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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator �y /' Costa
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DATE: April i l 13 1994
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SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: AB 3379 (Rainey)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
ACKNOWLEDGE that the Board of Supervisors is the SPONSOR of AB 3379
by Assemblyman Rainey (co-authored by Senator Patrick Johnston) ,
which would increase the registration fee on boats by $10 ( from $5
to $15 annually) in the five Delta Counties (Contra Costa,
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano and Yolo) and dedicate the proceeds
of the increased revenue to the Sheriff' s Patrol in each county.
BACKGROUND:
Providing a funding source for the Sheriff 's Marine Patrol is a
high priority in the Board' s 1994 Legislative Program. The County
Administrator' s Office, Supervisor Torlakson, the Sheriff and the
County' s lobbyist in Sacramento have been working very hard with
their colleagues in the other Delta Counties, Assemblyman Rainey,
Senator Johnston and the Delta Protection Commission to find a
reasonable compromise which can achieve passage in the Legislature
and get the Governor' s signature. We believe that we have at least
the initial basis for such a compromise in AB 3379, as amended
April 4 , 1994 . AB 3379 would to the following:
• In the five Delta Counties, increase the boat registration fee
from $5 to $15 per year.
• Require that the increased revenue be forwarded to each of the
five counties, based on the number of boats which are
registered in that county.
• Require that the County dedicate the increased funds to
boating safety and enforcement programs, generally the
Sheriff 's Marine Patrol Program in is Count .
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED- April 19 , 1994
Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Sheriff-Coroner
Supervisor Torlakson
Les Spahnn, Heim, Noack & Spahnn , BY DEPUTY
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In order to be eligible for these funds, require a county to
certify that it had budgeted for the sheriff ' s marine patrol
services not less than 100% of the amount received by the
county from personal property taxes on vessels in the most
recently completed tax year.
Because of the substantial reduction in property tax revenue
resulting from the property tax shifts implemented by the State
over the past two years, the amount of personal property tax which
the County retains has been reduced dramatically - to the point
that for the current fiscal year the County is already budgeting
more than this amount of money for the Sheriff ' s Marine Patrol
Program.
There are approximately 35,000 boats registered in Contra Costa
County. An increase of $10 in the registration fee for each of
these boats would generate an additional $350,000 for the Sheriff ' s
Marine Patrol . While this would not be enough in and of itself to
restore the level of service which has been enjoyed historically,
it would certainly go a long way in that direction.
In view of the fact that Assemblyman Rainey has introduced AB 3379
at the request of the Board of Supervisors, it is appropriate for
the Board to acknowledge that it is the sponsor of AB 3379 .
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 4, 1994
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE-1993-94 REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLY BILL No. 3379
Introduced by Assembly Member Rainey
(Coauthor: Senator Johnston)
February 24, 1994
An act to amend Sections 9860 and 9863 of, and to add
Sections 9860.1, 9863.5, and 9863.6 to, the Vehicle Code,
relating to vessels, and making an appropriation therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 3379, as amended, Rainey. Personal watercraft:
certificate renewal fees.
Existing law requires undocumented watercraft to have a
current registration, renewed yearly. Existing law imposes a
$5 fee for the renewal.
This bill would impose on watercraft registered in specified
counties an increased renewal fee of $15. The bill would
require the Department of Motor Vehicles to transmit to the
Controller the money derived from the increase, which
would be continuously appropriated to the Controller for
allocation to the specified counties so that each county
receives $10 for each watercraft that is registered with an
address in the county, for use in boating and safety programs,
as prescribed.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
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2 —The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 9860 of the Vehicle Code is
2 amended to read:
3 9860. Certificates of number shall be renewed before
4 midnight of the expiration date every year by
5 presentation of the certificate of number last issued for
6 the vessel or by presentation of a potential registration
7 card issued by the department. Except as provided in
8 Section 9860.1, the fee for renewal shall be five dollars
9 ($5) per year and shall accompany the request for
10 renewal. If the certificate of number and potential
11 registration card are unavailable, a fee as specified in
12 Section 9867 shall not be paid.
13 SEC. 2. Section 9860.1 is added to the Vehicle Code,
14 to read:
15 9860.1. (a) The fee for renewal shall be fifteen dollars
16 ($15) per year and shall accompany the request for
17 renewal.
