CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 944Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 16, 2017 An act to amend Section 485 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 944, as introduced, Limn. Food and agriculture.Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements, as specified, for the purpose of administering various programs that promote and enhance agriculture, and authorizes the secretary to receive and expend funds, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the above specified purposes.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 485 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:485. (a) The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, and with boards, bureaus, commissions, or departments of this state or of the United States, for the purpose of administering compensation, conservation, disaster assistance, economic assistance, education, environmental enhancement, indemnification, market promotion, research, and similar programs that promote and enhance agriculture.(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the secretary may receive and expend federal funds and any nonstate matching funds made available to the department for the purposes specified above in subdivision (a) via grant, interagency agreement, or otherwise, and these funds otherwise. These funds shall be administered in accordance with Section 221.(c) (1) Grant awards shall be made by the department on a competitive basis established by the department wherever possible.(2) Any grant awarded on an alternative basis that is not competitive shall comply with all applicable state requirements, orders, and guidelines.(3) Decisions of the secretary relating to the award of grants shall be final.(d) Procedures, forms, and guidelines established for these grant programs, including the application process, are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(e) If the secretary expends funds or awards grants for the study of protocols for crops to meet standards for transport out of a quarantine area, the following shall apply:(1) Primary consideration shall be given to crops that are most at risk from the imposition of a quarantine and for which protocols do not currently exist, as long as the application otherwise meets reasonable scientific standards.(2) The department may consult with individuals or representatives of the agriculture industry, and academic or scientific individuals, individuals or organizations, to establish criteria and assist in the recommendation of any expenditure of funds or the award of grants.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 944Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 16, 2017 An act to amend Section 485 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 944, as introduced, Limn. Food and agriculture.Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements, as specified, for the purpose of administering various programs that promote and enhance agriculture, and authorizes the secretary to receive and expend funds, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the above specified purposes.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 944
Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 16, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Limn
February 16, 2017
An act to amend Section 485 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to food and agriculture.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 944, as introduced, Limn. Food and agriculture.
Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements, as specified, for the purpose of administering various programs that promote and enhance agriculture, and authorizes the secretary to receive and expend funds, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the above specified purposes.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements, as specified, for the purpose of administering various programs that promote and enhance agriculture, and authorizes the secretary to receive and expend funds, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the above specified purposes.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 485 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:485. (a) The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, and with boards, bureaus, commissions, or departments of this state or of the United States, for the purpose of administering compensation, conservation, disaster assistance, economic assistance, education, environmental enhancement, indemnification, market promotion, research, and similar programs that promote and enhance agriculture.(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the secretary may receive and expend federal funds and any nonstate matching funds made available to the department for the purposes specified above in subdivision (a) via grant, interagency agreement, or otherwise, and these funds otherwise. These funds shall be administered in accordance with Section 221.(c) (1) Grant awards shall be made by the department on a competitive basis established by the department wherever possible.(2) Any grant awarded on an alternative basis that is not competitive shall comply with all applicable state requirements, orders, and guidelines.(3) Decisions of the secretary relating to the award of grants shall be final.(d) Procedures, forms, and guidelines established for these grant programs, including the application process, are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(e) If the secretary expends funds or awards grants for the study of protocols for crops to meet standards for transport out of a quarantine area, the following shall apply:(1) Primary consideration shall be given to crops that are most at risk from the imposition of a quarantine and for which protocols do not currently exist, as long as the application otherwise meets reasonable scientific standards.(2) The department may consult with individuals or representatives of the agriculture industry, and academic or scientific individuals, individuals or organizations, to establish criteria and assist in the recommendation of any expenditure of funds or the award of grants.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 485 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:485. (a) The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, and with boards, bureaus, commissions, or departments of this state or of the United States, for the purpose of administering compensation, conservation, disaster assistance, economic assistance, education, environmental enhancement, indemnification, market promotion, research, and similar programs that promote and enhance agriculture.(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the secretary may receive and expend federal funds and any nonstate matching funds made available to the department for the purposes specified above in subdivision (a) via grant, interagency agreement, or otherwise, and these funds otherwise. These funds shall be administered in accordance with Section 221.(c) (1) Grant awards shall be made by the department on a competitive basis established by the department wherever possible.(2) Any grant awarded on an alternative basis that is not competitive shall comply with all applicable state requirements, orders, and guidelines.(3) Decisions of the secretary relating to the award of grants shall be final.(d) Procedures, forms, and guidelines established for these grant programs, including the application process, are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(e) If the secretary expends funds or awards grants for the study of protocols for crops to meet standards for transport out of a quarantine area, the following shall apply:(1) Primary consideration shall be given to crops that are most at risk from the imposition of a quarantine and for which protocols do not currently exist, as long as the application otherwise meets reasonable scientific standards.(2) The department may consult with individuals or representatives of the agriculture industry, and academic or scientific individuals, individuals or organizations, to establish criteria and assist in the recommendation of any expenditure of funds or the award of grants.
