De Leon
Author
Existing law generally provides for the eradication of pests that threaten this state's agriculture. Existing law provides that there is in the Department of Food and Agriculture the California Citrus Advisory Committee, comprised as specified. The committee is required to develop and make recommendations to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture on all matters regarding the implementation of an inspection program, as provided. This bill would create in the Department of Food and Agriculture the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee, which would consist of 17 members (14 producers in the citrus fruit industry, 2 citrus nursery operators, and one public member) to be appointed by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, as specified. The bill would set out the powers and duties of the committee, including, among others, the authority to develop, subject to the approval of the secretary, a statewide citrus specific pest and disease work plan that includes informational programs to educate and train residential owners of citrus fruit, local communities, groups, and individuals on the prevention of pests, and diseases and their vectors, specific to citrus and programs for surveying, detecting, analyzing, and treating citrus pests and diseases. The bill would provide for a monthly assessment, as provided and for specified related purposes, to be paid by producers, as defined and except as provided, and remitted to the department and deposited into the Citrus Disease Management Account, which the bill would create in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. The bill would provide for a referendum voting procedure regarding the continued operation of these provisions. Because this bill would impose assessment requirements on producers and handlers of citrus fruit, the violation of which would be a misdemeanor under other provisions of existing law, this bill would create a new crime, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 426, Statutes of 2009.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3345.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2203.)
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 23).
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
(Page 1804.)
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 7).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on F. & A.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1872.)
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 29).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB281 | HTML |
| 02/12/09 - Introduced | |
| 04/13/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/23/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/04/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/26/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/18/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/26/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/02/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/21/09 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/09 - Chaptered |
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