CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 449Introduced by Senator McGuireFebruary 21, 2019 An act to amend Sections 6046, 6047.3.5, 6047.19, 6047.20, 6047.21, 6047.27, and 6047.29 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to pest control, and making an appropriation therefor.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 449, as introduced, McGuire. Pest control: Pierces disease.Existing law establishes the Pierces Disease Control Program in the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Pierces Disease Management Account in the Food and Agriculture Fund. Existing law allows certain money in this account to be expended as specified to combat Pierces disease and its vectors, including the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and for purposes relating to other designated pests and diseases, as provided. Existing law makes these provisions inoperative on March 1, 2021, and repeals them on January 1, 2022.This bill would extend to March 1, 2026, the date on which the above provisions become inoperative, and would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2027. By extending the operative date for a partially continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.Existing law creates in the department the Pierces Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board, which consists of specified members, and prescribes the functions and duties of the board with respect to implementation of the Pierces disease program. Existing law provides for an annual assessment to be paid by grape processors, as defined, into the Food and Agriculture Fund for the purposes of, among other things, research and other activities related to the Pierces disease program. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, upon the recommendation of the board, to contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierces disease. Existing law repeals these provisions on March 1, 2021.This bill would extend the repeal date of these provisions to March 1, 2026, and would make related conforming changes. Because assessments collected pursuant to these provisions are deposited into the Food and Agriculture Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, by extending the date until which the assessments are collected, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would also prohibit the amounts paid to the University of California in an above-described research contract from exceeding the universitys actual cost of research.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6046 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6046. (a) There is hereby created in the department the Pierces Disease Control Program.(b) The Governor shall appoint a statewide coordinator, and the secretary shall provide an appropriate level of support staffing and logistical support for combating Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) (1) There is hereby created the Pierces Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(2) The account shall consist of money transferred from the General Fund and money made available from federal, industry, and other sources. Money made available from federal, industry, and other sources shall be available for expenditure without regard to fiscal year for the purpose of combating Pierces disease or its vectors and for the purpose described in Section 6047.30. State general funds to be utilized used for research shall be expended only when the secretary has received commitments from nonstate sources for at least a 25-percent match for each state dollar to be expended.(d) The funds appropriated pursuant to this section to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund for the purpose of combating Pierces disease and its vectors shall be used for costs that are incurred by the state or by local entities during and subsequent to the fiscal year of the act that added this section for the purpose of research and other efforts to combat Pierces disease and its vectors.(e) Whenever, in any county, funds are allocated by the department for local assistance regarding Pierces disease and its vectors, those funds shall be made available to a local public entity, or local public entities, designated by that countys board of supervisors.(f) Funds appropriated for local assistance shall not be allocated to the local public entity until the local public entity creates a Pierces disease work plan that is approved by the department. Any funds allocated by the department to a designated local public entity shall be utilized used for activities consistent with the local Pierces disease work plan or other programs or work plans approved by the department. It shall be the responsibility of the designated local public entity to develop and implement the local Pierces disease work plan. Upon request, the department shall provide consultation to the local public entity regarding its work plan.(g) The work plan created by the designated local public entity shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of producer outreach information and training to local communities, groups, and individuals to organize their involvement with the work plan and to raise awareness regarding Pierces disease and its vectors.(2) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of ongoing training of the designated local public entitys employees in the biology, survey, and treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors.(3) The identification within the designated local public entity of a local Pierces disease coordinator.(4) The proposed treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors. Treatment programs shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations and shall be conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.(5) In coordination with the department, the development and implementation of a data collection system to track and report new infestations of Pierces disease and its vectors in a manner respectful of property and other rights of those affected.(6)(h) On an annual basis, while funds appropriated by this section are available for encumbrance, the department shall review the progress of each local public entitys activities regarding Pierces disease and its vectors and, as needed, make recommendations regarding those activities to the local public entity.(h)(i) (1) The department shall report to the Legislature each January 1 while this section is operative, regarding its expenditures, progress, and ongoing priorities in combating Pierces disease and its vectors in California.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(i)(j) This article shall become inoperative on March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of January 1, 2022, 2027, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.SEC. 2. Section 6047.3.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.3.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary, upon the recommendation of the board, may contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierces disease.(b) Amounts paid to the University of California in any contract entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not exceed the actual cost of the research and shall not include indirect or overhead costs, such as facilities or administrative costs.SEC. 3. Section 6047.19 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.19. (a) On or before December 31st 31 of every other year, the secretary, after consultation with the board, shall report on the status of this article to the chairs of the policy and fiscal committees that have the appropriate subject matter jurisdiction in the Assembly and the Senate.(b) The report shall include a financial accounting, including the distribution of industry assessments and any unexpended amount on deposit, of the departments efforts to contain Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) This If this article does not become inoperative on an earlier date pursuant to Section 6047.20 or 6047.27, this article shall remain in effect only until March 1, 2021, 2026, and in any case is repealed as of that date is repealed, date, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.SEC. 4. Section 6047.20 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.20. This article shall become inoperative, inoperative as of March 1, 2016, 2021, unless the secretary finds, in a referendum conducted by him or her, the secretary, or a person designated by him or her, the secretary, subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, that a favorable vote has been given pursuant to this article.SEC. 5. Section 6047.21 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.21. (a) No later than April 15, 2015, 2020, the secretary shall establish a list of those persons eligible to vote on the continued implementation of this article.