(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the plant killing bacterium, Xyella Fastidiosa, and the resulting pathogen, Pierceâs disease, and its vectors present a clear and present danger to Californiaâs sixty-billion-dollar grape industry, as well as to many other commodities and plant life. (b) There exists an ongoing need for at least fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) annually in research and programs to combat Pierceâs disease and its vectors in California.
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