BILL NUMBER: SB 770	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 24, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 21, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Evans

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to add Section 2864 to the Fish and Game Code, relating to
marine resources.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 770, as amended, Evans. Marine protected areas.
   The Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) establishes the Marine Life
Protection Program to reexamine and redesign California's marine
protected area system. Existing law requires the Department of Fish
and Game to prepare, and the Fish and Game Commission to adopt, a
master plan that guides the adoption and implementation of the
program, including recommended alternative networks of marine
protected areas.  The MLPA requires the department to confer when
necessary with the United States Navy regarding issues related to
its activities under the MLPA. 
   This bill would  authorize   require 
the  Department of Fish and Game   department
 to confer with federally recognized Native American tribes
regarding issues related to its activities under the MLPA.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 2864 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to
read:
   2864.  The department  may   shall 
confer with federally recognized Native American tribes regarding
issues related to its activities.