Cal. GOV § 66703.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 4 / Section 66703.1
Section 66703.1
Status: in_force

The members of the board are subject to the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000)).
Cal. GOV § 66702 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 3 / Section 66702
Section 66702
Status: in_force

(a) The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority is hereby established as a regional entity with jurisdiction extending throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

(b) The jurisdiction of the authority is not subject to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5).

(c) The authority’s purpose is to raise and allocate resources for the restoration, enhancement, protection, and enjoyment of wetlands and wildlife habitats in the San Francisco Bay and along its shoreline.
Cal. GOV § 66703.4 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 4 / Section 66703.4
Section 66703.4
Status: in_force

(a) A member appointed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 66703 may receive a per diem for each board meeting that he or she attends. The board shall set the amount of that per diem for a member’s attendance, but that amount shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting. A member may not receive a payment for more than two meetings in a calendar month.

(b) A member may waive a payment authorized by this section.
Cal. GOV § 66703.8 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 4 / Section 66703.8
Section 66703.8
Status: in_force

(a) The board is the legislative body of the authority and, consistent with this title, shall establish policies for the operation of the authority.

(b) The board may act either by ordinance or resolution in order to regulate the authority and to implement this title.

(c) Four voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting any business of the board. A recorded majority vote of the total voting membership of the board is required on each action.
Cal. GOV § 66700 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 1 / Section 66700
Section 66700
Status: in_force

This title shall be known and may be cited as the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Act.
Cal. GOV § 66703.2 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 4 / Section 66703.2
Section 66703.2
Status: in_force

A member shall exercise his or her independent judgment on behalf of the interests of the residents, the property owners, and the public as a whole in furthering the intent and purposes of this title.
Cal. GOV § 66703.6 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 4 / Section 66703.6
Section 66703.6
Status: in_force

(a) The time and place of the first meeting of the board shall be at a time and place within the San Francisco Bay Area fixed by the chair of the board.

(b) After the first meeting described in subdivision (a), the board shall hold meetings at times and places determined by the board.

(c) Meetings of the board are subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).
Cal. GOV § 66705.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 6 / Section 66705.5
Section 66705.5
Status: in_force

The authority shall be funded through gifts, donations, grants, state or local bonds, assessments, other appropriate funding sources, and other types of financial assistance from public and private sources.
Cal. GOV § 66704.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 66704.5
Section 66704.5
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may raise funds and award grants to public and private entities, including, but not limited to, owners or operators of shoreline parcels in the San Francisco Bay area, excluding the Delta primary zone, for eligible projects in the counties within the authority’s jurisdiction.

(b) An eligible project shall do at least one of the following:

(1) Restore, protect, or enhance tidal wetlands, managed ponds, or natural habitats on the shoreline in the San Francisco Bay area, excluding the Delta primary zone.

(2) Build or enhance shoreline levees or other flood management features that are part of a project to restore, enhance, or protect tidal wetlands, managed ponds, or natural habitats identified in paragraph (1).

(3) Provide or improve public access or recreational amenities that are part of a project to restore, enhance, or protect tidal wetlands, managed ponds, or natural habitats identified in paragraph (1).

(c) In awarding grants pursuant to subdivision (a), the authority shall give priority to projects that, to the greatest extent possible, meet the selection criteria of the State Coastal Conservancy’s San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program in accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 31163 of the Public Resources Code, and are consistent with the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission coastal management program for the San Francisco Bay segment of the California coastal zone and the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture implementation strategy updated list of Ongoing and Potential Wetland Habitat Projects.

(d) In reviewing and assessing projects, the authority shall solicit input from the advisory committee convened pursuant to Section 66703.7. The authority shall adopt a procedure for evaluating proposals in consultation with the advisory committee.

(e) Grants awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) may be used to support all phases of planning, construction, monitoring, operation, and maintenance for projects that are eligible pursuant to subdivision (b).
Cal. GOV § 66704.05 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 66704.05
Section 66704.05
Status: in_force

(a) If the authority proposes a measure pursuant to subdivision (a) or (e) of Section 66704 that will generate revenues, the board of supervisors of the county or counties in which the measure is proposed shall call a special election on the measure. The special election shall be consolidated with the next regularly scheduled statewide election and the measure shall be submitted to the voters in the appropriate counties, consistent with the requirements of Articles XIII A, XIII C, and XIII D of the California Constitution, as applicable.

