The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Chapter 6.3 (commencing with Section 1625) is added to Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code, to read:
CHAPTER  6.3. Oak Woodlands Protection Act
1625.
This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Oak Woodlands Protection Act.
1626.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The conservation of oak woodlands enhances the natural scenic beauty for residents and visitors, increases real property values, promotes ecological balance, provides sustainable habitat for over 300 wildlife species and 2,000 plant species, reduces soil erosion, sustains healthy watersheds and water quality, moderates temperature extremes and climate change, and aids with nutrient cycling, all of which affect and improve the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the State of California.
(b) Widespread changes in land use patterns across the landscape and habitat loss due to the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, commonly known as Sudden Oak Death, and infestations of the Goldspotted Oak Borer parasite, are fragmenting oak woodlands’ wildland character over extensive areas of the state. The combination of human impact and other impacts will cumulatively fragment oak ecosystem continuity unless appropriate conservation steps are taken immediately.
(c) The future viability of hundreds of California’s wildlife species are dependent on the maintenance of biologically functional and contiguous oak woodland ecosystems at local and bioregional scales.
(d) A program to encourage and make possible the long-term conservation of oak woodlands is a necessary part of the state’s wildlands protection policies. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to conserve oak woodlands and maintain oak ecosystem health.
1627.
It is the intent of the Legislature that this chapter be construed in light of the following primary objectives:
(a) To conserve oak woodland ecological attributes remaining in California and to provide habitat for wildlife species that are associated with that habitat.
(b) To provide maximum conservation of the oak woodlands ecosystem.
(c) To ensure that land use decisions affecting oak woodlands and dependent wildlife are based on the best available scientific information and habitat mitigation measures.
(d) To restore and perpetuate the state’s most biologically diverse natural resource for future generations of Californians.
1628.
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Canopy cover” means the area, measured as a percentage of total ground area, directly under the live branches of an oak tree.
(b) “Oak removal” means causing an oak tree to die or be removed as a result of human activity by any means including, but not limited to, cutting, dislodging, poisoning, burning, pruning, topping, or damaging of roots.
(c) “Oak removal permit” means a discretionary permit approving an application to remove, from an oak woodland during any calendar year, oak trees, as specified in Section 1629.
(d) “Oak removal plan” means an oak woodlands biological impacts evaluation and site-specific management plan.
(e) “Oak tree” means any tree in the genus Quercus that is not growing on timberland.
(f) “Oak woodland” means a land with a greater than ten percent oak canopy cover, or that can be demonstrated to have historically supported greater than ten percent oak canopy cover, and that meets either of the following:
(1) A nontimberland area on a parcel of five or more acres containing oak trees.
(2) A nontimberland area on a parcel of at least one or more acres containing valley oak trees.
(g) “Parcel” means a single assessor’s parcel of land as shown on maps produced by the county assessor.
(h) “Riparian hardwood” means native broadleaved evergreen and deciduous trees that produce flowers and grow within 50 feet, measured horizontally, of any watercourse, lake, or reservoir.
(i) “Timberland” has the same meaning as defined in Section 4526 of the Public Resources Code.
(j) “Watercourse” means any well-defined channel with distinguishable bed and bank showing evidence of having contained flowing water indicated by deposit of rock, sand, gravel, or soil, including, but not limited to, a “stream” as defined in Section 4528 of the Public Resources Code.
1629.
(a) (1) Unless an oak removal plan and oak removal permit application for oak removal has been submitted to and approved by the director, a person shall not remove from an oak woodland during a calendar year either of the following:
(A) A valley oak tree greater or equal to 10 inches in diameter at breast height.
(B) For oak trees other than valley oak trees, 10 or more oak trees greater than or equal to 10 inches in diameter at breast height.
(2) The director’s authority to approve an oak removal plan and oak removal permit application pursuant to this subdivision may be delegated by the director to regional managers in the department.
(b) An oak removal plan and oak removal permit application shall be prepared and signed by a registered professional forester.
(c) Applications for oak removal permits shall be on a form prescribed by the director.
(d) By June 30, 2016, the commission shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter, including regulations establishing an application fee for the cost of processing an application for an oak removal permit. The fee charged shall be established in an amount necessary to pay the total costs incurred by the department in administering and enforcing this chapter. The regulations shall ensure that the canopy cover and mapping information contained in all oak removal plans submitted as part of an oak removal permit application is incorporated into a vegetation classification and mapping program maintained by the department.
(e) The fee established pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Oak Woodlands Protection Act Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes described in subdivision (d).
1630.
An oak removal plan, in a form prescribed by the commission, shall become part of the application for an oak removal permit. The oak removal plan shall set forth, but not be limited to, the following information:
(a) Present and future parcel use.
(b) Existing and proposed parcel canopy cover percentages.
(c) A parcel map indicating the location of all proposed oak removal.
(d) Diameter at breast height and type of oak species to be removed.
(e) Number of acres on which oak removal will occur.
(f) Habitat mitigation measures.
(g) Information required pursuant to Section 21160 of the Public Resources Code.
1631.
(a) The director’s decision to approve an oak removal permit pursuant to this chapter is a discretionary project approval subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
(b) The director or commission may apply to the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to certify this program pursuant to Section 21080.5 of the Public Resources Code.
1632.
(a) The director shall not approve an oak removal permit if any of the following exist:
(1) The application and oak removal plan do not comply with this chapter or the regulations adopted by the commission to implement this chapter.
(2) The director cannot make the findings specified in Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code.
(3) Oak tree removal contemplated in the permit would remove more than 10 percent of the oak canopy cover that existed on January 1, 2015.
(4) Oak or riparian hardwood trees would be removed within 50 feet of any watercourse, lake, or reservoir.
(5) There is evidence that the information contained in the application or oak removal plan is, in a material way, either incorrect, incomplete, or misleading, or is insufficient to evaluate the plan’s environmental effects.
(6) The applicant does not have a legal or equitable interest in the property subject to the application.
(7) Implementation of the oak removal plan as proposed would cause a violation of any applicable law.
(b) Paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) do not apply to the removal of dead trees or the removal of oak trees to create legally required fire breaks, fuel breaks, and rights-of-way.
1633.
(a) The applicant may appeal the director’s denial of an oak removal permit to the commission by filing a notice of appeal with the department within 15 days after notice of the denial. The commission shall hear the appeal within 60 days after the appeal is filed unless a later hearing date is mutually agreed upon by the applicant and the commission.
(b) An applicant whose application for an oak removal permit has been denied is entitled to a hearing before the commission conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The commission shall hear and decide appeals de novo.
1634.
(a) A person may maintain an action for declaratory and equitable relief to restrain any violation of this chapter. On a prima facie showing of a violation of this chapter, preliminary equitable relief shall be issued to restrain any further violation of this chapter.
(b) Oak removal permits approved pursuant to this chapter are construction projects as that term is used in Section 529.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In any civil action brought pursuant to this chapter in which a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction is sought, it is not necessary to allege or prove at any stage of the proceeding either of the following:
(1) That irreparable damage will occur if the temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction is not issued.
(2) The remedy at law is inadequate.
1635.
The permittee shall cause an approved oak removal permit to be recorded in each county in which the property is located before beginning any operations contemplated under the permit.
1636.
(a) A person who violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation.
(b) The civil penalty imposed for each violation pursuant to this section is separate from, and in addition to, any other civil penalty imposed for a violation pursuant to this section or any other provision of law.
(c) In determining the amount of any civil penalty imposed pursuant to this section, the court shall take into consideration the nature, circumstance, extent, and gravity of the violation. In making this determination, the court may consider whether the effects of the violation may be reversed or mitigated, and with respect to the defendant, the ability to pay, any voluntary mitigation efforts undertaken, any prior history of violations, the gravity of the behavior, the economic benefit, if any, resulting from the violation, and any other matters the court determines justice may require.
(d) Every civil action brought under this section shall be brought by the Attorney General upon complaint by the department, or by the district attorney or city attorney in the name of the people of the State of California and any actions relating to the same violation may be joined or consolidated.
(e) All civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall not be considered fines or forfeitures as described in Section 13003 and shall be apportioned in the following manner:
(1) Fifty percent shall be distributed to the county treasurer of the county in which the action is prosecuted. Amounts paid to the county treasurer shall be deposited in the county fish and wildlife propagation fund established pursuant to Section 13100.
(2) Fifty percent shall be distributed to the Wildlife Conservation Board for deposit in the Oak Woodlands Conservation Fund created by Section 1363. These funds may be expended to cover the costs of any legal actions or for any other law enforcement purpose consistent with Section 9 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
SEC. 2.
Section 21083.4 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.
21083.4.
(a)For purposes of this section, “oak” means a native tree species in the genus Quercus, not designated as Group A or Group B commercial species pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Section 4526, and that is 5 inches or more in diameter at breast height.
(b)As part of the determination made pursuant to Section 21080.1, a county shall determine whether a project within its jurisdiction may result in a conversion of oak woodlands that will have a significant effect on the environment. If a county determines that there may be a significant effect to oak woodlands, the county shall require one or more of the following oak woodlands mitigation alternatives to mitigate the significant effect of the conversion of oak woodlands:
(1)Conserve oak woodlands, through the use of conservation easements.
(2)(A)Plant an appropriate number of trees, including maintaining plantings and replacing dead or diseased trees.
(B)The requirement to maintain trees pursuant to this paragraph terminates seven years after the trees are planted.
(C)Mitigation pursuant to this paragraph shall not fulfill more than one-half of the mitigation requirement for the project.
(D)The requirements imposed pursuant to this paragraph also may be used to restore former oak woodlands.
(3)Contribute funds to the Oak Woodlands Conservation Fund, as established under subdivision (a) of Section 1363 of the Fish and Game Code, for the purpose of purchasing oak woodlands conservation easements, as specified under paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of that section and the guidelines and criteria of the Wildlife Conservation Board. A project applicant that contributes funds under this paragraph shall not receive a grant from the Oak Woodlands Conservation Fund as part of the mitigation for the project.
(4)Other mitigation measures developed by the county.
(c)Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 1363 of the Fish and Game Code, a county may use a grant awarded pursuant to the Oak Woodlands Conservation Act (Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 1360) of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code) to prepare an oak conservation element for a general plan, an oak protection ordinance, or an oak woodlands management plan, or amendments thereto, that meets the requirements of this section.
(d)The following are exempt from this section:
(1)Projects undertaken pursuant to an approved Natural Community Conservation Plan or approved subarea plan within an approved Natural Community Conservation Plan that includes oaks as a covered species or that conserves oak habitat through natural community conservation preserve designation and implementation and mitigation measures that are consistent with this section.
(2)Affordable housing projects for lower income households, as defined pursuant to Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code, that are located within an urbanized area, or within a sphere of influence as defined pursuant to Section 56076 of the Government Code.
(3)Conversion of oak woodlands on agricultural land that includes land that is used to produce or process plant and animal products for commercial purposes.
(4)Projects undertaken pursuant to Section 21080.5 of the Public Resources Code.
(e)(1)A lead agency that adopts, and a project that incorporates, one or more of the measures specified in this section to mitigate the significant effects to oaks and oak woodlands shall be deemed to be in compliance with this division only as it applies to effects on oaks and oak woodlands.
(2)The Legislature does not intend this section to modify requirements of this division, other than with regard to effects on oaks and oak woodlands.
(f)This section does not preclude the application of Section 21081 to a project.
(g)This section, and the regulations adopted pursuant to this section, shall not be construed as a limitation on the power of a public agency to comply with this division or any other provision of law.
SEC. 3.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.