(b) Eligibility shall be limited to the producers, processors, and persons who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding season.(c) (1) In establishing the list, the secretary may require processors, producers, and others to submit the names, mailing addresses, and assessment values of all producers who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding marketing season.(2) The information required by the secretary shall be filed either with the annual assessment report or no later than 30 days following receipt of a written notice from the secretary requesting the information.(d) Any producer whose name does not appear on the secretarys list may have his or her their name added to the list by filing with the secretary a signed statement identifying himself or herself them as a producer that paid an assessment during the most recent marketing season.SEC. 6. Section 6047.27 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.27. (a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote as provided in this article has not been given subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, this article shall become inoperative as of March 1, 2016. 2021.(b) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in this article, he or she the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all persons whose names and addresses may be on file with the secretary as provided in Section 6047.21.SEC. 7. Section 6047.29 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.29. (a) The secretary shall appoint an advisory task force consisting of scientific experts, including, but not limited to, university researchers and agricultural representatives, for the purpose of advising the secretary on the control and management of Pierces disease.(b) Members of the advisory task force, or alternate members when acting as members, may be reimbursed, upon request, for necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.(c) Notwithstanding Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27, this section shall remain in effect until March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 449Introduced by Senator McGuireFebruary 21, 2019 An act to amend Sections 6046, 6047.3.5, 6047.19, 6047.20, 6047.21, 6047.27, and 6047.29 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to pest control, and making an appropriation therefor.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 449, as introduced, McGuire. Pest control: Pierces disease.Existing law establishes the Pierces Disease Control Program in the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Pierces Disease Management Account in the Food and Agriculture Fund. Existing law allows certain money in this account to be expended as specified to combat Pierces disease and its vectors, including the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and for purposes relating to other designated pests and diseases, as provided. Existing law makes these provisions inoperative on March 1, 2021, and repeals them on January 1, 2022.This bill would extend to March 1, 2026, the date on which the above provisions become inoperative, and would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2027. By extending the operative date for a partially continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.Existing law creates in the department the Pierces Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board, which consists of specified members, and prescribes the functions and duties of the board with respect to implementation of the Pierces disease program. Existing law provides for an annual assessment to be paid by grape processors, as defined, into the Food and Agriculture Fund for the purposes of, among other things, research and other activities related to the Pierces disease program. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, upon the recommendation of the board, to contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierces disease. Existing law repeals these provisions on March 1, 2021.This bill would extend the repeal date of these provisions to March 1, 2026, and would make related conforming changes. Because assessments collected pursuant to these provisions are deposited into the Food and Agriculture Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, by extending the date until which the assessments are collected, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would also prohibit the amounts paid to the University of California in an above-described research contract from exceeding the universitys actual cost of research.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 449
Introduced by Senator McGuireFebruary 21, 2019
Introduced by Senator McGuire
February 21, 2019
An act to amend Sections 6046, 6047.3.5, 6047.19, 6047.20, 6047.21, 6047.27, and 6047.29 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to pest control, and making an appropriation therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 449, as introduced, McGuire. Pest control: Pierces disease.
Existing law establishes the Pierces Disease Control Program in the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Pierces Disease Management Account in the Food and Agriculture Fund. Existing law allows certain money in this account to be expended as specified to combat Pierces disease and its vectors, including the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and for purposes relating to other designated pests and diseases, as provided. Existing law makes these provisions inoperative on March 1, 2021, and repeals them on January 1, 2022.This bill would extend to March 1, 2026, the date on which the above provisions become inoperative, and would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2027. By extending the operative date for a partially continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.Existing law creates in the department the Pierces Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board, which consists of specified members, and prescribes the functions and duties of the board with respect to implementation of the Pierces disease program. Existing law provides for an annual assessment to be paid by grape processors, as defined, into the Food and Agriculture Fund for the purposes of, among other things, research and other activities related to the Pierces disease program. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, upon the recommendation of the board, to contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierces disease. Existing law repeals these provisions on March 1, 2021.This bill would extend the repeal date of these provisions to March 1, 2026, and would make related conforming changes. Because assessments collected pursuant to these provisions are deposited into the Food and Agriculture Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, by extending the date until which the assessments are collected, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would also prohibit the amounts paid to the University of California in an above-described research contract from exceeding the universitys actual cost of research.
Existing law establishes the Pierces Disease Control Program in the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Pierces Disease Management Account in the Food and Agriculture Fund. Existing law allows certain money in this account to be expended as specified to combat Pierces disease and its vectors, including the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and for purposes relating to other designated pests and diseases, as provided. Existing law makes these provisions inoperative on March 1, 2021, and repeals them on January 1, 2022.
