BILL NUMBER: AB 2103	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 22, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 19, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hill

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

   An act to add Section 66704.05 to the Government Code, relating to
the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2103, as amended, Hill. San Francisco Bay Restoration
Authority.
   Existing law authorizes the San Francisco Bay Restoration
Authority to levy a benefit assessment, special tax, or
property-related fee consistent with Articles XIII C and XIII D of
the California Constitution, as specified.
   This bill would require (1) the board of supervisors of each
affected county, when the authority proposes a regional measure to
levy a benefit assessment, special tax, or property-related fee for
submission to the voters, to call a special election on the regional
measure and place the regional measure on the ballot of the next
regularly scheduled election, (2) the county clerk of each county to
report the results of the special election to the authority, and (3)
the authority to adopt and implement the regional measure if 
the applicable constitutionally required majority of the aggregate
electorate votes affirmatively for the regional measure 
 cumulatively, throughout the authority's jurisdictional
boundaries, the regional measure receives the constitutionally
required affirmative votes  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 66704.05 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   66704.05.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when
the authority proposes any regional measure pursuant to subdivision
(a) of Section 66704 for submission to the voters of one or more
counties within the San Francisco Bay Area, including, but not
limited to, the City and County of San Francisco, the board of
supervisors of each of those counties shall call a special election
on the regional measure. The special election shall be consolidated
with the next regularly scheduled statewide election and the regional
measure shall be submitted to the voters in the appropriate
counties, consistent with the requirements of Article XIII C or XIII
D of the California Constitution, as applicable.
   (b) Each county included in the measure shall utilize the ballot
question, title and summary, and ballot language provided in the
resolution of the authority.
   (c) The county clerk of each county shall report the results of
the special election to the authority.
   (d) If  the necessary majority of all voters, required
under   cumulatively, throughout the authority's
jurisdictional boundaries, the regional measure receives the required
affirmative votes as prescribed by  Article XIII C or XIII D of
the California Constitution, as applicable,  voting on the
regional measure vote affirmatively,  the authority shall
adopt and implement the regional measure.