Summary: The Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 prohibits a person from conducting timber operations unless a timber harvesting plan prepared by a registered professional forester has been submitted to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Oak Woodlands Conservation Act provides funding for the conservation and protection of California’s oak woodlands. Any violation of the Fish and Game Code is a crime. This bill would enact the Oak Woodlands Protection Act, which would prohibit a person from removing from an oak woodland, as defined, specified oak trees, unless an oak removal plan and oak removal permit application for the oak tree removal has been submitted to and approved by the Director of Fish and Wildlife. By June, 30, 2016, the bill would require the Fish and Game Commission to adopt regulations to implement the act, including regulations establishing an oak removal permit application fee. The bill would require the fee to be deposited into the Oak Woodlands Protection Act Fund, as created by the bill. Moneys in the fund would be continuously appropriated to the department for purposes of paying the total costs incurred by the department in administering and enforcing the act, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would provide that any person who violates the act is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each violation. The bill would require all civil penalties collected to be apportioned in a specified manner, including 50 to be distributed to the Wildlife Conservation Board for deposit into the Oak Woodlands Conservation Fund. Existing law requires a county to determine whether a project may result in a conversion of oak woodlands that will have a significant effect on the environment, and if it does, existing law requires the county to require one or more specified oak woodlands mitigation alternatives to mitigate the significant effect. This bill would delete this law. To the extent this bill would provide for additional criminal prosecutions for violations of the Fish and Game Code, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

An act to add Chapter 6.3 (commencing with Section 1625) to Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code, and to repeal Section 21083.4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry, and making an appropriation therefor.


The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 32000 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
32000.
(a) A person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state for sale, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale, gives, or lends an unsafe handgun shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year.
(b) This section shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) The manufacture in this state, or importation into this state, of a prototype handgun when the manufacture or importation is for the sole purpose of allowing an independent laboratory certified by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 32010 to conduct an independent test to determine whether that handgun is prohibited by Sections 31900 to 32110, inclusive, and, if not, allowing the department to add the firearm to the roster of handguns that may be sold in this state pursuant to Section 32015.
(2) The importation or lending of a handgun by employees or authorized agents of entities determining whether the weapon is prohibited by this section.
(3) Firearms listed as curios or relics, as defined in Section 478.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(4) The sale or purchase of a handgun, if the handgun is sold to, or purchased by, the Department of Justice, a police department, a sheriff’s official, a marshal’s office, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, any district attorney’s office, any federal law enforcement agency, or the military or naval forces of this state or of the United States for use in the discharge of their official duties. This section does not prohibit the sale to, or purchase by, sworn members of these agencies of a handgun.
(5) The sale, purchase, or delivery of a handgun, if the sale, purchase, or delivery of the handgun is made pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 10334 of the Public Contract Code.
(6) Subject to the limitations set forth in subdivision (c), the sale or purchase of a handgun, if the handgun is sold to, or purchased by, any of the following entities or sworn members of these entities who have satisfactorily completed the firearms portion of a training course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training pursuant to Section 832:
(A) The Department of Parks and Recreation.
(B) The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
(C) The Division of Investigation of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
(D) The Department of Motor Vehicles.
(E) The Fraud Division of the Department of Insurance.
(F) The State Department of State Hospitals.
(G) The Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(H) The State Department of Developmental Services.
(I) The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(J) A county probation department.
(K) The Los Angeles World Airports, as defined in Section 830.15.
(L) A K–12 public school district for use by a school police officer, as described in Section 830.32.
(M) A municipal water district for use by a park ranger, as described in Section 830.34.
(N) A county for use by a welfare fraud investigator or inspector, as described in Section 830.35.
(O) A county for use by the coroner or the deputy coroner, as described in Section 830.35.
(P) The Supreme Court and the courts of appeal for use by marshals of the Supreme Court and bailiffs of the courts of appeal, and coordinators of security for the judicial branch, as described in Section 830.36.
(Q) A fire department or fire protection agency of a county, city, city and county, district, or the state for use by either of the following:
(i) A member of an arson-investigating unit, regularly paid and employed in that capacity pursuant to Section 830.37.
(ii) A member other than a member of an arson-investigating unit, regularly paid and employed in that capacity pursuant to Section 830.37.
(R) The University of California Police Department, or the California State University Police Departments, as described in Section 830.2.
(S) A California Community College police department, as described in Section 830.32.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 26825, a person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, shall not process the sale or transfer of an unsafe handgun between a person who has obtained an unsafe handgun pursuant to an exemption specified in paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) and a person who is not exempt from the requirements of this section.
(2) (A) A person who obtains an unsafe handgun pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) shall, when leaving the handgun in an unattended vehicle, lock the handgun in the vehicle’s trunk, lock the handgun in a locked container and place the container out of plain view, or lock the handgun in a locked container that is permanently affixed to the vehicle’s interior and not in plain view.
(B) A violation of subparagraph (A) is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions shall apply:
(i) “Vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code.
(ii) A vehicle is “unattended” when a person who is lawfully carrying or transporting a handgun in the vehicle is not within close proximity to the vehicle to reasonably prevent unauthorized access to the vehicle or its contents.
(iii) “Locked container” has the same meaning as defined in Section 16850.
(D) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to a peace officer during circumstances requiring immediate aid or action that are within the course of his or her official duties.
(E) This paragraph does not supersede any local ordinance that regulates the storage of handguns in unattended vehicles if the ordinance was in effect before the date of the enactment of the act that added this subparagraph.
(d) Violations of subdivision (a) are cumulative with respect to each handgun and shall not be construed as restricting the application of any other law. However, an act or omission punishable in different ways by this section and other provisions of law shall not be punished under more than one provision, but the penalty to be imposed shall be determined as set forth in Section 654.
SEC. 2.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.

