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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2103
Author: Hill (D)
Amended: 6/2/10 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE : 3-0, 6/9/10
AYES: Kehoe, DeSaulnier, Price
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cox, Aanestad
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 74-0, 5/6/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority
SOURCE : San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority
DIGEST : This bill prescribes the method of how the San
Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (SFBRA) places a
regional funding measure before the voters of the SFBRA.
ANALYSIS : Proposition 218 (1996) established that a tax
levied by a special-purpose authority is a special tax
requiring 2/3 voter approval. State law authorizes the
legislative body of any district to levy a special tax with
2/3 voter approval (AB 2345, Chappie, 1980).
The SFBRA is a regional entity with jurisdiction extending
throughout the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area (AB 2954
[Lieber], Chapter 690, Statutes of 2008). SFBRA's purpose
is to raise and allocate resources for the restoration,
enhancement, protection, and enjoyment of wetlands and
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wildlife habitats in the San Francisco Bay and along its
shoreline. SFBRA can levy a special tax consistent with
the provisions of Proposition 218.
This bill requires the board of supervisors of the county
or counties in which the San Francisco Bay Restoration
Authority proposes to levy a special tax to call a special
election on the measure. This bill requires the special
election to be consolidated with the next regularly
scheduled statewide election and requires that the measure
be submitted to the voters in the appropriate counties,
consistent with specified constitutional requirements.
This bill requires each county included in the measure to
use the ballot question, title, and summary, and ballot
language provided in the resolution of the Authority. The
bill requires the county clerk of each county to report the
results of the special election to the Authority.
This bill inserts, into the statute authorizing the San
Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to levy a special tax,
a cross-reference to the statute that generally authorizes
special districts to levy special taxes.
Comments
The SFBRA is responsible for helping to restore 36,000
acres of San Francisco Bay shoreline into tidal wetlands,
an endeavor that may cost more than $1.4 billion over 50
years. To cover some of these costs, and leverage
additional state and federal funding, SFBRA officials
anticipate the need to seek 2/3 voter approval for special
taxes, as authorized by current law. This bill adds
language to SFBRA's authorizing statute clarifying some of
the rules that would apply to an election on a special tax
proposed by the Authority.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/10/10)
San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (source)
Association of Bay Area Governments
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Save the Bay
Trust for Public Land
DMB Associates, Inc.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Blumenfield,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De
La Torre, De Leon, DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer,
Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines,
Galgiani, Garrick, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi,
Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight,
Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Miller, Monning, Nava,
Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino,
Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico,
Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Block, Gilmore, Mendoza, Norby
AGB:nl 6/16/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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