Bill Text: CA AB437 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Act: grant program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-03 - Died at Desk. [AB437 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB437-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 437 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ting
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
An act to amend Section 66704.5 of the Government Code, relating
to the San Francisco Bay.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 437, as introduced, Ting. San Francisco Bay Restoration
Authority Act: grant program.
The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Act establishes the
San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to raise and allocate
resources for the restoration, enhancement, protection, and enjoyment
of wetlands and wildlife habitat in the San Francisco Bay and along
its shoreline. Existing law authorizes the authority to raise funds
and award grants to public and private entities, including, but not
limited to, owners or operators of shoreline parcels in the San
Francisco Bay area, excluding the Delta primary zone, for eligible
projects in the counties within the authority's jurisdiction.
Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2029.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change in those
provisions relating to the authority's authorization to raise funds
and issue grants to public and private entities.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 66704.5 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
66704.5. (a) The authority may raise funds and award grants to
public and private entities, including, but not limited to, owners or
operators of shoreline parcels in the San Francisco Bay area,
excluding the Delta primary zone, for eligible projects that are
in the counties within the authority's jurisdiction.
(b) An eligible project shall do at least one of the following:
(1) Restore, protect, or enhance tidal wetlands, managed ponds, or
natural habitats on the shoreline in the San Francisco Bay area,
excluding the Delta primary zone.
(2) Build or enhance shoreline levees or other flood management
features that are part of a project to restore, enhance, or protect
tidal wetlands, managed ponds, or natural habitats identified in
paragraph (1).
(3) Provide or improve public access or recreational amenities
that are part of a project to restore, enhance, or protect tidal
wetlands, managed ponds, or natural habitats identified in paragraph
(1).
(c) In awarding grants pursuant to subdivision (a), the authority
shall give priority to projects that, to the greatest extent
possible, meet the selection criteria of the State Coastal
Conservancy's San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program in
accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 31163 of the Public
Resources Code, and are consistent with the San Francisco Bay
Conservation and Development Commission coastal management program
for the San Francisco Bay segment of the California coastal zone and
the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture implementation strategy updated
list of Ongoing and Potential Wetland Habitat Projects.
(d) In reviewing and assessing projects, the authority shall
solicit input from the advisory committee convened pursuant to
Section 66703.7. The authority shall adopt a procedure for evaluating
proposals in consultation with the advisory committee.
(e) Grants awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) may be used to
support all phases of planning, construction, monitoring, operation,
and maintenance for projects that are eligible pursuant to
subdivision (b).