Summary: Existing law makes it a crime for any person in this state to manufacture, import into the state for sale, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, give, or lend an unsafe handgun. Under existing law, this prohibition does not apply to the sale or purchase of a handgun if the handgun is sold to, or purchased by, a police department, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or any federal law enforcement agency, among other entities. This bill would also make the above prohibition inapplicable to the sale or purchase of a handgun if the handgun is sold to, or purchased by, specified entities or sworn members of those entities who have satisfactorily completed the firearms portion of a training course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. The bill would prohibit a licensed firearms dealer from processing the sale or transfer of an unsafe handgun between a person who has obtained an unsafe handgun pursuant to this exemption and a person who is not exempt. This bill would require a person, with exceptions, who obtains an unsafe handgun pursuant to this exemption to, when leaving the handgun in an unattended vehicle, as defined, lock the handgun in the vehicle’s trunk or lock the handgun in a locked container, as defined, and place the container out of plain view. The bill would make a violation of this provision an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

An act to amend Section 32000 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms.


The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 22513 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
22513.
(a) (1) It is a misdemeanor for a towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck to stop or cause a person to stop at the scene of an accident or near a disabled vehicle for the purpose of soliciting an engagement for towing services, either directly or indirectly, to furnish towing services, to move a vehicle from a highway, street, or public property when the vehicle has been left unattended or when there is an injury as the result of an accident, or to accrue charges for services furnished under those circumstances, unless requested to perform that service by a law enforcement officer or public agency pursuant to that agency’s procedures, or unless summoned to the scene or requested to stop by the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle.
(2) (A) A towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck summoned, or alleging it was summoned, to the scene by the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle shall possess all of the following information in writing prior to arriving at the scene:
(i) The first and last name and working telephone number of the person who summoned it to the scene.
(ii) The make, model, year, and license plate number of the disabled vehicle.
(iii) The date and time it was summoned to the scene.
(iv) The name of the person who obtained the information in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii).
(B) A towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck summoned, or alleging it was summoned, to the scene by a motor club, as defined by Section 12142 of the Insurance Code, pursuant to the request of the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle is exempt from the requirements of subparagraph (A), provided it possesses all of the following information in writing prior to arriving at the scene:
(i) The business name of the motor club.
(ii) The identification number the motor club assigns to the referral.
(iii) The date and time it was summoned to the scene by the motor club.
(3) A towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck requested, or alleging it was requested, to stop at the scene by the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle shall possess all of the following information in writing upon arriving at the scene:
(A) The first and last name and working telephone number of the person who requested the stop.
(B) The make, model, and license plate number, if one is displayed, of the disabled vehicle.
(C) The date and time it was requested to stop.
(D) The name of the person who obtained the information in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
(4) A towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck summoned or requested, or alleging it was summoned or requested, by a law enforcement officer or public agency pursuant to that agency’s procedures to stop at the scene of an accident or near a disabled vehicle for the purpose of soliciting an engagement for towing services, either directly or indirectly, to furnish towing services, or that is expressly authorized to move a vehicle from a highway, street, or public property when the vehicle has been left unattended or when there is an injury as the result of an accident, shall possess all of the following in writing before leaving the scene:
(A) The identity of the law enforcement agency or public agency.
(B) The log number, call number, incident number, or dispatch number assigned to the incident by law enforcement or the public agency, or the surname and badge number of the law enforcement officer, or the surname and employee identification number of the public agency employee.
(C) The date and time of the summons, request, or express authorization.
(5) For purposes of this section, “writing” includes electronic records.
(b) The towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck shall make the written information described in subdivision (a) available to law enforcement, upon request, from the time it appears at the scene until the time the vehicle is towed and released to a third party, and shall maintain that information for three years. The towing company or owner or operator of a tow truck shall make that information available for inspection and copying within 48 hours of a written request from any officer or agent of a police department, sheriff’s department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Attorney General’s office, a district attorney’s office, or a city attorney’s office.
(c) (1) Prior to attaching a vehicle to the tow truck, if the vehicle owner or operator is present at the time and location of the anticipated tow, the towing company or the owner or operator of the tow truck shall furnish the vehicle’s owner or operator with a written itemized estimate of all charges and services to be performed. The estimate shall include all of the following:
(A) The name, address, telephone number, and motor carrier permit number of the towing company.
(B) The license plate number of the tow truck performing the tow.
(C) The first and last name of the towing operator, and if different than the towing operator, the first and last name of the person from the towing company furnishing the estimate.
(D) A description and cost for all services, including, but not limited to, charges for labor, special equipment, mileage from dispatch to return, and storage fees, expressed as a 24-hour rate.
(2) The tow truck operator shall obtain the vehicle owner or operator’s signature on the itemized estimate and shall furnish a copy to the person who signed the estimate.
(3) The requirements in paragraph (1) may be completed after the vehicle is attached and removed to the nearest safe shoulder or street if done at the request of law enforcement or a public agency, provided the estimate is furnished prior to the removal of the vehicle from the nearest safe shoulder or street.
(4) The towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck shall maintain the written documents described in this subdivision for three years, and shall make them available for inspection and copying within 48 hours of a written request from any officer or agent of a police department, sheriff’s department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Attorney General’s office, a district attorney’s office, or a city attorney’s office.
(5) This subdivision does not apply to a towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck summoned to the scene by a motor club, as defined by Section 12142 of the Insurance Code, pursuant to the request of the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle.
(6) This subdivision does not apply to a towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck summoned to the scene by law enforcement or a public agency pursuant to that agency’s procedures, and operating at the scene pursuant to a contract with that law enforcement agency or public agency.
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck shall not charge a fee for towing or storage, or both, of a vehicle in excess of the greater of the following:
(A) The fee that would have been charged for that towing or storage, or both, made at the request of a law enforcement agency under an agreement between a towing company and the law enforcement agency that exercises primary jurisdiction in the city in which the vehicle was, or was attempted to be, removed, or if not located within a city, the law enforcement agency that exercises primary jurisdiction in the county in which the vehicle was, or was attempted to be, removed.
(B) The fee that would have been charged for that towing or storage, or both, under the rate approved for that towing operator by the Department of the California Highway Patrol for the jurisdiction from which the vehicle was, or was attempted to be, removed.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the towing or transportation of a vehicle or temporary storage of a vehicle in transit, if the towing or transportation is performed with the prior consent of the owner or operator of the vehicle.
(3) No charge shall be made in excess of the estimated price without the prior consent of the vehicle owner or operator.
(4) All services rendered by a tow company or tow truck operator, including any warranty or zero cost services, shall be recorded on an invoice, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 22651.07. The towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck shall maintain the written documents described in this subdivision for three years, and shall make the documents available for inspection and copying within 48 hours of a written request from any officer or agent of a police department, sheriff’s department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Attorney General’s office, a district attorney’s office, or a city attorney’s office.
(e) A person who willfully violates subdivision (b), (c), or (d) is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than three months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(f) This section shall not apply to the following:
(1) A vehicle owned or operated by, or under contract to, a motor club, as defined by Section 12142 of the Insurance Code, which stops to provide services for which compensation is neither requested nor received, provided that those services may not include towing other than that which may be necessary to remove the vehicle to the nearest safe shoulder. The owner or operator of that vehicle may contact a law enforcement agency or other public agency on behalf of a motorist, but may not refer a motorist to a tow truck owner or operator, unless the motorist is a member of the motor club, the motorist is referred to a tow truck owner or operator under contract to the motor club, and, if there is a dispatch facility that services the area and is owned or operated by the motor club, the referral is made through that dispatch facility.
(2) A tow truck operator employed by a law enforcement agency or other public agency.
(3) A tow truck owner or operator acting under contract with a law enforcement or other public agency to abate abandoned vehicles, or to provide towing service or emergency road service to motorists while involved in freeway service patrol operations, to the extent authorized by law.
SEC. 2.
Section 22513.1 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
22513.1.
(a) (1) A business taking possession of a vehicle from a tow truck during hours the business is open to the public shall document all of the following:
(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the towing company.
(B) The name and driver’s license number, driver’s identification number issued by a motor club, as defined in Section 12142 of the Insurance Code, or other government authorized unique identifier of the tow truck operator.
(C) The make, model, and license plate or Vehicle Identification Number.
(D) The date and time that possession was taken of the vehicle.
(2) For purposes of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), if a tow truck operator refuses to provide information described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) to a new motor vehicle dealer, as defined in Section 426, a new motor vehicle dealer is in compliance with this section if the new motor vehicle dealer documents the reasonable efforts made to obtain this information from the tow truck operator.
(b) A business taking possession of a vehicle from a tow truck when the business is closed to the public shall document all of the following:
(1) The make, model, and license plate or vehicle identification number.
(2) The date and time that the business first observed the vehicle on its property.
(3) The reasonable effort made by the business to contact the towing company, if identifying information was left with the vehicle, and the vehicle’s owner or operator to obtain and document both of the following:
(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the towing company.
(B) The name and driver’s license number, driver’s identification number issued by a motor club, as defined in Section 12142 of the Insurance Code, or other government authorized unique identifier of the tow truck operator.
(c) The information required in this section shall be maintained for three years and shall be available for inspection and copying within 48 hours of a written request by any officer or agent of a police department, a sheriff’s department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Attorney General’s office, the Bureau of Automotive Repair, a district attorney’s office, or a city attorney’s office.
(d) For purposes of this section, a new motor vehicle dealer, as defined in Section 426, is not open to the public during hours its repair shop is closed to the public.
(e) A person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than three months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Summary: Existing law requires a business taking possession of a vehicle from a tow truck to document specified information, including the make, model, and license plate or vehicle identification number of the vehicle. Existing law requires a business taking possession of a vehicle to obtain the specified information from the towing company the next day if the vehicle was dropped off after hours. Existing law requires the information to be maintained for 3 years and to be made available for inspection and copying within 48 hours of a written request by any officer or agent of a police department, a sheriff’s department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Attorney General’s office, the Bureau of Automotive Repair, a district attorney’s office, or a city attorney’s office. A willful violation of these requirements is a misdemeanor, as specified. This bill would specify that a business is required to document the specified information described above when it takes possession of a vehicle from a tow truck during hours the business is open to the public and would also authorize the business to document the tow truck driver’s identification number, as specified, or another government authorized unique identifier of the tow truck operator. The bill would require a business taking possession of a vehicle from a tow truck when the business is closed to the public to document the make, model, and license plate or vehicle identification number of the vehicle and the date and time that the business first observed the vehicle on its property. A business taking possession of a vehicle from a tow truck when the business is closed to the public would also be required to make reasonable efforts to contact the towing company and the vehicle’s owner or operator to document specified information from the towing company. The bill would delete the requirement that a business taking possession of a vehicle from a tow truck when the business is closed obtain specified information from the towing company by the next day. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck to stop or cause a person to stop at the scene of an accident or near a disabled vehicle for the purpose of soliciting an engagement for towing services, to furnish towing services, to move a vehicle when the vehicle has been left unattended or when there is an injury as the result of an accident, or to accrue charges for services furnished under those circumstances, unless requested or summoned to perform that service. Existing law requires a towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck to possess specified information in writing about the disabled vehicle. Existing law requires the information to be maintained for 3 years and to be made available for inspection and copying within 48 hours of a written request by any officer or agent of a police department, a sheriff’s department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Attorney General’s office, a district attorney’s office, or a city attorney’s office. This bill would require a towing company or the owner or operator of a tow truck to possess specified information in writing about the disabled vehicle and to maintain that information, as specified when it alleges it was requested or summoned to the scene.

