Section 7363 Of Article 4. Bay-delta Sport Fishing From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
7363
. (a) The director shall appoint a Bay-Delta Sport Fishing
Enhancement Stamp Fund Advisory Committee, consisting of nine
members. The committee members shall be selected from names of
persons submitted by anglers and associations representing Bay-Delta
anglers of this state and shall serve at the discretion of the
director for terms of not more than four years. The director shall
appoint persons to the committee who possess experience in subjects
with specific value to the committee and shall attempt to balance the
perspective of different anglers.
(b) The advisory committee shall recommend to the department
projects and budgets for the expenditure of the funds from the
account established in Section 7361. The department shall give full
consideration to the committee's recommendations.
(c) The department shall submit to the advisory committee and the
Chief Clerk of the Assembly and the Secretary of the Senate for
distribution to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
Legislature, at least annually, on or before January 10 of each year,
an accounting of funds derived from the Bay-Delta Sport Fishing
Enhancement Stamps and validations, including the funds generated and
expended and administrative expenditures, and the status of programs
funded pursuant to this article. In addition, the department shall
report, at least annually, to the committee on the status of projects
undertaken with funds from that stamp or validation, including
reporting the department's reasoning in cases where committee
recommendations are not followed.
(d) The department shall post on its Internet Web site projects
undertaken with funds from the account established in Section 7361.
At a minimum, the Internet Web site shall list the project title,
applicant, a brief description of the project, the amount approved,
and the project's status.