18 (b) If the certificate of number and potential
19 registration card are unavailable, a fee as specified in
20 Section 9867 shall not be paid.
21 (c) This section is applicable only to vessels registered
22 in the Counties of Contra Costa, Sacramento, San
23 Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo.
24 SEC. 3. Section 9863 of the Vehicle Code is amended
25 to read:
26 9863. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and
27 Section 9863.5, all fees received, except moneys collected
28 under Section 9875, pursuant to this chapter shall be
29 deposited in the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund
30 and are appropriated for the administration of this
31 chapter. Any of the money in the Harbors and Watercraft
32 Revolving Fund in excess of the amount determined by
33 the Director of Finance, from time to time, to be
34 necessary for expenditure for the administration of this
35 chapter shall be available for expenditure in accordance
36 with Section 85.2 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.
37 (b) All money derived from the increase in fees
38 required pursuant to this chapter by the amendment of
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1 Sections 9853, 9855, 9860, 9867, and 9901 enacted at the
2 1980 portion of the 1979-80 Regular Session of the
3 Legislature shall be deposited in the Harbors and
4 Watercraft Revolving Fund and is continuously
5 appropriated for support of local boating safety and
6 enforcement programs as provided in Section 663.7 of the
7 Harbors and Navigation Code.
8 SEC. 4. Section 9863.5 is added to the Vehicle Code,
9 to read:
10 9863.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9863, the
11 department shall transmit to the Controller all money
12 derived .from the increase in fees required pursuant to
13 this chapter by the addition of Section 9860.1, which is
14 hereby continuously appropriated to the Controller for
15 allocation to an eligible county by the Controller, based
16 on the address of the owner of the vessel so that each
17 eligible county receives ten dollars ($10) for each vessel
18 that is registered with an address in that county.
19 (b) The department shall not receive any of these
20 additional fees to reimburse it for the cost of
21 administering this chapter.
22 (c) All funds received by a county pursuant to this
23 section shall be allocated by the board of supervisors to
24 the sheriff of that county for boating safety and
25 enforcement programs on waters under the jurisdiction
26 of the sheriff and shall be used to restore or enhance
27 boating safety and enforcement programs as defined in
28 subdivision (a) of Section 663.7 of the Harbors and
29 Navigation Code.
30 (d) Funds received by a county pursuant to this
31 section shall not be counted as aid to the county, for the
32 purposes of allocations made pursuant to Section 663.7 of
33 the Harbors and Navigation Code.
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34 SEC. 5. Section 9863.6 is added to the Vehicle Code,
35 to read:
36 9863.6. (a) For purposes of Section 9863.5, "eligible
37 county" means the Counties of Contra Costa,
38 Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo, if the board
39 of supervisors of the county has adopted a resolution
40 certifying that, for each year in which it wishes to receive
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2 to Section 9860.1, it has budgeted for the sheriff's marine
3 patrol services in that county not less than the e of
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9 amount received by the county from personal property
10 taxes on vessels in the most recently completed tax year.
11 (b) The resolution shall be forwarded to the
12 Controller by September 15 of each year before the
13 Controller releases any funds to the county pursuant to
14 Section 9863.5.
15 (c) Any funds which are received for a county listed in
16 subdivision (c) of Section 9860.1 which has not forwarded
17 a resolution to the Controller pursuant to subdivision (b)
18 shall be allocated by the Controller to other eligible
19 counties in proportion to the amounts otherwise
20 allocated to the other eligible counties in that fiscal year.
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