An act to amend Sections 22513 and 22513.1 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.


The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 2192 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
2192.
(a) (1) The Trade Corridors Improvement Fund, created pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23 of the Government Code, is hereby continued in existence to receive revenues from state sources other than the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006.
(2) Revenues apportioned to the state under Section 167 of Title 23 of the United States Code from the National Highway Freight Program, pursuant to the federal Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (“FAST Act”; Public Law 114-94) shall be allocated for projects approved pursuant to this chapter.
(b) This chapter shall govern expenditure of those state and federal revenues described in subdivision (a).
(c) The funding described in subdivision (a) shall be available upon appropriation for allocation by the California Transportation Commission for infrastructure improvements in this state on federally designated Trade Corridors of National and Regional Significance, on the Primary Freight Network, and along other corridors that have a high volume of freight movement, as determined by the commission. In determining the projects eligible for funding, the commission shall consult the Transportation Agency’s state freight plan as described in Section 13978.8 of the Government Code and the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan released in July 2016 pursuant to Executive Order B-32-15. The commission shall also consult trade infrastructure and goods movement plans adopted by regional transportation planning agencies, adopted regional transportation plans required by state and federal law, and the applicable port master plan when determining eligible projects for funding. Eligible projects for the funding described in subdivision (a) shall further the state’s economic, environmental, and public health objectives and goals for freight policy, as articulated in the plans to be consulted pursuant to this subdivision, and may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Highway capacity improvements, rail landside access improvements, landside freight access improvements to airports, and operational improvements to more efficiently accommodate the movement of freight, particularly for ingress and egress to and from the state’s land ports of entry, rail terminals, and seaports, including navigable inland waterways used to transport freight between seaports, land ports of entry, and airports, and to relieve traffic congestion along major trade or goods movement corridors.
(2) Freight rail system improvements to enhance the ability to move goods from seaports, land ports of entry, and airports to warehousing and distribution centers throughout California, including projects that separate rail lines from highway or local road traffic, improve freight rail mobility through mountainous regions, relocate rail switching yards, and other projects that improve the efficiency and capacity of the rail freight system.
(3) Projects to enhance the capacity and efficiency of ports.
(4) Truck corridor and capital and operational improvements, including dedicated truck facilities or truck toll facilities.
(5) Border capital and operational improvements that enhance goods movement between California and Mexico and that maximize the state’s ability to access funds made available to the state by federal law.
(6) Surface transportation and connector road improvements to effectively facilitate the movement of goods, particularly for ingress and egress to and from the state’s land ports of entry, airports, and seaports, to relieve traffic congestion along major trade or goods movement corridors.
(d) (1) In selecting projects for inclusion in the program of projects to be funded with funds described in subdivision (a), the commission shall evaluate the total potential costs and total potential economic and noneconomic benefits of the program to California’s economy, environment, and public health. The commission shall consult with the State Air Resources Board in order to utilize the appropriate models, techniques, and methods to develop the parameters for evaluation of projects. The commission shall allocate the funding described in subdivision (a) for trade infrastructure improvements consistent with Section 8879.52 of the Government Code and the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund (TCIF) Guidelines adopted by the commission on November 27, 2007, or as amended by the commission, and in a manner that (A) addresses the state’s most urgent needs, (B) balances the demands of various land ports of entry, seaports, and airports, (C) provides reasonable geographic balance between the state’s regions, (D) places emphasis on projects that improve trade corridor mobility and safety while reducing emissions of diesel particulates, greenhouse gases, and other pollutants, and reducing other negative community impacts, and (E) makes a significant contribution to the state’s economy. The commission shall adopt any amendments to the 2007 guidelines on or before April 1, 2017.
(2) In adopting amended guidelines, and developing and adopting the program of projects, the commission shall do all of the following:
(A) Accept nominations for projects to be included in the program of projects from regional and local transportation agencies and the Department of Transportation.
(B) Recognize the key role of the state in project identification and support integrating statewide goods movement priorities into the corridor approach.
(C) Make a finding that adoption and delivery of the program of projects is in the public interest.
(3) In addition, the commission shall also consider the following factors when allocating these funds:
(A) “Velocity,” which means the speed by which large cargo would travel from the land port of entry or seaport through the distribution system.
(B) “Throughput,” which means the volume of cargo that would move from the land port of entry or seaport through the distribution system.
(C) “Reliability,” which means a reasonably consistent and predictable amount of time for cargo to travel from one point to another on any given day or at any given time in California.
(D) “Congestion reduction,” which means the reduction in recurrent daily hours of delay to be achieved.
SEC. 2.
Section 2192.2 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
2192.2.
The commission shall allocate funds made available by this chapter to projects that have identified and committed supplemental funding from appropriate local, federal, or private sources. The commission shall determine the appropriate amount of supplemental funding each project should have to be eligible for moneys based on a project-by-project review and an assessment of the project’s benefit to the state and the program. Funded improvements shall have supplemental funding that is at least equal to the amount of the contribution under this chapter. The commission may give priority for funding to projects with higher levels of committed supplemental funding.

