SECTIONS 4531-4535 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 4531-4535

4531. The Fairs Allocation and Classification Committee is
continued in existence. It consists of seven Members of the Senate
and seven Members of the Assembly.

4532. To the extent that it is feasible, appointments to the
committee shall be so made that there is one Member of the Senate and
one Member of the Assembly on the committee from each of the
following areas:
Area 1. Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Plumas,
and Sierra Counties.
Area 2. Butte, Yuba, Sutter, Glenn, Colusa, Yolo, Sacramento, and
Solano Counties.
Area 3. Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma, Napa, and
Marin Counties.
Area 4. El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Nevada,
and Placer Counties.
Area 5. San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings,
Tulare, and Kern Counties.
Area 6. San Francisco, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa
Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo
Counties.
Area 7. Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego,
Imperial, San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono, Alpine, and Riverside Counties.

4533. The committee shall, from time to time, elect its chairman
and vice chairman. The committee may meet at any time, whether or not
the Legislature is in session, and shall continue in existence until
otherwise provided by law.

4534. (a) The committee shall investigate, study, and analyze, when
it deems it necessary, any or all facts and matters relating to the
operation and financing of fairs which are subject to this division
and the effect and operation of the laws relating thereto.
(b) The committee shall review regularly the administration of the
Fair and Exposition Fund by the Division of Fairs and Expositions,
or its successor in the department, and make recommendations to
improve efficiency and economy in the operation of all fairs.
(c) The committee shall seek methods whereby private financing can
be secured for support of all local fairs.
(d) The committee shall review regularly the capability of the
Division of Fairs and Expositions, or its successor in the
department, to administer and supervise the allocation of moneys from
the Fair and Exposition Fund to all local fairs.
(e) The committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature
regarding the establishment of new district agricultural associations
or local fairs.
(f) The committee shall review regularly the criteria for the
classification of fairs specified by Section 4507 and make
recommendations for changes whenever appropriate.
(g) The committee shall encourage, where feasible, the conduct on
a regular basis of joint or combined fairs pursuant to Section 4441.

4535. The committee shall report to the Legislature at the
commencement of each regular session and may report to the
Legislature at any time, including in such reports its
recommendations, if any, as to necessary or desirable legislative
action. The provisions of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly,
as they may exist from time to time, which relate to joint
investigating committees apply to the committee.