BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 1886
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1886 (Chesbro)
As Amended July 5, 2012
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |47-26|(May 3, 2012) |SENATE: |36-0 |(August 13, |
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Original Committee Reference: W., P. & W.
SUMMARY : Increases the regulatory fees for aquaculture
facilities and expands the duties of the aquaculture program
coordinator position within the Department of Fish and Game
(DFG).
The Senate amendments make minor technical changes.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill:
1)Expanded the duties of the existing aquaculture coordinator
position within DFG to include coordinating with the
Aquaculture Development Committee, and provides that the
duties of the aquaculture coordinator are to be performed as
part of DFG's aquaculture program.
2)Increased the registration, renewal, surcharge and penalty
base fees for aquaculture facilities, effective 2013, as
follows:
a) Increased the base registration fee from $549 to $800;
b) Increased the base registration renewal fee from $250 to
$500;
c) Increased the registration surcharge for facilities with
gross annual sales of over $25,000 from $412 to $600; and,
d) Increased the penalty for engaging in aquaculture
without paying registration fees from $50 to $150.
3)Required DFG to provide an accounting of the aquaculture
program account balance and expenditures upon request of the
Aquaculture Development Committee or the Joint Committee on
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Fisheries and Aquaculture, and required DFG to provide a
report to the Legislature by February 1, 2017, regarding the
aquaculture coordinator program as specified.
4)Required that revenues received from the payment of
aquaculture registration fees and surcharges be used only for
costs incurred in the administration and enforcement of the
program.
5)Sunsetted the fee increases authorized by this bill after five
years, effective January 1, 2018, after which time the fees
would revert to existing levels unless a later enacted statute
continues the fee increases in effect.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS : The Senate amendments make two minor technical
corrections. First, they delete every reference to a
"registered aquaculturist" and substitute "owner of a registered
aquaculture facility." Second, they delete an obsolete reference
to Fish and Game Code Section 13004 and insert a reference to
Fish and Game Code Section 13220. In accordance with AB 902
(Cortese), Chapter 720, Statutes of 1995, Section 13004
regarding appropriations from the Fish and Game Preservation
Fund was repealed and replaced with Section 13220.
Analysis Prepared by : Tina Cannon Leahy / W., P. & W. / (916)
319-2096
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