Bill Text: CA SB1175 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: California Travel and Tourism Commission: trade

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-24 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1175 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SB1175-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1175	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 24, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Price

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

   An act to add and repeal Section 13995.95 of the Government Code,
relating to economic development.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1175, as amended, Price. California Travel and Tourism
Commission: trade promotion.
   Existing law, the California Tourism Marketing Act, provides for
the creation of a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation named the
California Travel and Tourism Commission for the purpose of
increasing the number of persons traveling to and within California.
 Existing law also authorizes the Secretary of Business,
Transportation and Housing to exercise specified powers in relation
to the commission. 
   This bill would  authorize the commission, at its own
discretion,   require the secretary to direct the
commission  to conduct a review of its principal mission and
core competencies in order to determine if the commission should
include trade promotion in its strategic marketing plan or other
future plans of the commission, as specified. The bill would require
the  secretary to direct the  commission to report its
findings to the Legislature no later than December 31, 2013 
, if it elects to conduct this review  . The bill would
repeal its provisions on January 1, 2014.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) California is the world's eighth largest economy and employs
approximately 14 million people, which underscores why the ability of
California businesses in all industries to successfully compete,
market, and trade nationwide and worldwide is of paramount concern to
the success of California's economic future.
   (b) A unified business and trade marketing effort to promote
California businesses, ports, and trade infrastructure, and to
promote California as a business location both domestically and
worldwide may boost economic development and opportunities for
Californians.
   (c) Because more than 23 percent of all private sector jobs in the
United States are in the trade, transportation, and utilities
industries, and three of the nation's five largest container ports
are located in California, there is a tremendous amount of interstate
and foreign trade that can help grow the state economy.
  SEC. 2.  Section 13995.95 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   13995.95.  (a) In addition to the purposes specified in Section
13995.41, the  commission may, at its own discretion,
  secretary shall direct the commission to  conduct
a review of its principal mission and core competencies in order to
determine if the commission should include trade promotion in its
strategic marketing plan or any other future plans of the commission.
For purposes of this section, "trade promotion" includes, but is not
limited to, the promotion of interstate and foreign trade with
California businesses, the use of California's ports, and the export
of California products. 
   (b) If the commission elects to conduct the review authorized by
this section, it shall 
    (b)     The secretary shall direct the
commission to  present its findings to the Legislature no later
than December 31, 2013.
   (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2014, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2014, deletes or extends
that date.