BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: September 6, 2011
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION
Mary Hayashi, Chair
AB 656 (Huber) - As Amended: August 25, 2011
SUBJECT : Committees and commissions: repeal.
SUMMARY : Abolishes the Credit Union Advisory Committee (CUAC)
and the Boating and Waterways Commission (BWC) on January 1,
2014, pending review by the Joint Sunset Review Committee
(JSRC). Specifically , this bill:
1)Deletes the January 1, 2013, sunset date for the State Race
Track Leasing Commission (SRTLC) thereby extending it
indefinitely.
2)Abolishes the CUAC and the BWC and the duties and
responsibilities carried out by each on January 1, 2014,
unless the JSRC conducts a review of each entity beforehand,
as specified, and notifies the Secretary of State (SOS) of
this review.
3)Provides that the Capitol Area Committee (CAC) and the
California Recreational Trail Committee (CRTC) shall not
sunset on January 1, 2013, unless JSRC conducts a review of
each entity beforehand, as specified, and notifies the SOS of
this review.
4)Makes technical, conforming changes.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the CUAC in the Department of Financial
Institutions (DFI) with the purpose of advising the
Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner of Financial
Institutions for the Division of Credit Unions on matters
relating to credit unions and the credit union business.
2)Establishes the BWC in the Department of Boating and Waterways
(DBW).
3)Establishes the JSRC, which consists of five members from each
house of the Legislature, to identify and eliminate waste,
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duplication, and inefficiency in government agencies.
4)Requires each eligible agency, as defined, that is scheduled
for repeal, to submit to JSRC an agency report, as provided,
and requires JSRC to evaluate the agency prior to the date the
agency is scheduled to be repealed.
5)Establishes the SRTLC and repeals the SRTLC on January 1,
2013.
6)Establishes the CAC and the CRTC and repeals the CAC and the
CRTC on January 1, 2013.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS :
Purpose of this bill . According to the author, "AB 656
schedules the BWC and the CUAC for sunset review in 2014, and
removes the SRTLC from the review schedule in 2013. This bill
also clarifies that all entities currently scheduled for sunset
review will not be abolished absent a review.
"The JSRC will conduct thorough public reviews of the BWC and
the CUAC to ensure they are operating efficiently and
effectively. This bill also requires a review hearing to
trigger the sunset date."
BWC . The BWC advises DBW on all matters within its
jurisdiction. The BWC must also consent to all boating
facilities loans and grants proposed by the DBW.
The BWC is composed of seven members appointed by the Governor
and confirmed by the Senate. Each commissioner's term runs for
four years.
CUAC . The CUAC was created legislatively in 1996, concurrently
with the creation of the DFI, to advise the Commissioner and
Deputy Commissioner of Financial Institutions for the Division
of Credit Unions on matters relating to credit unions or the
credit union business. The appointed members serve a voluntary
two-year term. The CUAC meets quarterly, and members do not
receive any compensation, reimbursement for expenses, or other
payment from the state in connection with service on CUAC.
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CAC . The CAC was formed in 1977 to independently review the
Department of General Services (DGS) reports to the Legislature
and to counsel and advise DGS in the carrying out of its
responsibilities related to the Capitol Area Plan. CAC consists
of nine members appointed as follows: four members are appointed
by the Governor; two members are appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly; two members are appointed by the Senate Rules
Committee; and, one member is appointed by the Director of the
DGS. Members of the CAC serve without compensation.
CRTC . The CRTC is charged with hearing the concerns and issues
of California's non-motorized trail users and managers and
advising the Director of California State Parks and the
Governor's office on trail issues. The CRTC is comprised of
seven members. Members are active in local, regional and
statewide trails programs, generally with personal interests in
hiking, biking and/or horseback riding. By statute, there are
two seats filled from northern California, two seats from
central California, and two seats from southern California, with
the seventh seat being filled at-large. Each seat carries a
four-year term.
SRTLC . The SRTLC is composed of the Director of Food and
Agriculture, the Director of Finance, and the Director of DGS
and three individuals, appointed by the Governor, who are
members of the Board of Directors of the 22nd District
Agricultural Association. The SRTLC may enter into leases or
other agreements for the use of the Del Mar Race Track and any
other property owned or controlled by the 22nd District
Agricultural Association that SRTLC deems necessary to provide
horseracing at Del Mar Race Track.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None on file.
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Rebecca May / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
319-3301
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