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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 29 X1 (Budget Committee)
          As Amended  June 14, 2011
          Majority vote.  Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect 
          Immediately
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |     |(June 3, 2011)  |SENATE: |23-16|(June 15,      |
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                    (vote not relevant)                

           SUMMARY  :  Contains necessary statutory changes in the area of 
          resources and state fire protection to implement changes to the 
          Budget Act of 2011.  

           The Senate amendments  delete the Assembly version of this bill, 
          and instead:

          1)Impose an annual $150 fire prevention fee on structures 
            located in the State Responsibility Areas (SRA); requires fee 
            revenues to be available to the Board of Forestry (Board) and 
            California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF), 
            upon appropriation by the Legislature, for fire prevention 
            activities in SRAs.

          2)Direct the State Board of Equalization (BOE) to collect the 
            fee beginning in fiscal year 2011-12.  BOE is authorized to 
            retain a portion of the fee to cover its expenses.

          3)Require the fee proceeds to be available, upon appropriation 
            by the Legislature, for fire prevention activities in SRAs, 
            attributable to benefits conferred on structures subject to 
            the fire prevention fee. 

          4)Establish an appeals process for anyone who is required to pay 
            the fee.  A person may file a petition for a "redetermination" 
            of a fee with the Board and CDF within 30 days after receipt 
            of the property tax bill.  CDF is required to adjudicate the 
            petition and make a determination, including elimination of 
            the fee, in writing.

          5)Require the Board, by January 1, 2013 and annually thereafter, 
            to submit report on the status and uses of the fees to the 
            Legislature.








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          6)Add an appropriation allowing this bill to take effect 
            immediately upon enactment.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill expresses the intent of the 
          Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the 2011 
          Budget Act.
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :   Gabrielle Meindl / BUDGET / (916) 
          319-2099



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