(b) (1) The authority is a district, as defined in Section 317 of the Elections Code. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a measure proposed by the authority that requires voter approval shall be submitted to the voters of the authority in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code applicable to districts, including the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9300) of Division 9 of the Elections Code.

(2) Because the authority has no revenues as of the effective date of this paragraph, the appropriations limit for the authority shall be originally established based on receipts from the initial measure that would generate revenues for the authority pursuant to subdivision (a), and that establishment of an appropriations limit shall not be deemed a change in an appropriations limit for purposes of Section 4 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.

(c) The authority shall file with the board of supervisors of each county in which the measure shall appear on the ballot a resolution of the authority requesting consolidation, and setting forth the exact form of the ballot question, in accordance with Section 10403 of the Elections Code.

(d) The legal counsel for the authority shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure. The impartial analysis prepared by the legal counsel for the authority shall be subject to review and revision by the county counsel of the county that contains the largest population, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census, among those counties in which the measure will be submitted to the voters.

(e) Each county included in the measure shall use the exact ballot question, impartial analysis, and ballot language provided by the authority. If two or more counties included in the measure are required to prepare a translation of ballot materials into the same language other than English, the county that contains the largest population, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census, among those counties that are required to prepare a translation of ballot materials into the same language other than English shall prepare the translation and that translation shall be used by the other county or counties, as applicable.

(f) Notwithstanding Section 13116 of the Elections Code, if a measure proposed by the authority pursuant to this article is submitted to the voters of the authority in two or more counties, the elections officials of those counties shall mutually agree to use the same letter designation for the measure.

(g) The county clerk of each county shall report the results of the special election to the authority.

(h) (1) Notwithstanding Section 10520 of the Elections Code, for the first election at which the authority proposes a measure pursuant to subdivision (a) or (e) of Section 66704 that would generate revenues, the authority shall reimburse each county in which that measure appears on the ballot only for the incremental costs incurred by the county elections official related to submitting the measure to the voters.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “incremental costs” include all of the following:

(A) The cost to prepare, review, and revise the impartial analysis of the measure that is required by subdivision (d).

(B) The cost to prepare a translation of ballot materials into a language other than English by any county, as described in subdivision (e).

(C) The additional costs that exceed the costs incurred for other election races or ballot measures, if any, appearing on the same ballot in each county in which the measure appears on the ballot, including both of the following:

(i) The printing and mailing of ballot materials.

(ii) The canvass of the vote regarding the measure pursuant to Division 15 of the Elections Code.

(3) This subdivision is repealed on January 1, 2019.
Cal. GOV § 66703 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 4 / Section 66703
Section 66703
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall be governed by a board composed of seven voting members, as follows:

(1) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or county, or an elected member of a special district, with expertise in the implementation of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 31160) of Division 21 of the Public Resources Code and shall serve as the chair.

(2) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or county in the North Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the North Bay consists of the Counties of Marin, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma.

(3) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or county in the East Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the East Bay consists of Contra Costa County and the portion of Alameda County that is north of the southern boundary of the City of Hayward, excluding the Delta primary zone.

(4) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or county in the South Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the South Bay consists of Santa Clara County, the portion of Alameda County that is south of the southern boundary of the City of Hayward, and the portion of San Mateo County that is south of the northern boundary of Redwood City.

(5) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or county in the West Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the West Bay consists of the City and County of San Francisco and the portion of San Mateo County that is north of the northern boundary of Redwood City.

(6) Two members shall be elected officials of one or more of the following:

(A) A bayside city or county.

(B) A regional park district, regional open-space district, or regional park and open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code that owns or operates one or more San Francisco Bay shoreline parcels.

(b) The Association of Bay Area Governments shall appoint the members.

(c) Each member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing authority.

(d) A vacancy shall be filled by the Association of Bay Area Governments within 90 days from the date on which the vacancy occurs.
Cal. GOV § 66703.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 4 / Section 66703.5
Section 66703.5
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from its own members a vice chair who shall preside in the absence of the chair.
Cal. GOV § 66701 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 2 / Section 66701
Section 66701
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this title:

(a) “Advisory committee” means the Bay Restoration Advisory Committee convened by the governing board of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority pursuant to Section 66703.7.

(b) “Authority” means the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority established as a regional entity pursuant to Section 66702.

(c) “Bayside city or county” means a city or county with a geographical boundary that touches San Francisco Bay, and includes the City and County of San Francisco.

(d) “Board” means the governing board of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority created pursuant to Section 66703.

(e) “Delta primary zone” means the area described in Section 29728 of the Public Resources Code.

