and interest in wheat production, handling, research, or
any other attribute or attributes that are deemed by the secretary to
be of value to the purpose of the commission.
   Existing law regarding the California Wheat Commission establishes
15 districts comprised of counties and other geographic areas.
   This bill would reduce the number of districts to 13, would change
the boundaries of the districts, and would authorize the number of
districts to be changed by a 2/3 vote of the commission, which is
concurred in by the secretary, to ensure proper representation by
producers.
   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 72027 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:
   72027.  "Districts" shall consist of the following:
   (a) District 1 consists of Siskiyou, Tehama, Lassen, Modoc  ,
 and Shasta Counties.
   (b) District 2 consists of Butte  and   ,
Colusa,  Glenn  , and Lake  Counties. 
   (c) District 3 consists of Colusa and Lake Counties. 

   (d) 
   (c)  District  4   3  consists
of Napa, Sonoma,  and  Yolo  , Amador, El
Dorado, Placer, Yuba, Nevada, Sutter, and Sierra  Counties 
and that portion of Sacramento County lying north of Road J-11 and
east of the Sacramento River from Walnut Grove to Courtland  .

   (e) District 5 consists of Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba,
Nevada, Sutter, and Sierra Counties and that portion of Sacramento
County lying north of Road J-11 and east of the Sacramento River from
Walnut Grove to Courtland.  
   (f) 
    (d)  District  6   4  consists
of Solano County and that portion of Sacramento County not included
in District  5   3  . 
   (g) 
    (e)  District  7   5  consists
of Alameda, Contra Costa, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Counties.

   (h) 
    (f)  District  8   6  consists
of Merced and Madera Counties. 
   (i) 
    (g)  District  9   7  consists
of Fresno County. 
   (j) 
    (h)  District  10   8 
consists of Kings and Tulare Counties. 
   (k) 
    (i)  District  11   9 
consists of Kern County. 
   () 
    (j)  District  12   10 
consists of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and San Benito
Counties. 
   (m) 
    (k)  District  13   11 
consists of San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Los Angeles and
Ventura Counties. 
   (n) 
    (l)  District  14   12 
consists of that part of Imperial County lying north of Keystone
Road. 
   (o) 
    (m)  District  15   13 
consists of that part of Imperial County lying south of Keystone
Road.
   The  number of districts and  boundaries of any district
may be changed by a two-thirds vote of the commission, which is
concurred in by the  director   secretary 
, to ensure proper representation by producers. These boundaries
need not coincide with county lines.
  SEC. 2.  Section 72051 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended
to read:
   72051.  There is in the state government the California Wheat
Commission. The commission shall be composed of  15 
 13  members who are wheat producers and who are not
handlers, two members who are handlers,  two at-large members,
 and one public member. The producers, one from each district,
shall be elected by and from producers within the respective
districts. The two handler members shall be elected by and from
handlers doing business within the state.
   The  at-large members and the  public member shall be
appointed to the commission by the  director  
secretary  from the nominees recommended by the commission. 
Each at-large member shall be a person with knowledge, expertise,
and interest in wheat production, handling, research, or any other
attribute or attributes that are deemed by the secretary to be of
value to the purpose of the commission. 
   The  director   secretary  and other
appropriate individuals as determined by the commission shall be
nonvoting ex officio members of the commission.
  SEC. 3.  Section 72060 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended
to read:
   72060.  A quorum of the commission shall be  any 10 voting
commissioners   a majority of the commissioners  .
Except as provided in Sections 72027 and 72133, the vote of a
majority of members present at a meeting at which there is a quorum
shall constitute the act of the commission.