BILL ANALYSIS �
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 656 (Huber)
As Amended August 25, 2011
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: | |(June 1, 2011) |SENATE: |35-2 |(August 30, |
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(vote not relevant)
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|COMMITTEE VOTE: |9-0 |(September 6, 2011) |RECOMMENDATION: |concur |
|B.,P. & C.P. | | | | |
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Original Committee Reference: TRANS.
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).
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill, and
instead:
1)Delete the January 1, 2013, sunset date for the State Race Track
Leasing Commission (SRTLC) thereby extending it indefinitely.
2)Abolish 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)Provide 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)Make technical, conforming changes.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the CUAC in the Department of Financial Institutions
with the purpose of advising the Commissioner and the Deputy
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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.
3)Establishes the JSRC, which consists of five members from each
house of the Legislature, to identify and eliminate waste,
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is scheduled to be repealed.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 SRTLC on January 1, 2013.
6)Establishes the CAC and the CRTC and repeals the CAC and CRTC on
January 1, 2013.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill sunseted, as of January 1,
2011, the Board of Pilot Commissioners (Board) and transfers, as of
that date, the Board's duties to Secretary of Business,
Transportation and Housing.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations Committee,
pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS : 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."
This bill was substantially amended in the Senate and the
Assembly-approved provisions of this bill were deleted. This bill,
as amended in the Senate is inconsistent with Assembly actions.
Analysis Prepared by : Rebecca May / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
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