Chapter 6. Fairs Allocation And Classification Committee of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 3. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 6.

The Fairs Allocation and Classification Committee is continued in existence. It consists of seven Members of the Senate and seven Members of the Assembly.

To the extent that it is feasible, appointments to the committee shall be so made that there is one Member of the Senate and one Member of the Assembly on the committee from each of the following areas: Area 1. Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Plumas, and Sierra Counties. Area 2. Butte, Yuba, Sutter, Glenn, Colusa, Yolo, Sacramento, and Solano Counties. Area 3. Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma, Napa, and Marin Counties. Area 4. El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Nevada, and Placer Counties. Area 5. San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Kern Counties. Area 6. San Francisco, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo Counties. Area 7. Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Imperial, San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono, Alpine, and Riverside Counties.

The committee shall, from time to time, elect its chairman and vice chairman. The committee may meet at any time, whether or not the Legislature is in session, and shall continue in existence until otherwise provided by law.

(a) The committee shall investigate, study, and analyze, when it deems it necessary, any or all facts and matters relating to the operation and financing of fairs which are subject to this division and the effect and operation of the laws relating thereto.
  (b) The committee shall review regularly the administration of the Fair and Exposition Fund by the Division of Fairs and Expositions, or its successor in the department, and make recommendations to improve efficiency and economy in the operation of all fairs.
  (c) The committee shall seek methods whereby private financing can be secured for support of all local fairs.
  (d) The committee shall review regularly the capability of the Division of Fairs and Expositions, or its successor in the department, to administer and supervise the allocation of moneys from the Fair and Exposition Fund to all local fairs.
  (e) The committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the establishment of new district agricultural associations or local fairs.
  (f) The committee shall review regularly the criteria for the classification of fairs specified by Section 4507 and make recommendations for changes whenever appropriate.
  (g) The committee shall encourage, where feasible, the conduct on a regular basis of joint or combined fairs pursuant to Section 4441.

The committee shall report to the Legislature at the commencement of each regular session and may report to the Legislature at any time, including in such reports its recommendations, if any, as to necessary or desirable legislative action. The provisions of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly, as they may exist from time to time, which relate to joint investigating committees apply to the committee.