Report 2018-120 Recommendation Responses

Report 2018-120: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission: Its Failure to Perform Key Responsibilities Has Allowed Ongoing Harm to the San Francisco Bay (Release Date: May 2019)

Recommendation for Legislative Action

To improve the efficiency of the commission's current enforcement process, the Legislature should require the commission to create and implement by fiscal year 2020-21 a procedure to ensure that managers perform documented review of staff decisions in enforcement cases.

Description of Legislative Action

AB 2809 (Chapter 220, Statutes of 2020) requires, by the end of the 2020-21 fiscal year, that the commission create and implement a procedure to provide managerial review of staff decisions in enforcement cases.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Enacted


Description of Legislative Action

AB 2809 (Mullin) was introduced on February 20, 2020, and would require, by the end of the 2020-21 fiscal year, that the commission create and implement procedures to provide managerial review of staff decisions in enforcement cases.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Introduced


Description of Legislative Action

As of November 2019, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken


Description of Legislative Action

The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken


All Recommendations in 2018-120