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           AB 1736
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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1736 (Ma and Tom Berryhill)
          As Amended  August 18, 2010
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |69-3 |(May 6, 2010)   |SENATE: |35-0 |(August 23,    |
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           Original Committee Reference:    B.,P. & C.P.  

           SUMMARY  :  Extends the sunset date of the Structural Fumigation  
          Enforcement Program (SFEP) to January 1, 2014.  

           The Senate amendments  : 

          1)Make the following changes to the Structural Pest Control  
            Board (SPCB):

             a)   Revise the number of licensed pest control operators the  
               Governor may appoint from two to three;  and, 

             b)   Require the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to  
               solicit nominations from interested parties via mail and  
               DPR's Internet Web sites 60 days prior to the Governor's  
               appointment.  Requires nominations to be made in writing,  
               include specified information, be mailed to DPR, and made  
               available to the Governor and the DPR director. 

          2)Authorize, instead of require, the Los Angeles County  
            Agricultural Commissioner, the Orange County Agricultural  
            Commissioner, the Santa Clara County Agricultural  
            Commissioner, and the San Diego County Agricultural  
            Commissioner to perform increased structural fumigation,  
            inspection, and enforcement. 

          1)Make technical and clarifying amendments. 


           EXISTING LAW  : 

          1)Authorizes the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner,  
            the Orange County Agricultural Commissioner, the Santa Clara  








                                                                           
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            County Agricultural Commissioner, and the San Diego County  
            Agricultural Commissioner to contract with the DPR to perform  
            increased structural fumigation, inspection, and enforcement  
            activities. 

          2)Requires an individual who performs a structural fumigation  
            treatment in the SFEP, to pay the county agricultural  
            commissioner a fee of $5 for each treatment conducted at a  
            specific building or structure. 

          3)Sunsets the SFEP on January 1, 2011. 

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill extends the sunset date of  
          the SFEP to January 1, 2014.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Unknown.  This bill is keyed non-fiscal. 

           COMMENTS  :  This bill was amended in the Senate to address SPCB's  
          transition from the Department of Consumer Affairs to the DPR in  
          the 2009-10 Budget Act and revises the SPCB appointment process.  
           This bill, as amended in the Senate is consistent with Assembly  
          actions. 


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Joanna Gin / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)  
          319-3301 


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