Summary: The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 created the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund and provided for allocation by the California Transportation Commission of $2 billion in bond funds for infrastructure improvements on highway and rail corridors that have a high volume of freight movement, and specified categories of projects eligible to receive these funds. Existing law continues the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund in existence in order to receive revenues from sources other than the bond act for these purposes. This bill would require revenues apportioned to the state from the National Highway Freight Program established by the federal Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act to be allocated for trade corridor improvement projects approved pursuant to these provisions. Existing law requires the commission, in determining projects eligible for funding, to consult various state freight and regional infrastructure and goods movement plans and the statewide port master plan. This bill would delete consideration of the State Air Resources Board’s Sustainable Freight Strategy and the statewide port master plan and would instead include consideration of the applicable port master plan and the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan of July 2016 when determining eligible projects for funding. The bill would also expand eligible projects to include rail landside access improvements, landside freight access improvements to airports, and certain capital and operational improvements. The bill would require the commission to use existing guidelines for the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund in allocating available funding but would authorize the commission to adopt amendments to the guidelines by April 1, 2017, and would impose various other requirements on the commission.

An act to amend Sections 2192 and 2192.2 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation.


The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 23356.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
23356.2.
(a) No license or permit shall be required for the manufacture of beer or wine for personal or family use, and not for sale, by a person over 21 years of age. The aggregate amount of beer or wine with respect to any household shall not exceed (1) 100 gallons per calendar year if there is only one adult in the household or (2) 200 gallons per calendar year if there are two or more adults in the household.
(b) Beer or wine produced pursuant to this section may be removed from the premises where made only under any of the following circumstances:
(1) For use, including in a bona fide competition or judging or a bona fide exhibition or tasting.
(2) For personal or family use.
(3) When donated to a nonprofit organization for use as provided in subdivision (c) or (d).
(4) Beer or wine produced pursuant to this section may only be provided or served to the public pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) within a clearly identified area, that includes, but is not limited to, a physical barrier with a monitored point of entry. Beer or wine produced by a beer manufacturer or winegrower as defined in Sections 23012 and 23013, respectively, and licensed by the department, shall not be provided or served to the public within this area.
(5) (A) Beer produced pursuant to this section may be removed from the premises where made in connection with a homebrewers club meeting or bona fide home brewed beer competition that is held on the premises of an authorized licensee. Homebrewers may exchange containers of home brewed beer during the club meeting or bona fide home brewed beer competition. Home brewed beer made by the club members may be consumed by club members while on the licensed premises during the club meeting or by competition organizers, competition judges, and competition stewards on licensed premises during a bona fide home brewed beer competition. Patrons of the authorized licensee that are not club members, competition organizers, competition judges, or competition stewards shall not consume any home brewed beer.
(B) The authorized licensee shall designate, by signage or other item, which tables within the licensed premises shall be used by club members during the club meeting or bona fide home brewed beer competition.
(C) For purposes of this paragraph, “authorized licensee” means a licensee that holds an on-sale beer license, an on-sale beer and wine license for a bona fide public eating place, an on-sale beer and wine for public premises license, an on-sale general license for a bona fide eating place, a club license, a veterans’ club license, an on-sale general brew pub license, an on-sale general license for public premises, a beer manufacturer’s license, or a small beer manufacturer’s license.
(c) (1) Beer or wine produced pursuant to this section may be donated to a nonprofit organization for sale at fundraising events conducted solely by and for the benefit of the nonprofit organization. Beer and wine donated pursuant to this subdivision may be sold by the nonprofit organization only for consumption on the premises of the fundraising event, under a license issued by the department to the nonprofit organization pursuant to this division.
(2) Beer or wine donated and sold pursuant to this subdivision shall bear a label identifying its producer and stating that the beer or wine is homemade and not available for sale or for consumption off the licensed premises. The beer or wine is not required to comply with other labeling requirements under this division. However, nothing in this paragraph authorizes the use of any false or misleading information on a beer or wine label.
(3) A nonprofit organization established for the purpose of promoting home production of beer or wine, or whose membership is composed primarily of home brewers or home winemakers, shall not be eligible to sell beer pursuant to this subdivision.
(d) A nonprofit organization established for the purpose of promoting home production of beer shall be eligible to serve beer at a fundraising event conducted solely for the benefit of the nonprofit organization pursuant to this subdivision, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The beer that is served is donated by home brewers.
(2) The nonprofit organization shall be issued no more than two permits per calendar year for the serving of beer pursuant to this subdivision.
(3) The nonprofit organization shall display a printed notice at the event that states that home brewed beer is not a regulated product subject to health and safety standards.
(4) The event shall have an educational component that includes instruction on the subject of beer, including, but not limited to, the history, nature, values, and characteristics of beer, the use of beer lists, and the methods of presenting and serving beer.
(5) Only bona fide members of the nonprofit organization may attend the event.
(6) The nonprofit organization shall not solicit or sign up individuals to be members of the nonprofit organization on the day of the event at the event premises.
(7) The nonprofit organization shall provide the department with the number of members that have registered for the event and the estimated number that will be in attendance, 48 hours before the event. This paragraph shall apply only if more than 50 members are expected to be in attendance at the event.
(e) Except as provided in subdivision (c), this section does not authorize the sale or offering for sale by any person of any beer or wine produced pursuant to this section.
(f) Except as provided herein, nothing in this section authorizes any activity in violation of Section 23300, 23355, or 23399.1.

Summary: Existing law authorizes a person to manufacture beer or wine for personal or family use without the need for a license or permit, as provided. Existing law authorizes the removal of beer or wine from the premises where made for personal or family use, for specified purposes, including at bona fide competitions or exhibitions. This bill would permit the removal and use of home brewed beer in connection with a club meeting or home brewed beer competition held on the premises of an authorized licensee. The bill would also permit club members to exchange and consume home brewed beer at this type of meeting, would allow specified persons to consume home brewed beer during a competition, and would require tables used for the meeting or competition to be designated by the authorized licensee, as specified.

An act to amend Section 23356.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverages.


