2005 California Fish and Game Code Sections 7380-7382 Article 6. Steelhead Trout

7380.  (a) In addition to a valid California sport fishing license
and any applicable sport license stamp issued pursuant to this code,
after January 1, 1993, a person taking steelhead trout in inland
waters shall have in his or her possession a valid nontransferable
steelhead trout catch report-restoration card issued by the
department.  The cardholder shall record certain fishing information
on the card as designated by the department.  The information shall
immediately be recorded whenever the cardholder finishes fishing for
the day, moves to another river or stream, or retains steelhead
trout.  The cardholder shall return the card to the department on a
schedule or date established by the department.
   (b) The base fee for the card shall be five dollars ($5) for the
2004 license year, which shall be adjusted annually thereafter
pursuant to Section 713.  The funds received by the department from
the sale of the card shall be deposited in the Fish and Game
Preservation Fund and shall be available for expenditure upon
appropriation by the Legislature.  The department shall maintain the
internal accountability necessary to ensure that all restrictions and
requirements pertaining to the expenditure of these funds are met.
   (c) The commission shall adopt regulations necessary to implement
this section.  These regulations shall include, but not be limited
to, procedures necessary to obtain appropriate steelhead trout
resources management information, a requirement that the card contain
a statement explaining potential uses of the funds received as
authorized by Section 7381, and a requirement that the cards be
returned to the department.
7381.  (a) Revenue received pursuant to Section 7380 may only be
expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to monitor, restore,
or enhance steelhead trout resources consistent with Sections 6901
and 6902, and to administer the catch report-restoration card
program.  The department shall submit all proposed expenditures,
including proposed expenditures for administrative purposes, to the
Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout for review and
comment prior to submitting a request for inclusion of the
appropriation in the annual Budget Bill.  The committee may recommend
revisions in any proposed expenditure to the Legislature and the
commission.
   (b) The department shall report to the Legislature on or before
July 1, 2007, regarding the implementation of the catch
report-restoration card program, the projects undertaken using
revenues derived pursuant to that program, the benefits derived, and
its recommendation regarding whether the catch report-restoration
card requirement should be continued.
7382.  This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2007, and,
as of January 1, 2008, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute
that is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or extends the dates
on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.