SECTION 1. Section 485 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
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485. (a) The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, and with boards, bureaus, commissions, or departments of this state or of the United States, for the purpose of administering compensation, conservation, disaster assistance, economic assistance, education, environmental enhancement, indemnification, market promotion, research, and similar programs that promote and enhance agriculture.(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the secretary may receive and expend federal funds and any nonstate matching funds made available to the department for the purposes specified above in subdivision (a) via grant, interagency agreement, or otherwise, and these funds otherwise. These funds shall be administered in accordance with Section 221.(c) (1) Grant awards shall be made by the department on a competitive basis established by the department wherever possible.(2) Any grant awarded on an alternative basis that is not competitive shall comply with all applicable state requirements, orders, and guidelines.(3) Decisions of the secretary relating to the award of grants shall be final.(d) Procedures, forms, and guidelines established for these grant programs, including the application process, are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(e) If the secretary expends funds or awards grants for the study of protocols for crops to meet standards for transport out of a quarantine area, the following shall apply:(1) Primary consideration shall be given to crops that are most at risk from the imposition of a quarantine and for which protocols do not currently exist, as long as the application otherwise meets reasonable scientific standards.(2) The department may consult with individuals or representatives of the agriculture industry, and academic or scientific individuals, individuals or organizations, to establish criteria and assist in the recommendation of any expenditure of funds or the award of grants.
485. (a) The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, and with boards, bureaus, commissions, or departments of this state or of the United States, for the purpose of administering compensation, conservation, disaster assistance, economic assistance, education, environmental enhancement, indemnification, market promotion, research, and similar programs that promote and enhance agriculture.(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the secretary may receive and expend federal funds and any nonstate matching funds made available to the department for the purposes specified above in subdivision (a) via grant, interagency agreement, or otherwise, and these funds otherwise. These funds shall be administered in accordance with Section 221.(c) (1) Grant awards shall be made by the department on a competitive basis established by the department wherever possible.(2) Any grant awarded on an alternative basis that is not competitive shall comply with all applicable state requirements, orders, and guidelines.(3) Decisions of the secretary relating to the award of grants shall be final.(d) Procedures, forms, and guidelines established for these grant programs, including the application process, are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(e) If the secretary expends funds or awards grants for the study of protocols for crops to meet standards for transport out of a quarantine area, the following shall apply:(1) Primary consideration shall be given to crops that are most at risk from the imposition of a quarantine and for which protocols do not currently exist, as long as the application otherwise meets reasonable scientific standards.(2) The department may consult with individuals or representatives of the agriculture industry, and academic or scientific individuals, individuals or organizations, to establish criteria and assist in the recommendation of any expenditure of funds or the award of grants.
485. (a) The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, and with boards, bureaus, commissions, or departments of this state or of the United States, for the purpose of administering compensation, conservation, disaster assistance, economic assistance, education, environmental enhancement, indemnification, market promotion, research, and similar programs that promote and enhance agriculture.(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the secretary may receive and expend federal funds and any nonstate matching funds made available to the department for the purposes specified above in subdivision (a) via grant, interagency agreement, or otherwise, and these funds otherwise. These funds shall be administered in accordance with Section 221.(c) (1) Grant awards shall be made by the department on a competitive basis established by the department wherever possible.(2) Any grant awarded on an alternative basis that is not competitive shall comply with all applicable state requirements, orders, and guidelines.(3) Decisions of the secretary relating to the award of grants shall be final.(d) Procedures, forms, and guidelines established for these grant programs, including the application process, are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(e) If the secretary expends funds or awards grants for the study of protocols for crops to meet standards for transport out of a quarantine area, the following shall apply:(1) Primary consideration shall be given to crops that are most at risk from the imposition of a quarantine and for which protocols do not currently exist, as long as the application otherwise meets reasonable scientific standards.(2) The department may consult with individuals or representatives of the agriculture industry, and academic or scientific individuals, individuals or organizations, to establish criteria and assist in the recommendation of any expenditure of funds or the award of grants.
485. (a) The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, and with boards, bureaus, commissions, or departments of this state or of the United States, for the purpose of administering compensation, conservation, disaster assistance, economic assistance, education, environmental enhancement, indemnification, market promotion, research, and similar programs that promote and enhance agriculture.
(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the secretary may receive and expend federal funds and any nonstate matching funds made available to the department for the purposes specified above in subdivision (a) via grant, interagency agreement, or otherwise, and these funds otherwise. These funds shall be administered in accordance with Section 221.
(c) (1) Grant awards shall be made by the department on a competitive basis established by the department wherever possible.
(2) Any grant awarded on an alternative basis that is not competitive shall comply with all applicable state requirements, orders, and guidelines.
(3) Decisions of the secretary relating to the award of grants shall be final.
(d) Procedures, forms, and guidelines established for these grant programs, including the application process, are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(e) If the secretary expends funds or awards grants for the study of protocols for crops to meet standards for transport out of a quarantine area, the following shall apply:
(1) Primary consideration shall be given to crops that are most at risk from the imposition of a quarantine and for which protocols do not currently exist, as long as the application otherwise meets reasonable scientific standards.
(2) The department may consult with individuals or representatives of the agriculture industry, and academic or scientific individuals, individuals or organizations, to establish criteria and assist in the recommendation of any expenditure of funds or the award of grants.