This bill would extend to March 1, 2026, the date on which the above provisions become inoperative, and would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2027. By extending the operative date for a partially continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
Existing law creates in the department the Pierces Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board, which consists of specified members, and prescribes the functions and duties of the board with respect to implementation of the Pierces disease program. Existing law provides for an annual assessment to be paid by grape processors, as defined, into the Food and Agriculture Fund for the purposes of, among other things, research and other activities related to the Pierces disease program. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, upon the recommendation of the board, to contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierces disease. Existing law repeals these provisions on March 1, 2021.
This bill would extend the repeal date of these provisions to March 1, 2026, and would make related conforming changes. Because assessments collected pursuant to these provisions are deposited into the Food and Agriculture Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, by extending the date until which the assessments are collected, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would also prohibit the amounts paid to the University of California in an above-described research contract from exceeding the universitys actual cost of research.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6046 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6046. (a) There is hereby created in the department the Pierces Disease Control Program.(b) The Governor shall appoint a statewide coordinator, and the secretary shall provide an appropriate level of support staffing and logistical support for combating Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) (1) There is hereby created the Pierces Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(2) The account shall consist of money transferred from the General Fund and money made available from federal, industry, and other sources. Money made available from federal, industry, and other sources shall be available for expenditure without regard to fiscal year for the purpose of combating Pierces disease or its vectors and for the purpose described in Section 6047.30. State general funds to be utilized used for research shall be expended only when the secretary has received commitments from nonstate sources for at least a 25-percent match for each state dollar to be expended.(d) The funds appropriated pursuant to this section to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund for the purpose of combating Pierces disease and its vectors shall be used for costs that are incurred by the state or by local entities during and subsequent to the fiscal year of the act that added this section for the purpose of research and other efforts to combat Pierces disease and its vectors.(e) Whenever, in any county, funds are allocated by the department for local assistance regarding Pierces disease and its vectors, those funds shall be made available to a local public entity, or local public entities, designated by that countys board of supervisors.(f) Funds appropriated for local assistance shall not be allocated to the local public entity until the local public entity creates a Pierces disease work plan that is approved by the department. Any funds allocated by the department to a designated local public entity shall be utilized used for activities consistent with the local Pierces disease work plan or other programs or work plans approved by the department. It shall be the responsibility of the designated local public entity to develop and implement the local Pierces disease work plan. Upon request, the department shall provide consultation to the local public entity regarding its work plan.(g) The work plan created by the designated local public entity shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of producer outreach information and training to local communities, groups, and individuals to organize their involvement with the work plan and to raise awareness regarding Pierces disease and its vectors.(2) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of ongoing training of the designated local public entitys employees in the biology, survey, and treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors.(3) The identification within the designated local public entity of a local Pierces disease coordinator.(4) The proposed treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors. Treatment programs shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations and shall be conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.(5) In coordination with the department, the development and implementation of a data collection system to track and report new infestations of Pierces disease and its vectors in a manner respectful of property and other rights of those affected.(6)(h) On an annual basis, while funds appropriated by this section are available for encumbrance, the department shall review the progress of each local public entitys activities regarding Pierces disease and its vectors and, as needed, make recommendations regarding those activities to the local public entity.(h)(i) (1) The department shall report to the Legislature each January 1 while this section is operative, regarding its expenditures, progress, and ongoing priorities in combating Pierces disease and its vectors in California.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(i)(j) This article shall become inoperative on March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of January 1, 2022, 2027, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.SEC. 2. Section 6047.3.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.3.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary, upon the recommendation of the board, may contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierces disease.(b) Amounts paid to the University of California in any contract entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not exceed the actual cost of the research and shall not include indirect or overhead costs, such as facilities or administrative costs.SEC. 3. Section 6047.19 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.19. (a) On or before December 31st 31 of every other year, the secretary, after consultation with the board, shall report on the status of this article to the chairs of the policy and fiscal committees that have the appropriate subject matter jurisdiction in the Assembly and the Senate.(b) The report shall include a financial accounting, including the distribution of industry assessments and any unexpended amount on deposit, of the departments efforts to contain Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) This If this article does not become inoperative on an earlier date pursuant to Section 6047.20 or 6047.27, this article shall remain in effect only until March 1, 2021, 2026, and in any case is repealed as of that date is repealed, date, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.SEC. 4. Section 6047.20 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.20. This article shall become inoperative, inoperative as of March 1, 2016, 2021, unless the secretary finds, in a referendum conducted by him or her, the secretary, or a person designated by him or her, the secretary, subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, that a favorable vote has been given pursuant to this article.SEC. 5. Section 6047.21 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.21. (a) No later than April 15, 2015, 2020, the secretary shall establish a list of those persons eligible to vote on the continued implementation of this article.(b) Eligibility shall be limited to the producers, processors, and persons who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding season.(c) (1) In establishing the list, the secretary may require processors, producers, and others to submit the names, mailing addresses, and assessment values of all producers who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding marketing season.(2) The information required by the secretary shall be filed either with the annual assessment report or no later than 30 days following receipt of a written notice from the secretary requesting the information.(d) Any producer whose name does not appear on the secretarys list may have his or her their name added to the list by filing with the secretary a signed statement identifying himself or herself them as a producer that paid an assessment during the most recent marketing season.SEC. 6. Section 6047.27 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.27. (a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote as provided in this article has not been given subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, this article shall become inoperative as of March 1, 2016. 2021.(b) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in this article, he or she the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all persons whose names and addresses may be on file with the secretary as provided in Section 6047.21.SEC. 7. Section 6047.29 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.29. (a) The secretary shall appoint an advisory task force consisting of scientific experts, including, but not limited to, university researchers and agricultural representatives, for the purpose of advising the secretary on the control and management of Pierces disease.(b) Members of the advisory task force, or alternate members when acting as members, may be reimbursed, upon request, for necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.(c) Notwithstanding Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27, this section shall remain in effect until March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
