Bill Text: CA AB174 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-03 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 435, Statutes of 2017. [AB174 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB174-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
August 28, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 174 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Bigelow (Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Caballero, Dahle, Gallagher, Mathis, and Wood) |
January 17, 2017 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law creates the California Transportation Commission, with various powers and duties relative to the programming of transportation capital projects and allocation of funds to those projects pursuant to the state transportation improvement program and various other transportation funding programs.
Existing law provides that the commission consists of 13 members, 11 voting members, of which 9 are appointed by the Governor subject to Senate confirmation, 1 is appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and 1 is appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and 2 Members of the Legislature who are appointed as nonvoting ex officio members.
This bill would require that at least one voting member reside in a rural county with a population of less than 100,000 individuals.
Digest Key
Vote:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 12012.86 is added to the Government Code, to read:12012.86.
(a) The amendment to the tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the United Auburn Indian Community, executed on August 23, 2017, is hereby ratified.SEC. 2.
This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:The commission consists of 13 members appointed as follows:
(a)Nine members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, with neither of these members subject to confirmation by the Senate. A member appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall not simultaneously hold an elected public office, or serve on any local or regional public board or commission with business before the commission.
(b)One Member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one Member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall be ex officio members
without vote and shall participate in the activities of the commission to the extent that such participation is not incompatible with their positions as Members of the Legislature.
(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a voting member of the commission may serve on the High-Speed Rail Authority as established in Division 19.5 (commencing with Section 185000) of the Public Utilities Code.
(d)(1)At least one voting member shall reside in a rural county with a population of less than 100,000 individuals.
(2)When an appointment is made to the commission after January 1, 2018, the Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, and Senate Committee on Rules shall ensure that it is made in conformance with this
subdivision.