California Water Commission: terms of office.

Existing law establishes the California Water Commission in the Department of Water Resources. Under existing law, the commission consists of 9 members who are appointed to 4-year terms by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Existing law requires the terms of the 7 members in office as of January 1, 1958, to expire as follows: one member on January 15, 1958, 2 members on January 15, 1959, 2 members on January 15, 1960, and 2 members on January 15, 1961. Existing law requires the terms of the 2 members added to the commission after January 1, 1959, to expire as follows: one member on January 15, 1962, and one member on January 15, 1963. Thereafter, the successors to the members of the commission are required to be appointed for terms of 4 years. This bill, with respect to the term of any member of the commission whose appointment has been confirmed by the Senate by January 1, 2011, and who is serving a term that is unexpired as of January 1, 2011, would change the expiration date of those terms to May 14, 2014. The bill, commencing on May 14, 2014, would require members succeeding to these terms to be appointed to the unexpired terms as specified by existing law. The bill would also make conforming changes to existing law.