Bill Text: CA AB2639 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Lake Davis Northern Pike Eradication Project.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-22 - Read first time. [AB2639 Detail]
Download: California-2009-AB2639-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 2639 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Logue FEBRUARY 19, 2010 An act to amend Section 998 of the Government Code, relating to the Lake Davis Northern Pike Eradication Project. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2639, as introduced, Logue. Lake Davis Northern Pike Eradication Project. Existing law appropriated to the office of the Attorney General in the Department of Justice the sum of $9,176,000 from the General Fund to the special account within the Special Deposit Fund, to be known as the Lake Davis Northern Pike Eradication Project Relief Account, to pay specified claims. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision. 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 998 of the Government Code is amended to read: 998. The Legislature finds and declares that in order to alleviate the economic and social disruptions arising out of the Lake Davis Northern Pike Eradication Project, it is necessary and appropriate to create a special account within the Special Deposit Fund for payment of economic and infrastructure assistance to the City of Portola and the County of Plumas, and for all other claims arising out of that project. The Legislature hereby appropriates to the office of the Attorney General in the Department of Justice the sum of nine million one hundred seventy-six thousand dollars ($9,176,000) from the General Fund to the special account within the Special Deposit Fund,towhich shall be known as the Lake Davis Northern Pike Eradication Project Relief Account, to pay these claims as apportioned in Section 998.1. It is the purpose of this part to compensate the above claimants without regard to legal liability, fault, or responsibility, and without the necessity of litigation against the State of California, or its agencies, officers, or employees. It is the further intent of the Legislature that all valid claims shall be negotiated for settlement purposes fairly and promptly. Nothing in this part shall be construed as an admission of legal liability, responsibility, or fault on the part of the State of California, or any of its agencies, officers, or employees.