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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                          SB 317 (Rubio)
          
          Hearing Date: 05/26/2011        Amended: 04/25/2011
          Consultant: Brendan McCarthy    Policy Vote: NR&W 8-0
          
















































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          BILL SUMMARY: SB 317 reauthorizes participation by the 
          Department of Fish and Game in the amended version of the Kings 
          River Fisheries Management Program. The bill authorizes the 
          Department to contribute up to fifty percent of any capital 
          costs incurred by local partners under the program.
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2011-12      2012-13       2013-14     Fund
           
          Department of Fish and About $100 per year              Special 
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             Game contributions to          
             capital costs

          * Hatcheries and Inland Fisheries Fund.
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          STAFF COMMENTS: SUSPENSE FILE. AS PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED.
          
          Prior law, (SB 1794, Costa, 2000) authorized the Department of 
          Fish and Game to participate in the Kings River Fisheries 
          Management Program, through an agreement with the local agencies 
          that manage the Pine Flat dam on the Kings River and local water 
          agencies that use water from the reservoir. The purpose of the 
          program is to restore fisheries on the Kings River that were 
          impacted by the development of the dam, as well as to promote 
          flood control and water supply. Under the agreement and SB 1794, 
          the Department was authorized to fund 50 percent of any capital 
          costs incurred under the program. The provisions of SB 1794 
          sunset on January 1, 2011.

          SB 317 reauthorizes the Department to participate in the Kings 
          River Fisheries Management Program, under the agreement 
          originally entered into by the state and amended on June 26, 
          2009. The bill limits the Department's contributions to 50 
          percent of any capital costs of the program. 

          Over the last ten years, the Department has spent about $100,000 
          per year from the General Fund for its contribution to the 
          program.









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          The proposed Committee amendments would fund the program from 
          the Hatcheries and Inland Fisheries Fund.