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 6046 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6046. (a) There is hereby created in the department the Pierces Disease Control Program.(b) The Governor shall appoint a statewide coordinator, and the secretary shall provide an appropriate level of support staffing and logistical support for combating Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) (1) There is hereby created the Pierces Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(2) The account shall consist of money transferred from the General Fund and money made available from federal, industry, and other sources. Money made available from federal, industry, and other sources shall be available for expenditure without regard to fiscal year for the purpose of combating Pierces disease or its vectors and for the purpose described in Section 6047.30. State general funds to be utilized used for research shall be expended only when the secretary has received commitments from nonstate sources for at least a 25-percent match for each state dollar to be expended.(d) The funds appropriated pursuant to this section to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund for the purpose of combating Pierces disease and its vectors shall be used for costs that are incurred by the state or by local entities during and subsequent to the fiscal year of the act that added this section for the purpose of research and other efforts to combat Pierces disease and its vectors.(e) Whenever, in any county, funds are allocated by the department for local assistance regarding Pierces disease and its vectors, those funds shall be made available to a local public entity, or local public entities, designated by that countys board of supervisors.(f) Funds appropriated for local assistance shall not be allocated to the local public entity until the local public entity creates a Pierces disease work plan that is approved by the department. Any funds allocated by the department to a designated local public entity shall be utilized used for activities consistent with the local Pierces disease work plan or other programs or work plans approved by the department. It shall be the responsibility of the designated local public entity to develop and implement the local Pierces disease work plan. Upon request, the department shall provide consultation to the local public entity regarding its work plan.(g) The work plan created by the designated local public entity shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of producer outreach information and training to local communities, groups, and individuals to organize their involvement with the work plan and to raise awareness regarding Pierces disease and its vectors.(2) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of ongoing training of the designated local public entitys employees in the biology, survey, and treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors.(3) The identification within the designated local public entity of a local Pierces disease coordinator.(4) The proposed treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors. Treatment programs shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations and shall be conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.(5) In coordination with the department, the development and implementation of a data collection system to track and report new infestations of Pierces disease and its vectors in a manner respectful of property and other rights of those affected.(6)(h) On an annual basis, while funds appropriated by this section are available for encumbrance, the department shall review the progress of each local public entitys activities regarding Pierces disease and its vectors and, as needed, make recommendations regarding those activities to the local public entity.(h)(i) (1) The department shall report to the Legislature each January 1 while this section is operative, regarding its expenditures, progress, and ongoing priorities in combating Pierces disease and its vectors in California.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(i)(j) This article shall become inoperative on March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of January 1, 2022, 2027, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
SECTION 1. Section 6046 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
6046. (a) There is hereby created in the department the Pierces Disease Control Program.(b) The Governor shall appoint a statewide coordinator, and the secretary shall provide an appropriate level of support staffing and logistical support for combating Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) (1) There is hereby created the Pierces Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(2) The account shall consist of money transferred from the General Fund and money made available from federal, industry, and other sources. Money made available from federal, industry, and other sources shall be available for expenditure without regard to fiscal year for the purpose of combating Pierces disease or its vectors and for the purpose described in Section 6047.30. State general funds to be utilized used for research shall be expended only when the secretary has received commitments from nonstate sources for at least a 25-percent match for each state dollar to be expended.(d) The funds appropriated pursuant to this section to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund for the purpose of combating Pierces disease and its vectors shall be used for costs that are incurred by the state or by local entities during and subsequent to the fiscal year of the act that added this section for the purpose of research and other efforts to combat Pierces disease and its vectors.(e) Whenever, in any county, funds are allocated by the department for local assistance regarding Pierces disease and its vectors, those funds shall be made available to a local public entity, or local public entities, designated by that countys board of supervisors.(f) Funds appropriated for local assistance shall not be allocated to the local public entity until the local public entity creates a Pierces disease work plan that is approved by the department. Any funds allocated by the department to a designated local public entity shall be utilized used for activities consistent with the local Pierces disease work plan or other programs or work plans approved by the department. It shall be the responsibility of the designated local public entity to develop and implement the local Pierces disease work plan. Upon request, the department shall provide consultation to the local public entity regarding its work plan.(g) The work plan created by the designated local public entity shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of producer outreach information and training to local communities, groups, and individuals to organize their involvement with the work plan and to raise awareness regarding Pierces disease and its vectors.(2) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of ongoing training of the designated local public entitys employees in the biology, survey, and treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors.(3) The identification within the designated local public entity of a local Pierces disease coordinator.(4) The proposed treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors. Treatment programs shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations and shall be conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.(5) In coordination with the department, the development and implementation of a data collection system to track and report new infestations of Pierces disease and its vectors in a manner respectful of property and other rights of those affected.(6)(h) On an annual basis, while funds appropriated by this section are available for encumbrance, the department shall review the progress of each local public entitys activities regarding Pierces disease and its vectors and, as needed, make recommendations regarding those activities to the local public entity.(h)(i) (1) The department shall report to the Legislature each January 1 while this section is operative, regarding its expenditures, progress, and ongoing priorities in combating Pierces disease and its vectors in California.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(i)(j) This article shall become inoperative on March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of January 1, 2022, 2027, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