The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 8698 of the Government Code is amended to read:
8698.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Political subdivision” includes the state, any city, city and county, county, special district, or school district or public agency authorized by law.
(b) “Governing body” means the following:
(1) The Governor for the state.
(2) The legislative body for a city or city and county.
(3) The board of supervisors for a county.
(4) The governing board or board of trustees for a district or other public agency.
(5) An official designated by ordinance or resolution adopted by a governing body, as defined in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).
(c) “Public facility” means any facility of a political subdivision including parks, schools, and vacant or underutilized facilities which are owned, operated, leased, or maintained, or any combination thereof, by the political subdivision through money derived by taxation or assessment.
(d) “Declaration of a shelter crisis” means the duly proclaimed existence of a situation in which a significant number of persons are without the ability to obtain shelter, resulting in a threat to their health and safety.
(e) “Emergency bridge housing community” means any new or existing facilities, including, but not limited to, housing in temporary structures, including, but not limited to, emergency sleeping cabins consistent with the requirements of subdivision (h) of Section 8698.3 that are reserved for homeless persons and families, together with community support facilities, including, but not limited to, showers and bathrooms adequate to serve the anticipated number of residents all of which may be located on property leased or owned by a political subdivision. An emergency bridge housing community shall include supportive and self-sufficiency development services, have the ultimate goal of moving homeless persons to permanent housing as quickly as reasonably possible, and limit rents and service fees to an ability-to-pay formula reasonably consistent with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s requirements for subsidized housing for low-income persons.
SEC. 2.
Section 8698.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
8698.3.
Notwithstanding any other provisions in this chapter, upon a declaration of a shelter crisis by the City of San Jose, the following shall apply during a shelter crisis:
(a) Emergency housing may include an emergency bridge housing community for the homeless located or constructed on any city-owned or city-leased land, including land acquired with low- and moderate-income housing funds.
(b) (1) The city, in lieu of compliance with state and local building, housing, health, habitability, or safety standards and laws, may adopt by ordinance reasonable local standards for the design, site development, and operation of emergency bridge housing communities and the structures and facilities therein, to the extent that it is determined at the time of adoption that strict compliance with state and local standards or laws in existence at the time of that adoption would in any way prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the shelter crisis. The Department of Housing and Community Development shall review the city’s draft ordinance to ensure it addresses minimum health and safety standards. The department shall, as set forth in Section 9795 of the Government Code, provide its findings to the Senate and Assembly housing committees and the Senate Judiciary Committee within 30 calendar days of receiving the draft ordinance.
(2) During the shelter crisis, except as provided in this section, provisions of any state or local building, housing, health, habitability, or safety standards or laws shall be suspended for the emergency bridge housing communities provided that the city has adopted health and safety standards for emergency bridge housing communities consistent with ensuring minimal public health and safety and those standards are complied with. Landlord tenant laws codified in Sections 1941 to 1942.5, inclusive, of the Civil Code providing a cause of action for habitability or tenantability, shall be suspended for the emergency bridgeation of the shelter crisis.
(e) The city shall match each resident of an emergency bridge housing community to an affordable housing unit identified in the city’s housing plan that shall be available for the resident to live in on or before January 1, 2022.
(f) On or before July 1, 2017, the city shall develop a plan for every emergency bridge housing community to include on-site supportive services. The city shall make the report publicly available.
(g) On or before January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the city shall report to the Legislature the number of residents in every emergency bridge housing community, the number of residents who have moved from an emergency bridge housing community into permanent affordable housing, the average time required for a resident to receive a permanent affordable housing unit, and the actual and projected number of permanent affordable housing units available through January 1, 2022.
(h) An “emergency sleeping cabin” means a relocatable hard-sided structure that may be used for occupancy only pursuant to Section 8698 and this section. It shall have a raised floor area of no less than 120 square feet of interior space for two occupants and a minimum of 70 square feet of interior space for one occupant. It shall contain no plumbing or gas service. An emergency sleeping cabin shall meet a minimum of a 20 pounds per square foot live load roof structure, shall be provided light, heat, and ventilation, and shall comply with minimum emergency bridge housing design standards as follows:
(1) Electrical power available as needed to meet the light and heat requirements of this subdivision. The source of electricity may be solar power.
(2) At least one interior lighting fixture.
(3) Electrical heating equipment approved for residential use.
(4) Means of ventilation allowing for adequate air replacement.
(5) At least one GFCI-protected receptacle for use by the occupant or occupants.
(6) At least two forms of egress placed remotely from each other, one of which may be an egress window with a sill height of not more than 44 inches from the floor, a minimum net opening height of 24 inches, and a minimum width of 20 inches.
(7) A privacy lock on each door.
(8) When required to meet accessibility requirements, compliance with the applicable requirements specified in Chapter 11B of the California Building Code.
(9) One permanently wired smoke alarm with battery backup, listed and labeled in accordance with UL 217, installed in accordance with the California Residential Code and NFPA 72. Battery powered alarms are permissible in lieu of wired alarms only when the cabin is solar powered and other electrical service is not supplied to the cabin. Smoke alarms shall be listed and approved by the State Fire Marshal.
(10) This subdivision shall remain operative until the date on which the California Building Standards Commission includes standards in the California Building Standards Code that conform to this subdivision.
(i) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2022, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 3.
The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique need to address the problem of homelessness in the City of San Jose.

Summary: Existing law authorizes a governing body of a political subdivision, as defined, to declare a shelter crisis if the governing body makes a specified finding. Existing law authorizes a political subdivision to allow persons unable to obtain housing to occupy designated public facilities, as defined, during the period of a shelter crisis. Existing law provides that certain state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances are suspended during a shelter crisis, to the extent that strict compliance would in any way prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the shelter crisis. This bill, until January 1, 2022, upon a declaration of a shelter crisis by the City of San Jose would authorize emergency housing to include an emergency bridge housing community for the homeless. The bill would define an emergency bridge housing community to include, but not be limited to, housing in temporary structures including, but not limited to, emergency sleeping cabins, as defined. The bill, in lieu of compliance with state and local building, housing, health, habitability, or safety standards and laws, would authorize the city to adopt by ordinance reasonable local standards for emergency bridge housing communities, as specified. The bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to review the draft ordinance to ensure it addresses minimum health and safety standards and to provide its findings to committees of the Legislature, as provided. The bill would require the city, among other things, to match each resident of an emergency bridge housing community to an affordable housing unit identified in the city’s housing plan that will be available for the resident to live in on or before January 1, 2022, and develop a plan for emergency bridge housing communities to include on-site supportive services. The bill would further require the city to annually report to the Legislature specific information on emergency bridge housing communities, including, among other information, the number of residents in every emergency bridge housing community and the actual and projected number of permanent affordable housing units available through January 1, 2022. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of San Jose.

An act to amend Section 8698 of, and to add and repeal Section 8698.3 of, the Government Code, relating to housing.


