Bill Text: CA AB1232 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Agricultural pest control: citrus disease prevention: funding.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1232 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB1232-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
| Assembly Bill | No. 1232 |
| Introduced by Assembly Member Fong |
February 17, 2017 |
An act to amend Section 5913 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agricultural pest control, and making an appropriation therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1232, as introduced, Fong.
Agricultural pest control: citrus disease prevention: funding.
Existing law creates the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee in the Department of Food and Agriculture to, among other things, develop a statewide citrus specific pest and disease work plan. Existing law provides for a monthly assessment to be paid by producers, as defined, which is deposited in the Citrus Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Moneys in the Citrus Disease Management Account are available upon appropriation by the Legislature for specified activities relating to citrus disease prevention.
This bill would appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the Citrus Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, and would make those funds available for expenditure by the department, without regard to fiscal year, for the purpose of combating citrus
specific pests, diseases, and their vectors.
Digest Key
Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 5913 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:5913.
(a) There is hereby created the Citrus Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(b) The Citrus Disease Management Account shall consist of money from federal, industry, and other non-General Fund sources. Money from federal, industry, and other non-General Fund sources shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature for the sole purpose of combating citrus specific pests, diseases, and their vectors.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Citrus Disease Management Account in the
Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, and shall be made available for expenditure by the department, without regard to fiscal year, for the purpose of combating citrus specific pests, diseases, and their vectors.
