California Assembly Bill AB1795 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1795INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Committee on Agriculture (Galgiani (Chair), Tom Berryhill (Vice Chair), Conway, Ma, Mendoza, and Yamada) FEBRUARY 10, 2010 An act to amend Section 76750 of, and to repeal Section 75540 of, the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1795, as introduced, Committee on Agriculture. Agriculture: marketing advisory and promotional councils and commissions. (1) Existing law establishes in state government the California Apple Commission, which consists of 12 apple producer and handler members and one public member. Existing law specifies that the term of office of each member of the commission, except ex officio members, is 4 years, and limits the number of terms of office of each member to 4 consecutive terms. This bill would delete the limitation on the number of terms of office. (2) Existing law establishes in state government the California Salmon Council and provides that the council may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, exercise specified powers which may be delegated to the council by the secretary, including, among others, the power to make contracts and other agreements to promote the sale of salmon and salmon products on either a local, state, national, or international basis. This bill would also authorize the council to present facts to, and negotiate with, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters that affect the provisions relating to the council. 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. Section 75540 of the Food and Agricultural Code is repealed.  75540. The terms of office of each member shall be limited to four consecutive terms.  SEC. 2. Section 76750 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read: 76750. The duties of the council shall be advisory, except as to those duties  which   that  may be delegated to it by the  director   secretary  or as otherwise designated in this chapter. The council may, subject to the approval of the  director   secretary  , exercise any of the following powers  which   that  may be delegated to the council by the  director   secretary  : (a) To recommend to the  director   secretary  administrative regulations  which   that  relate to the administration and enforcement of this chapter. (b) To investigate all matters  which   that  affect the administration of this chapter, and to report violations of  it   this chapter  to the  director   secretary  . (c) To employ and, at its pleasure, discharge a manager and such clerical help and other employees as it deems necessary, and to prescribe their duties and powers and fix their compensation. (d) To contract with, or employ, and at its pleasure, discharge any other persons that it deems necessary, and in the cases of  such of them as   those persons  it shall employ, to outline their powers and duties and fix their compensation. (e) To establish offices and incur expenses incidental thereto. (f) To make contracts and other agreements that may be proper to promote the sale of salmon and salmon products on either a local, state, national, or international basis. (g) (1) To cooperate with any other local, state, or national commission, organization, or agency, whether voluntary or created by state or federal law, including, but not limited to, the Oregon Salmon Commission, the West Coast Fisheries Development Foundation, the Coastal Fisheries Foundation, and the National Fish and Seafood Promotion Council,  which   that  is engaged in work or activities similar to the work and activities of the council, and to recommend to the  director   secretary  the making of contracts and agreements with those organizations or agencies for carrying on joint programs of education, research, publicity, and advertising. (2) To recommend to the  director   secretary  the making of contracts and agreements with other councils, commodity commissions, or producer organizations for joint programs of publicity and advertising where those products are compatible with the promotion of salmon and salmon products. (3) In matters of research, to cooperate with organizations of recognized professional standing  which   that  are adequately equipped with facilities for the research  which   that  is contemplated. (h) To recommend to the  director   secretary  the institution and promotion of scientific research to develop or discover, or both, the health, food, therapeutic, dietetic, and other uses of salmon. (i) (1) To receive, invest, and disburse funds pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 76900). (2) To allocate funds to agencies not specifically or solely engaged in carrying on research or promotion for salmon, if the council and the  director   secretary  are satisfied that those allocations will be beneficial to the California salmon fishery and will tend to effectuate the declared purposes of this chapter.  (j) To present facts to, and negotiate with, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters that affect this chapter.