The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 1206.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
1206.5.
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1206 and except as otherwise provided in Sections 1206.6 and 1241, no person shall perform a clinical laboratory test or examination classified as waived under CLIA unless the clinical laboratory test or examination is performed under the overall operation and administration of the laboratory director, as described in Section 1209, including, but not limited to, documentation by the laboratory director of the adequacy of the qualifications and competency of the personnel, and the test is performed by any of the following persons:
(1) A licensed physician and surgeon holding an M.D. or D.O. degree.
(2) A licensed podiatrist, a licensed dentist, or a licensed naturopathic doctor, if the results of the tests can be lawfully utilized within his or her practice.
(3) A person licensed under this chapter to engage in clinical laboratory practice or to direct a clinical laboratory.
(4) A person authorized to perform tests pursuant to a certificate issued under Article 5 (commencing with Section 101150) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code.
(5) A licensed physician assistant if authorized by a supervising physician and surgeon in accordance with Section 3502 or 3535.
(6) A person licensed under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2700).
(7) A person licensed under Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 2840).
(8) A perfusionist if authorized by and performed in compliance with Section 2590.
(9) A respiratory care practitioner if authorized by and performed in compliance with Chapter 8.3 (commencing with Section 3700).
(10) A medical assistant, as defined in Section 2069, if the waived test is performed pursuant to a specific authorization meeting the requirements of Section 2069.
(11) A pharmacist, as defined in Section 4036, if ordering drug therapy-related laboratory tests in compliance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 4052.1 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 4052.2, or if performing skin puncture in the course of performing routine patient assessment procedures in compliance with Section 4052.1.
(12) A naturopathic assistant, as defined in Sections 3613 and 3640.2, if the waived test is performed pursuant to a specific authorization meeting the requirements of Sections 3613 and 3640.2.
(13) A licensed optometrist as authorized under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 3000).
(14) Other health care personnel providing direct patient care.
(15) Any other person performing nondiagnostic testing pursuant to Section 1244.
(16) A hepatitis C counselor performing a hepatitis C virus (HCV) test pursuant to Section 122440 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1206, no person shall perform clinical laboratory tests or examinations classified as of moderate complexity under CLIA unless the clinical laboratory test or examination is performed under the overall operation and administration of the laboratory director, as described in Section 1209, including, but not limited to, documentation by the laboratory director of the adequacy of the qualifications and competency of the personnel, and the test is performed by any of the following persons:
(1) A licensed physician and surgeon holding an M.D. or D.O. degree.
(2) A licensed podiatrist or a licensed dentist if the results of the tests can be lawfully utilized within his or her practice.
(3) A person licensed under this chapter to engage in clinical laboratory practice or to direct a clinical laboratory.
(4) A person authorized to perform tests pursuant to a certificate issued under Article 5 (commencing with Section 101150) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code.
(5) A licensed physician assistant if authorized by a supervising physician and surgeon in accordance with Section 3502 or 3535.
(6) A person licensed under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2700).
(7) A perfusionist if authorized by and performed in compliance with Section 2590.
(8) A respiratory care practitioner if authorized by and performed in compliance with Chapter 8.3 (commencing with Section 3700).
(9) A person performing nuclear medicine technology if authorized by and performed in compliance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 107150) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.
(10) Any person if performing blood gas analysis in compliance with Section 1245.
(11) (A) A person certified or licensed as an “Emergency Medical Technician II” or paramedic pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and Safety Code while providing prehospital medical care, a person licensed as a psychiatric technician under Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4500) of Division 2, as a vocational nurse pursuant to Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 2840), or as a midwife licensed pursuant to Article 24 (commencing with Section 2505) of Chapter 5, or certified by the department pursuant to Division 5 (commencing with Section 70001) of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations as a nurse assistant or a home health aide, who provides direct patient care, if the person is performing the test as an adjunct to the provision of direct patient care by the person, is utilizing a point-of-care laboratory testing device at a site for which a laboratory license or registration has been issued, meets the minimum clinical laboratory education, training, and experience requirements set forth in regulations adopted by the department, and has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the laboratory director that he or she is competent in the operation of the point-of-care laboratory testing device for each analyte to be reported.
(B) Prior to being authorized by the laboratory director to perform laboratory tests or examinations, testing personnel identified in subparagraph (A) shall participate in a preceptor program until they are able to perform the clinical laboratory tests or examinations authorized in this section with results that are deemed accurate and skills that are deemed competent by the preceptor. For the purposes of this section, a “preceptor program” means an organized system that meets regulatory requirements in which a preceptor provides and documents personal observation and critical evaluation, including review of accuracy, reliability, and validity, of laboratory testing performed.
(12) Any other person within a physician office laboratory if the test is performed under the supervision of the patient’s physician and surgeon or podiatrist who shall be accessible to the laboratory to provide onsite, telephone, or electronic consultation as needed, and shall: (A) ensure that the person is performing test methods as required for accurate and reliable tests; and (B) have personal knowledge of the results of the clinical laboratory testing or examination performed by that person before the test results are reported from the laboratory.
(13) A pharmacist, if ordering drug therapy-related laboratory tests in compliance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 4052.1 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 4052.2.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1206, no person shall perform clinical laboratory tests or examinations classified as of high complexity under CLIA unless the clinical laboratory test or examination is performed under the overall operation and administration of the laboratory director, as described in Section 1209, including, but not limited to, documentation by the laboratory director of the adequacy of the qualifications and competency of the personnel, and the test is performed by any of the following persons:
(1) A licensed physician and surgeon holding an M.D. or D.O. degree.
(2) A licensed podiatrist or a licensed dentist if the results of the tests can be lawfully utilized within his or her practice.
(3) A person licensed under this chapter to engage in clinical laboratory practice or to direct a clinical laboratory if the test or examination is within a specialty or subspecialty authorized by the person’s licensure.
(4) A person authorized to perform tests pursuant to a certificate issued under Article 5 (commencing with Section 101150) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code if the test or examination is within a specialty or subspecialty authorized by the person’s certification.
(5) A licensed physician assistant if authorized by a supervising physician and surgeon in accordance with Section 3502 or 3535.
(6) A perfusionist if authorized by and performed in compliance with Section 2590.
(7) A respiratory care practitioner if authorized by and performed in compliance with Chapter 8.3 (commencing with Section 3700).
(8) A person performing nuclear medicine technology if authorized by and performed in compliance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 107150) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.
(9) Any person if performing blood gas analysis in compliance with Section 1245.
(10) Any other person within a physician office laboratory if the test is performed under the onsite supervision of the patient’s physician and surgeon or podiatrist who shall: (A) ensure that the person is performing test methods as required for accurate and reliable tests; and (B) have personal knowledge of the results of clinical laboratory testing or examination performed by that person before the test results are reported from the laboratory.
(d) Clinical laboratory examinations classified as provider-performed microscopy under CLIA may be personally performed using a brightfield or phase/contrast microscope by one of the following practitioners:
(1) A licensed physician and surgeon using the microscope during the patient’s visit on a specimen obtained from his or her own patient or from a patient of a group medical practice of which the physician is a member or employee.
(2) A nurse midwife holding a certificate as specified by Section 2746.5, a licensed nurse practitioner as specified in Section 2835.5, or a licensed physician assistant acting under the supervision of a physician pursuant to Section 3502 using the microscope during the patient’s visit on a specimen obtained from his or her own patient or from the patient of a clinic, group medical practice, or other health care provider of which the certified nurse midwife, licensed nurse practitioner, or licensed physician assistant is an employee.
(3) A licensed dentist using the microscope during the patient’s visit on a specimen obtained from his or her own patient or from a patient of a group dental practice of which the dentist is a member or an employee.
SEC. 2.
Section 122440 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
122440.
(a) A hepatitis C counselor who meets the requirements of subdivision (d) may do all of the following:
(1) Perform any hepatitis C virus (HCV) test that is classified as waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) (42 U.S.C. Sec. 263a et seq.) if all of the following conditions exist:
(A) The performance of the HCV test meets the requirements of CLIA and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1200) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.
(B) Notwithstanding Section 1246 of the Business and Professions Code, a hepatitis C counselor may perform skin punctures for the purpose of withdrawing blood for waived HCV testing, upon specific authorization from a licensed physician and surgeon, provided that the person meets both of the following requirements:
(i) He or she works under the direction of a licensed physician and surgeon.
(ii) He or she has been trained in rapid test proficiency for skin puncture blood tests and in universal infection control precautions, consistent with best infection control practices established by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health in the Department of Industrial Relations and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(C) The person performing the HCV test meets the requirements for the performance of waived laboratory testing pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1206.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
(D) The patient is informed that the preliminary result of the test is indicative of the likelihood of HCV exposure and that the result must be confirmed by an additional more specific test, or, if approved by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for that purpose, a second, different rapid HCV test. This subdivision does not allow a hepatitis C counselor to perform any HCV test that is not classified as waived under CLIA.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 1246.5 of the Business and Professions Code, order and report HCV test results from tests performed pursuant to paragraph (1) to patients without authorization from a licensed health care practitioner or his or her authorized representative. A patient who has an indeterminate or positive test result from tests performed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be referred to a licensed health care practitioner whose scope of practice includes the authority to refer a patient for laboratory testing for further evaluation.
(b) A hepatitis C counselor who meets the requirements of this section with respect to performing any HCV test that is classified as waived under CLIA may not perform any other test unless that person meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for performing that other test.
(c) Compliance with this section does not fulfill any requirements for certification as a phlebotomy technician or a limited phlebotomy technician, unless the hepatitis C counselor has otherwise satisfied the certification requirements imposed pursuant to Section 1246 of the Business and Professions Code.
(d) A hepatitis C counselor shall meet one of the following criteria:
(1) Is authorized to perform an HCV test in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 120917.
(2) Is working in a hepatitis C counseling and testing site that meets both of the following criteria:
(A) Utilizes hepatitis C counselors who are trained by the State Department of Public Health or its agents to provide hepatitis C counseling and testing. For the purposes of this subparagraph, a training agent may include, but is not limited to, a local health department or its designee, an academic medical center, or a community-based organization.
(B) Has and retains a quality assurance plan and has hepatitis C counseling and testing staff who comply with the quality assurance protocols and guidelines made available by the State Department of Public Health in accordance with Section 122410.