(f) “Elected official” means an elected member of a city council or an elected member of a county board of supervisors.

(g) “Member” means a person appointed as a member of the governing board of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority pursuant to Section 66703.

(h) “San Francisco Bay” means the area described in subdivision (a) of Section 66610.

(i) “San Francisco Bay Area” means the area within the State Coastal Conservancy’s San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program created pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 31160) of Division 21 of the Public Resources Code and includes the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.
Cal. GOV § 66704.3 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 66704.3
Section 66704.3
Status: in_force

All records prepared, owned, used, or retained by the authority are public records for purposes of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).
Cal. GOV § 66704.1 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 66704.1
Section 66704.1
Status: in_force

The authority shall not acquire or own real property.
Cal. GOV § 66705 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 6 / Section 66705
Section 66705
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall provide for regular audits of the authority’s accounts and records and shall maintain accounting records and shall report accounting transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles adopted by the Government Accounting Standards Board of the Financial Accounting Foundation for both public reporting purposes and for reporting of activities to the Controller.

(b) The board shall provide for annual financial reports. The board shall make copies of the annual financial reports available to the public.
Cal. GOV § 66700.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 1 / Section 66700.5
Section 66700.5
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(a) The nine counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay constitute a region with unique natural resource and outdoor recreational needs. The San Francisco Bay is the region’s greatest natural resource and its central feature and contributes greatly to California’s economic health and vitality. The bay is a hub of an interconnected open-space system of watersheds, natural habitats, scenic areas, agricultural lands, and regional trails.

(b) As the largest estuary on the West Coast of the United States, the San Francisco Bay is home to hundreds of fish and wildlife species and provides many outdoor recreational opportunities. The San Francisco Bay is home to 105 threatened species and 23 endangered species of wildlife. The San Francisco Bay and its tidal and seasonal wetlands and other natural shoreline habitats are a significant part of the state’s coastal resources and a healthy bay is necessary to support the state’s human and wildlife populations.

(c) The Legislature has declared, in the California Ocean Protection Act, that California’s coastal and ocean resources are critical to the state’s environmental and economic security and integral to the state’s quality of life.

(d) A healthy San Francisco Bay is essential to a healthy ocean ecosystem. Forty percent of the land in the state drains to the San Francisco Bay. Pollution from cars, homes, and neighborhoods around the bay, as well as from communities as far away as Fresno, Redding, and Sacramento, drains into creeks, streams, and rivers that flow to the bay before entering the Pacific Ocean.

(e) The San Francisco Bay is an estuary that is a critical nursery for many ocean species, and the bay’s wetlands, which are sheltered from high winds, big waves, and fast-moving water, provide plentiful food and protection from ocean predators. The bay’s fertile mixing zone of fresh and salty water also generates the ocean’s food chain base.

(f) The restoration, preservation, and maintenance of vital wetlands and San Francisco Bay habitat, improvement of bay water quality, provision of public access to the bay shoreline, and enhancement of shoreline recreational amenities for the growing population of the San Francisco Bay Area are immediate state and regional priorities that are necessary to address continuing serious threats posed by pollution and sprawl and to improve the region’s quality of life.

(g) Wetland restoration in the San Francisco Bay is necessary to address the growing danger that global warming and rises in sea level pose to the economic well-being, public health, natural resources, and environment of California. Tidal wetlands can both assist with tidal and fluvial flood management and adapt to rises in sea level by accreting additional sediment and rising in elevation. Leading scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the United States government have found that the restoration of lost wetlands represents an immediate and large opportunity for enhancing terrestrial carbon sequestration.

(h) The importance of protecting and restoring the San Francisco Bay’s tidal wetlands and other natural habitat was underscored by the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill, and the critical importance of restoration projects and the long-term health of the bay are well-documented in regional plans and reports, including the San Francisco Estuary Project’s Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s San Francisco Bay Plan, the Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Report, the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture’s “Restoring the Estuary” Implementation Strategy, the Resources Agency report, “California’s Ocean Economy,” and the Save The Bay’s “Greening the Bay” report.

(i) The protection and restoration of the San Francisco Bay require efficient and effective use of public funds, leveraging of local funds with state and federal resources, and investment of significant resources over a sustained period for habitat restoration on shoreline parcels, parks, and recreational facilities, and public access to natural areas.

(j) The protection and restoration of the San Francisco Bay and the enhancement of its shoreline confer special benefits on property proximate to the bay. Properties proximate to the bay receive special benefits from the contribution of a healthy and vibrant bay to the region’s economy and quality of life, including improved access to the bay’s shoreline, enhanced recreational amenities in the area, and protection from flooding.

