Jared William Huffman
- Democratic
Author
Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Game to develop and implement a recovery strategy pilot program for the coho salmon and repeals that authority on January 1, 2014, but requires any recovery strategy that has been approved or implemented prior to that date to remain in effect. Existing law also establishes the Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Anadromous Fisheries Program Act to protect and increase the naturally spawning salmon, steelhead trout, and anadromous, as defined, fishery resources of the state. This bill, until January 1, 2018, would enact the Coho Salmon Habitat Enhancement Leading to Preservation Act (Coho HELP Act) and require the Director of Fish and Game to approve a coho salmon habitat enhancement project, as defined, if specified conditions are met as determined by the director, as prescribed. The act would create the Coho Salmon Recovery Account within the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and authorize the department to enter into an agreement to accept funds to achieve the purposes of the Coho HELP Act and deposit those funds into that account. The act would authorize the department to impose a schedule of fees for projects, based on the cost of a project, sufficient to recover all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the department relating to the project, but not to exceed fees adopted by the department for standard lake or streambed alteration agreements for projects of comparable cost. The act would require the department to deposit fee revenues in the account. Moneys in the account would be available to the department, upon appropriation, for the purposes of administering and implementing the Coho HELP Act. The act would authorize the department to adopt emergency regulations for the implementation of the Coho HELP Act. The bill would appropriate $37,500 from the Hatchery and Inland Fisheries Fund to the department to fund an engineer position employed on a half-time basis for the remainder of the 2012–13 fiscal year to review projects under the act.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 541, Statutes of 2012.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5:45 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 57. Noes 20. Page 6310.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 4706.).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 16).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 3. Page 5122.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 25).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P. & W. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1961 | HTML |
| 02/23/12 - Introduced | |
| 04/09/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/25/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/19/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/21/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/31/12 - Enrolled | |
| 09/25/12 - Chaptered |
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