Summary: Under existing law, the State Department of Public Health licenses, registers, and regulates clinical laboratories and various clinical laboratory personnel. Existing law prohibits a person from performing a clinical laboratory test or examination classified as waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 unless the test or examination is performed under the overall operation and administration of a laboratory director and the test or examination is performed by any one of specified professionals and others, including a licensed physician and surgeon or pharmacist. Existing law establishes the Office of AIDS in the department and defines human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the etiologic agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Existing law authorizes an HIV counselor who receives specified training and works in specified counseling and testing sites to perform HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), or combined HIVHCV tests, including performing skin punctures for purposes of withdrawing blood for purposes of these tests, as specified. This bill would authorize a hepatitis C counselor who meets specified requirements to perform an HCV test and to order and report HCV test results. The bill would authorize the State Department of Public Health to implement and administer these provisions by means of a bulletin or similar instructions. The bill would also add hepatitis C counselors performing an HCV test to the list of professionals authorized to perform a test or examination classified as waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, as specified.

An act to amend Section 1206.5 of the Business and Professions Code, and to add Section 122440 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.


The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to create a green infrastructure program that would encourage state agencies to account for and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
products that are used in major infrastructure projects and funded in whole or in part with state funds. This program would reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
products by providing a market for high-quality goods with the lowest overall greenhouse gas emissions.
(b) If
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
products are sourced from facilities that do not comply with California’s climate energy goals or if a product is transported a long distance to the job site, it creates a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions that is part of the emissions total California is seeking to reduce by 2020. By ignoring these emissions, California is shifting the burden of emissions reductions to other portions of the economy and this places additional burden on California’s businesses and consumers. It would be better for consumers if the state acknowledges the emissions associated with large infrastructure projects and crafts a procurement process to procure a green product, a product that lowers greenhouse gas emissions while still meeting quality standards.
(c) Executive Order B-30-15 issued by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. stipulates that “State agencies shall take climate change into account in their planning and investment decisions and employ full life-cycle cost accounting to evaluate and compare infrastructure investments and alternatives.” It also notes that state agencies’ planning investments shall be guided by principles that build climate preparedness and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
SEC. 2.
Section 10130 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read:
10130.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Project” means a project for infrastructure subject to this chapter that is estimated to cost one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more.
(2)
“Energy-intensive product”
“Emissions-intensive product”
means a product that is produced by
a company
the following industry sectors, as
identified by the cap-and-trade program of the State Air Resources Board as
energy
emissions
intensive, trade
exposed.
exposed:
(A) Cement manufacturing.
(B) Flat glass manufacturing.
(C) Iron and steel mills.
(D) Rolled shape manufacturing.
(b) (1) On or before January 1, 2018, the department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report on the greenhouse gas emissions that are associated with
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
products in projects within the jurisdiction of the department. The emissions total shall take into account the greenhouse gas emissions that are produced when the
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
product is manufactured or produced and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the transportation of the
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
product from the site of its manufacture to the project site.
(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(3) The requirement for submitting a report pursuant to this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(c) As of January 1, 2018, the department shall incorporate the greenhouse gas emissions information described in subdivision (b) into its procurement processes, including bid specifications, to procure
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
products with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions profile that meet standards imposed by a state agency for quality or safety purposes.
SEC. 3.
Section 10503.5 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read:
10503.5.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Project” means a project for infrastructure subject to this chapter that is estimated to cost one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more.
(2)
“Energy-intensive product”
“Emissions-intensive product”
means a product that is produced by
a company
the following industry sectors, as
identified by the cap-and-trade program of the State Air Resources Board as
energy
emissions
intensive, trade
exposed.
exposed:
(A) Cement manufacturing.
(B) Flat glass manufacturing.
(C) Iron and steel mills.
(D) Rolled shape manufacturing.
(b) (1) On or before January 1, 2018, the Regents of the University of California shall prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report on the greenhouse gas emissions that are associated with
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
products in projects within the jurisdiction of the Regents of the University of California. The emissions total shall take into account the greenhouse gas emissions that are produced when the
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
product is manufactured or produced and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the transportation of the
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
product from the site of its manufacture to the project site.
(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(3) The requirement for submitting a report pursuant to this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(c) As of January 1, 2018, the Regents of the University of California shall incorporate the greenhouse gas emissions information described in subdivision (b) into University of California procurement processes, including bid specifications, to procure
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
products with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions profile that meet standards imposed by a state agency for quality or safety purposes.
SEC. 4.
Section 10727 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read:
10727.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Project” means a project for infrastructure subject to this chapter that is estimated to cost one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more.
(2)
“Energy-intensive product”
“Emissions-intensive product”
means a product that is produced by
a company
the following industry sectors, as
identified by the cap-and-trade program of the State Air Resources Board as
energy
emissions
intensive, trade
exposed.
exposed:
(A) Cement manufacturing.
(B) Flat glass manufacturing.
(C) Iron and steel mills.
(D) Rolled shape manufacturing.
(b) (1) On or before January 1, 2018, the trustees shall prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report on the greenhouse gas emissions that are associated with
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
products in projects within the jurisdiction of the trustees. The emissions total shall take into account the greenhouse gas emissions that are produced when the
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
product is manufactured or produced and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the transportation of the
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
product from the site of its manufacture to the project site.
(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(3) The requirement for submitting a report pursuant to this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(c) As of January 1, 2018, the trustees shall incorporate the greenhouse gas emissions information described in subdivision (b) into California State University procurement processes, including bid specifications, to procure
energy-intensive
emissions-intensive
products with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions profile that meet standards imposed by a state agency for quality or safety purposes.

Summary: The State Contract Act requires an awarding department, before entering into any contract for a project, to prepare full, complete, and accurate plans and specifications and estimates of cost. That act prohibits, except in specified circumstances, a state agency responsible for letting public works contracts from drafting bid specifications in a manner that limits the bidding to any one concern or product, except under certain circumstances. Other existing law establishes specific requirements for competitive bidding for building and improvement projects by the Regents of the University of California, including the manner and type of specifications. The California State University Contract Law governs contracting for building and improvement projects by the California State University and imposes specific competitive bidding requirements for the Trustees of the California State University, including the preparation of specifications for a project. This bill would require an awarding department, on or before January 1, 2018, to prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report on the greenhouse gas emissions that are associated with energy-intensive products emissions-intensive products, as defined, in projects within the jurisdiction of the department. The bill would require the emissions total shall to take into account the greenhouse gas emissions that are produced when the energy-intensive emissions-intensive product is manufactured or produced and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the transportation of the energy-intensive emissions-intensive product from the site of its manufacture to the project site. The bill would require the department, as of January, 1 January 1, 2018, to incorporate the greenhouse gas emissions information into its procurement processes, including bid specifications, to procure energy-intensive emissions-intensive products with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions profile that meet standards imposed by a state agency for quality or safety purposes. The bill would impose similar requirements on the Regents of the University of California and the Trustees of the California State University.

An act to add Sections 10130, 10503.5, and 10727 to the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.