(k) The San Francisco Bay Area needs to develop regional mechanisms to generate and allocate additional resources to address threats to the San Francisco Bay and to secure opportunities for the improvement of the bay and its shoreline, natural areas, and recreational facilities.

(l) It is in the public interest to create the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority as a regional entity to generate and allocate resources for the protection and enhancement of tidal wetlands and other wildlife habitat in and surrounding the San Francisco Bay.
Cal. GOV § 66704 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 66704
Section 66704
Status: in_force

The authority has, and may exercise, all powers, expressed or implied, that are necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this title, including, but not limited to, the power to do all of the following:

(a) (1) Levy a benefit assessment, special tax levied pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5, or property-related fee consistent with the requirements of Articles XIII A, XIII C, and XIII D of the California Constitution, including, but not limited to, a benefit assessment levied pursuant to paragraph (2), except that a benefit assessment, special tax, or property-related fee shall not be levied pursuant to this subdivision after December 31, 2048.

(2) The authority may levy a benefit assessment pursuant to any of the following:

(A) The Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code).

(B) The Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code).

(C) The Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code).

(D) The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code), notwithstanding Section 22501 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(E) Any other statutory authorization.

(b) Apply for and receive grants from federal and state agencies.

(c) Solicit and accept gifts, fees, grants, and allocations from public and private entities.

(d) Issue revenue bonds for any of the purposes authorized by this title pursuant to the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).

(e) Incur general obligation bonded indebtedness for the acquisition or improvement of real property or for funding or refunding of any outstanding indebtedness, subject to the following requirements:

(1) The principal and interest of any general obligation bonded indebtedness incurred pursuant to this subdivision shall be paid and discharged prior to January 1, 2049.

(2) For purposes of incurring general obligation bonded indebtedness pursuant to this subdivision, the authority shall comply with the requirements of Article 11 (commencing with Section 5790) of Chapter 4 of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code. For purposes of this subdivision, all references in Article 11 (commencing with Section 5790) of Chapter 4 of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code to a board of directors shall mean the board and all references to a district shall mean the authority.

(3) Notwithstanding any other law, the total amount of outstanding bonded indebtedness the authority may incur pursuant to this subdivision and subdivision (d) shall not exceed one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000).

(f) Receive and manage a dedicated revenue source.

(g) Deposit or invest moneys of the authority in banks or financial institutions in the state in accordance with state law.

(h) Sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.

(i) Engage counsel and other professional services.

(j) Enter into and perform all necessary contracts.

(k) Enter into joint powers agreements pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1).

(l) Hire staff, define their qualifications and duties, and provide a schedule of compensation for the performance of their duties.

(m) Use interim or temporary staff provided by appropriate state agencies or the Association of Bay Area Governments. A person who performs duties as interim or temporary staff shall not be considered an employee of the authority.
Cal. GOV § 66702.5 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 3 / Section 66702.5
Section 66702.5
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the authority should complement existing efforts by cities, counties, districts, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the State Coastal Conservancy, and other local, regional, and state entities, related to addressing the goals described in this title.
Cal. GOV § 66703.7 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 4 / Section 66703.7
Section 66703.7
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than six months after the date of the board’s first meeting described in subdivision (a) of Section 66703.6, the board shall convene a Bay Restoration Advisory Committee to assist and advise the board in carrying out the functions of the board. The advisory committee shall meet on a regular basis.

(b) The membership of the advisory committee shall be determined by the authority based upon criteria that provide a broad representation of community and agency interests within the authority’s jurisdiction over the restoration of wetland areas in the San Francisco Bay and along its shoreline. The membership of the advisory committee may include, but is not limited to, representatives from the following:

(1) The Department of Fish and Game.

(2) The State Coastal Conservancy.

(3) The San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

(4) Open space and park districts that own or operate shoreline parcels in the San Francisco Bay Area.

(5) The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board.

(6) The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

(7) The San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Management Board.

(8) The San Francisco Bay Trail Project.

(9) The San Francisco Estuary Project.

(10) Nongovernmental organizations working to restore, protect, and enhance San Francisco Bay wetlands and wildlife habitat.

(11) Members of the public from bayside cities and counties in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Cal. GOV § 66706 — California Code / Code gov / Title 7.25 / Chapter 7 / Section 66706
Section 66706
Status: in_force

This title shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2049, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2049, deletes or extends that date.