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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 1471
          Author:   Assembly Budget Committee
          Amended:  6/12/14 in Senate
          Vote:     27 - Urgency

           
           SENATE BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE  :  Not available

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Not relevant


           SUBJECT  :    Fireworks management and safe disposal:  tax on  
          distribution

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill provides the necessary statutory references  
          to enact the
          2014-15 Budget related to fireworks management and disposal.

           ANALYSIS  :    As part of the 2014-15 Budget package, this bill  
          makes various statutory changes to implement the Budget Act.

          This bill:

           Imposes a ten cents ($0.10) per pound assessment on "safe and  
            sane" fireworks to be collected at the first point of sale in  
            California.  This amount may be adjusted up to twenty cents  
            ($0.20) per pound at a public meeting held by the State Fire  
            Marshal in January of each year.

           Requires the revenues to be used for the purpose of training  
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            public safety agencies in the proper handling and management  
            of dangerous fireworks, for the disposal of any seized  
            fireworks, and for administration of the fund by the Office of  
            the State Fire Marshal.  

           Authorizes the State Fire Marshal to adjust the assessment on  
            an annual basis if the revenue in the fund is not forecast to  
            cover expenses.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

          According to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, this  
          bill should not result in any changes to the Budget Act or  
          related budget actions.


          MW:nl  6/15/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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