6046. (a) There is hereby created in the department the Pierces Disease Control Program.(b) The Governor shall appoint a statewide coordinator, and the secretary shall provide an appropriate level of support staffing and logistical support for combating Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) (1) There is hereby created the Pierces Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(2) The account shall consist of money transferred from the General Fund and money made available from federal, industry, and other sources. Money made available from federal, industry, and other sources shall be available for expenditure without regard to fiscal year for the purpose of combating Pierces disease or its vectors and for the purpose described in Section 6047.30. State general funds to be utilized used for research shall be expended only when the secretary has received commitments from nonstate sources for at least a 25-percent match for each state dollar to be expended.(d) The funds appropriated pursuant to this section to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund for the purpose of combating Pierces disease and its vectors shall be used for costs that are incurred by the state or by local entities during and subsequent to the fiscal year of the act that added this section for the purpose of research and other efforts to combat Pierces disease and its vectors.(e) Whenever, in any county, funds are allocated by the department for local assistance regarding Pierces disease and its vectors, those funds shall be made available to a local public entity, or local public entities, designated by that countys board of supervisors.(f) Funds appropriated for local assistance shall not be allocated to the local public entity until the local public entity creates a Pierces disease work plan that is approved by the department. Any funds allocated by the department to a designated local public entity shall be utilized used for activities consistent with the local Pierces disease work plan or other programs or work plans approved by the department. It shall be the responsibility of the designated local public entity to develop and implement the local Pierces disease work plan. Upon request, the department shall provide consultation to the local public entity regarding its work plan.(g) The work plan created by the designated local public entity shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of producer outreach information and training to local communities, groups, and individuals to organize their involvement with the work plan and to raise awareness regarding Pierces disease and its vectors.(2) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of ongoing training of the designated local public entitys employees in the biology, survey, and treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors.(3) The identification within the designated local public entity of a local Pierces disease coordinator.(4) The proposed treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors. Treatment programs shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations and shall be conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.(5) In coordination with the department, the development and implementation of a data collection system to track and report new infestations of Pierces disease and its vectors in a manner respectful of property and other rights of those affected.(6)(h) On an annual basis, while funds appropriated by this section are available for encumbrance, the department shall review the progress of each local public entitys activities regarding Pierces disease and its vectors and, as needed, make recommendations regarding those activities to the local public entity.(h)(i) (1) The department shall report to the Legislature each January 1 while this section is operative, regarding its expenditures, progress, and ongoing priorities in combating Pierces disease and its vectors in California.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(i)(j) This article shall become inoperative on March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of January 1, 2022, 2027, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
6046. (a) There is hereby created in the department the Pierces Disease Control Program.(b) The Governor shall appoint a statewide coordinator, and the secretary shall provide an appropriate level of support staffing and logistical support for combating Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) (1) There is hereby created the Pierces Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(2) The account shall consist of money transferred from the General Fund and money made available from federal, industry, and other sources. Money made available from federal, industry, and other sources shall be available for expenditure without regard to fiscal year for the purpose of combating Pierces disease or its vectors and for the purpose described in Section 6047.30. State general funds to be utilized used for research shall be expended only when the secretary has received commitments from nonstate sources for at least a 25-percent match for each state dollar to be expended.(d) The funds appropriated pursuant to this section to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund for the purpose of combating Pierces disease and its vectors shall be used for costs that are incurred by the state or by local entities during and subsequent to the fiscal year of the act that added this section for the purpose of research and other efforts to combat Pierces disease and its vectors.(e) Whenever, in any county, funds are allocated by the department for local assistance regarding Pierces disease and its vectors, those funds shall be made available to a local public entity, or local public entities, designated by that countys board of supervisors.(f) Funds appropriated for local assistance shall not be allocated to the local public entity until the local public entity creates a Pierces disease work plan that is approved by the department. Any funds allocated by the department to a designated local public entity shall be utilized used for activities consistent with the local Pierces disease work plan or other programs or work plans approved by the department. It shall be the responsibility of the designated local public entity to develop and implement the local Pierces disease work plan. Upon request, the department shall provide consultation to the local public entity regarding its work plan.(g) The work plan created by the designated local public entity shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of producer outreach information and training to local communities, groups, and individuals to organize their involvement with the work plan and to raise awareness regarding Pierces disease and its vectors.(2) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of ongoing training of the designated local public entitys employees in the biology, survey, and treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors.(3) The identification within the designated local public entity of a local Pierces disease coordinator.(4) The proposed treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors. Treatment programs shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations and shall be conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.(5) In coordination with the department, the development and implementation of a data collection system to track and report new infestations of Pierces disease and its vectors in a manner respectful of property and other rights of those affected.(6)(h) On an annual basis, while funds appropriated by this section are available for encumbrance, the department shall review the progress of each local public entitys activities regarding Pierces disease and its vectors and, as needed, make recommendations regarding those activities to the local public entity.(h)(i) (1) The department shall report to the Legislature each January 1 while this section is operative, regarding its expenditures, progress, and ongoing priorities in combating Pierces disease and its vectors in California.(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(i)(j) This article shall become inoperative on March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of January 1, 2022, 2027, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
6046. (a) There is hereby created in the department the Pierces Disease Control Program.
