BILL NUMBER: AB 1266	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 23, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly  Member   Nielsen
  Members   Nielsen   and Cook 
    (   Coauthor:   Assembly Member  
V. Manuel Pérez   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend  Section 51239   Sections
38603 and 38604  of the  Government  
Vehicle  Code, relating to  local government 
 vehicles  .



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1266, as amended, Nielsen.  Local government:
Williamson Act: agricultural preserves: advisory board. 
 Vehicles: recreational off-highway vehicles.  
   Existing law, commencing January 1, 2013, establishes rules for
the operation of, and requirements for equipment of, an off-highway
vehicle, including prohibiting a person who is operating a
recreational off-highway vehicle from allowing a passenger to occupy
a separate seat location not designed and provided by the
manufacturer for a passenger. Existing law, commencing January 1,
2013, prohibits a person operating a recreational off-highway vehicle
from riding with a passenger, unless the passenger, among other
things, have both feet flat on the floorboard.  
   This bill would delay operation of those prohibitions until July
1, 2013, and would eliminate the requirement that both of the
passengers feet must be flat on the floorboard.  
   Existing law, the Williamson Act, authorizes a city or county to
enter into contracts to establish agricultural preserves. Existing
law also authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to
appoint an advisory board to advise the legislative body on
agricultural preserve matters.  
   This bill would specify matters on which the advisory board may
advise the legislative body of a county or city. This bill would also
state that the advisory board is not the exclusive mechanism through
which the legislative body can receive advice on or address matters
regarding agricultural preserves. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 38603 of the   Vehicle
Code   , as added by Section 3 of Chapter 165 of the
Statutes of 2012, is amended to read: 
   38603.   (a)    A person operating a
recreational off-highway vehicle shall not allow a passenger to
occupy a separate seat location not designed and provided by the
manufacturer for a passenger. 
   (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2013. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 38604   of the  
Vehicle Code   , as added by Section 3 of Chapter 165 of
the Statutes of 2012, is amended to read: 
   38604.  A person operating a recreational off-highway vehicle
shall not ride with a passenger, unless the passenger, while seated
upright with his or her back against the seatback  with both
feet flat on the floorboard  , can grasp the occupant
handhold with the seatbelt and shoulder belt or safety harness
properly fastened. 
  SECTION 1.    Section 51239 of the Government Code
is amended to read:
   51239.  The board or council may appoint an advisory board, the
members of which shall serve at the pleasure of the board or council
and may be paid their expenses. The advisory board shall advise the
board or council on the administration of the agricultural preserves
in the county or city and on any matters relating to contracts
entered into pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to,
program benefits, costs, amendments, and landowner participation.
This section shall not be construed to be the exclusive manner in
which the board or council may address agricultural preserve matters
or receive advice regarding agricultural preserve matters.