(b) The Governor shall appoint a statewide coordinator, and the secretary shall provide an appropriate level of support staffing and logistical support for combating Pierces disease and its vectors.
(c) (1) There is hereby created the Pierces Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.
(2) The account shall consist of money transferred from the General Fund and money made available from federal, industry, and other sources. Money made available from federal, industry, and other sources shall be available for expenditure without regard to fiscal year for the purpose of combating Pierces disease or its vectors and for the purpose described in Section 6047.30. State general funds to be utilized used for research shall be expended only when the secretary has received commitments from nonstate sources for at least a 25-percent match for each state dollar to be expended.
(d) The funds appropriated pursuant to this section to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund for the purpose of combating Pierces disease and its vectors shall be used for costs that are incurred by the state or by local entities during and subsequent to the fiscal year of the act that added this section for the purpose of research and other efforts to combat Pierces disease and its vectors.
(e) Whenever, in any county, funds are allocated by the department for local assistance regarding Pierces disease and its vectors, those funds shall be made available to a local public entity, or local public entities, designated by that countys board of supervisors.
(f) Funds appropriated for local assistance shall not be allocated to the local public entity until the local public entity creates a Pierces disease work plan that is approved by the department. Any funds allocated by the department to a designated local public entity shall be utilized used for activities consistent with the local Pierces disease work plan or other programs or work plans approved by the department. It shall be the responsibility of the designated local public entity to develop and implement the local Pierces disease work plan. Upon request, the department shall provide consultation to the local public entity regarding its work plan.
(g) The work plan created by the designated local public entity shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of producer outreach information and training to local communities, groups, and individuals to organize their involvement with the work plan and to raise awareness regarding Pierces disease and its vectors.
(2) In coordination with the department, the development and delivery of ongoing training of the designated local public entitys employees in the biology, survey, and treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors.
(3) The identification within the designated local public entity of a local Pierces disease coordinator.
(4) The proposed treatment of Pierces disease and its vectors. Treatment programs shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations and shall be conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.
(5) In coordination with the department, the development and implementation of a data collection system to track and report new infestations of Pierces disease and its vectors in a manner respectful of property and other rights of those affected.
(6)
(h) On an annual basis, while funds appropriated by this section are available for encumbrance, the department shall review the progress of each local public entitys activities regarding Pierces disease and its vectors and, as needed, make recommendations regarding those activities to the local public entity.
(h)
(i) (1) The department shall report to the Legislature each January 1 while this section is operative, regarding its expenditures, progress, and ongoing priorities in combating Pierces disease and its vectors in California.
(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(i)
(j) This article shall become inoperative on March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of January 1, 2022, 2027, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2022, 2027, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 6047.3.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.3.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary, upon the recommendation of the board, may contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierces disease.(b) Amounts paid to the University of California in any contract entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not exceed the actual cost of the research and shall not include indirect or overhead costs, such as facilities or administrative costs.
SEC. 2. Section 6047.3.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 2.
6047.3.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary, upon the recommendation of the board, may contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierces disease.(b) Amounts paid to the University of California in any contract entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not exceed the actual cost of the research and shall not include indirect or overhead costs, such as facilities or administrative costs.
6047.3.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary, upon the recommendation of the board, may contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierces disease.(b) Amounts paid to the University of California in any contract entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not exceed the actual cost of the research and shall not include indirect or overhead costs, such as facilities or administrative costs.
6047.3.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary, upon the recommendation of the board, may contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierces disease.(b) Amounts paid to the University of California in any contract entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not exceed the actual cost of the research and shall not include indirect or overhead costs, such as facilities or administrative costs.
6047.3.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary, upon the recommendation of the board, may contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierces disease.
(b) Amounts paid to the University of California in any contract entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not exceed the actual cost of the research and shall not include indirect or overhead costs, such as facilities or administrative costs.
SEC. 3. Section 6047.19 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.19. (a) On or before December 31st 31 of every other year, the secretary, after consultation with the board, shall report on the status of this article to the chairs of the policy and fiscal committees that have the appropriate subject matter jurisdiction in the Assembly and the Senate.(b) The report shall include a financial accounting, including the distribution of industry assessments and any unexpended amount on deposit, of the departments efforts to contain Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) This If this article does not become inoperative on an earlier date pursuant to Section 6047.20 or 6047.27, this article shall remain in effect only until March 1, 2021, 2026, and in any case is repealed as of that date is repealed, date, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 3. Section 6047.19 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 3.
6047.19. (a) On or before December 31st 31 of every other year, the secretary, after consultation with the board, shall report on the status of this article to the chairs of the policy and fiscal committees that have the appropriate subject matter jurisdiction in the Assembly and the Senate.(b) The report shall include a financial accounting, including the distribution of industry assessments and any unexpended amount on deposit, of the departments efforts to contain Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) This If this article does not become inoperative on an earlier date pursuant to Section 6047.20 or 6047.27, this article shall remain in effect only until March 1, 2021, 2026, and in any case is repealed as of that date is repealed, date, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
6047.19. (a) On or before December 31st 31 of every other year, the secretary, after consultation with the board, shall report on the status of this article to the chairs of the policy and fiscal committees that have the appropriate subject matter jurisdiction in the Assembly and the Senate.(b) The report shall include a financial accounting, including the distribution of industry assessments and any unexpended amount on deposit, of the departments efforts to contain Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) This If this article does not become inoperative on an earlier date pursuant to Section 6047.20 or 6047.27, this article shall remain in effect only until March 1, 2021, 2026, and in any case is repealed as of that date is repealed, date, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
6047.19. (a) On or before December 31st 31 of every other year, the secretary, after consultation with the board, shall report on the status of this article to the chairs of the policy and fiscal committees that have the appropriate subject matter jurisdiction in the Assembly and the Senate.(b) The report shall include a financial accounting, including the distribution of industry assessments and any unexpended amount on deposit, of the departments efforts to contain Pierces disease and its vectors.(c) This If this article does not become inoperative on an earlier date pursuant to Section 6047.20 or 6047.27, this article shall remain in effect only until March 1, 2021, 2026, and in any case is repealed as of that date is repealed, date, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
6047.19. (a) On or before December 31st 31 of every other year, the secretary, after consultation with the board, shall report on the status of this article to the chairs of the policy and fiscal committees that have the appropriate subject matter jurisdiction in the Assembly and the Senate.
(b) The report shall include a financial accounting, including the distribution of industry assessments and any unexpended amount on deposit, of the departments efforts to contain Pierces disease and its vectors.
(c) This If this article does not become inoperative on an earlier date pursuant to Section 6047.20 or 6047.27, this article shall remain in effect only until March 1, 2021, 2026, and in any case is repealed as of that date is repealed, date, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 4. Section 6047.20 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.20. This article shall become inoperative, inoperative as of March 1, 2016, 2021, unless the secretary finds, in a referendum conducted by him or her, the secretary, or a person designated by him or her, the secretary, subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, that a favorable vote has been given pursuant to this article.
SEC. 4. Section 6047.20 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 4.
6047.20. This article shall become inoperative, inoperative as of March 1, 2016, 2021, unless the secretary finds, in a referendum conducted by him or her, the secretary, or a person designated by him or her, the secretary, subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, that a favorable vote has been given pursuant to this article.
6047.20. This article shall become inoperative, inoperative as of March 1, 2016, 2021, unless the secretary finds, in a referendum conducted by him or her, the secretary, or a person designated by him or her, the secretary, subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, that a favorable vote has been given pursuant to this article.
6047.20. This article shall become inoperative, inoperative as of March 1, 2016, 2021, unless the secretary finds, in a referendum conducted by him or her, the secretary, or a person designated by him or her, the secretary, subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, that a favorable vote has been given pursuant to this article.
6047.20. This article shall become inoperative, inoperative as of March 1, 2016, 2021, unless the secretary finds, in a referendum conducted by him or her, the secretary, or a person designated by him or her, the secretary, subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, that a favorable vote has been given pursuant to this article.
SEC. 5. Section 6047.21 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.21. (a) No later than April 15, 2015, 2020, the secretary shall establish a list of those persons eligible to vote on the continued implementation of this article.(b) Eligibility shall be limited to the producers, processors, and persons who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding season.(c) (1) In establishing the list, the secretary may require processors, producers, and others to submit the names, mailing addresses, and assessment values of all producers who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding marketing season.(2) The information required by the secretary shall be filed either with the annual assessment report or no later than 30 days following receipt of a written notice from the secretary requesting the information.(d) Any producer whose name does not appear on the secretarys list may have his or her their name added to the list by filing with the secretary a signed statement identifying himself or herself them as a producer that paid an assessment during the most recent marketing season.
SEC. 5. Section 6047.21 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 5.
6047.21. (a) No later than April 15, 2015, 2020, the secretary shall establish a list of those persons eligible to vote on the continued implementation of this article.(b) Eligibility shall be limited to the producers, processors, and persons who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding season.(c) (1) In establishing the list, the secretary may require processors, producers, and others to submit the names, mailing addresses, and assessment values of all producers who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding marketing season.(2) The information required by the secretary shall be filed either with the annual assessment report or no later than 30 days following receipt of a written notice from the secretary requesting the information.(d) Any producer whose name does not appear on the secretarys list may have his or her their name added to the list by filing with the secretary a signed statement identifying himself or herself them as a producer that paid an assessment during the most recent marketing season.
6047.21. (a) No later than April 15, 2015, 2020, the secretary shall establish a list of those persons eligible to vote on the continued implementation of this article.(b) Eligibility shall be limited to the producers, processors, and persons who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding season.(c) (1) In establishing the list, the secretary may require processors, producers, and others to submit the names, mailing addresses, and assessment values of all producers who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding marketing season.(2) The information required by the secretary shall be filed either with the annual assessment report or no later than 30 days following receipt of a written notice from the secretary requesting the information.(d) Any producer whose name does not appear on the secretarys list may have his or her their name added to the list by filing with the secretary a signed statement identifying himself or herself them as a producer that paid an assessment during the most recent marketing season.
6047.21. (a) No later than April 15, 2015, 2020, the secretary shall establish a list of those persons eligible to vote on the continued implementation of this article.(b) Eligibility shall be limited to the producers, processors, and persons who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding season.(c) (1) In establishing the list, the secretary may require processors, producers, and others to submit the names, mailing addresses, and assessment values of all producers who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding marketing season.(2) The information required by the secretary shall be filed either with the annual assessment report or no later than 30 days following receipt of a written notice from the secretary requesting the information.(d) Any producer whose name does not appear on the secretarys list may have his or her their name added to the list by filing with the secretary a signed statement identifying himself or herself them as a producer that paid an assessment during the most recent marketing season.
6047.21. (a) No later than April 15, 2015, 2020, the secretary shall establish a list of those persons eligible to vote on the continued implementation of this article.
(b) Eligibility shall be limited to the producers, processors, and persons who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding season.
(c) (1) In establishing the list, the secretary may require processors, producers, and others to submit the names, mailing addresses, and assessment values of all producers who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the immediately preceding marketing season.
(2) The information required by the secretary shall be filed either with the annual assessment report or no later than 30 days following receipt of a written notice from the secretary requesting the information.
(d) Any producer whose name does not appear on the secretarys list may have his or her their name added to the list by filing with the secretary a signed statement identifying himself or herself them as a producer that paid an assessment during the most recent marketing season.
SEC. 6. Section 6047.27 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.27. (a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote as provided in this article has not been given subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, this article shall become inoperative as of March 1, 2016. 2021.(b) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in this article, he or she the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all persons whose names and addresses may be on file with the secretary as provided in Section 6047.21.
SEC. 6. Section 6047.27 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 6.
6047.27. (a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote as provided in this article has not been given subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, this article shall become inoperative as of March 1, 2016. 2021.(b) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in this article, he or she the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all persons whose names and addresses may be on file with the secretary as provided in Section 6047.21.
6047.27. (a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote as provided in this article has not been given subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, this article shall become inoperative as of March 1, 2016. 2021.(b) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in this article, he or she the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all persons whose names and addresses may be on file with the secretary as provided in Section 6047.21.
6047.27. (a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote as provided in this article has not been given subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, this article shall become inoperative as of March 1, 2016. 2021.(b) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in this article, he or she the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all persons whose names and addresses may be on file with the secretary as provided in Section 6047.21.
6047.27. (a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote as provided in this article has not been given subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2014, 2019, this article shall become inoperative as of March 1, 2016. 2021.
(b) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in this article, he or she the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all persons whose names and addresses may be on file with the secretary as provided in Section 6047.21.
SEC. 7. Section 6047.29 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:6047.29. (a) The secretary shall appoint an advisory task force consisting of scientific experts, including, but not limited to, university researchers and agricultural representatives, for the purpose of advising the secretary on the control and management of Pierces disease.(b) Members of the advisory task force, or alternate members when acting as members, may be reimbursed, upon request, for necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.(c) Notwithstanding Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27, this section shall remain in effect until March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 7. Section 6047.29 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 7.
6047.29. (a) The secretary shall appoint an advisory task force consisting of scientific experts, including, but not limited to, university researchers and agricultural representatives, for the purpose of advising the secretary on the control and management of Pierces disease.(b) Members of the advisory task force, or alternate members when acting as members, may be reimbursed, upon request, for necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.(c) Notwithstanding Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27, this section shall remain in effect until March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
6047.29. (a) The secretary shall appoint an advisory task force consisting of scientific experts, including, but not limited to, university researchers and agricultural representatives, for the purpose of advising the secretary on the control and management of Pierces disease.(b) Members of the advisory task force, or alternate members when acting as members, may be reimbursed, upon request, for necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.(c) Notwithstanding Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27, this section shall remain in effect until March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
6047.29. (a) The secretary shall appoint an advisory task force consisting of scientific experts, including, but not limited to, university researchers and agricultural representatives, for the purpose of advising the secretary on the control and management of Pierces disease.(b) Members of the advisory task force, or alternate members when acting as members, may be reimbursed, upon request, for necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.(c) Notwithstanding Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27, this section shall remain in effect until March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
6047.29. (a) The secretary shall appoint an advisory task force consisting of scientific experts, including, but not limited to, university researchers and agricultural representatives, for the purpose of advising the secretary on the control and management of Pierces disease.
(b) Members of the advisory task force, or alternate members when acting as members, may be reimbursed, upon request, for necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27, this section shall remain in effect until March 1, 2021, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before March 1, 2021, 2026, deletes or extends that date.