California Code, Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6027

(a) There is created in state government a Board of Governance consisting of two Members of the Senate chosen by the Senate Committee on Rules, one of whom shall belong to the majority party and one of whom shall belong to the minority party, two Members of the Assembly chosen by the Speaker of the Assembly, one of whom shall belong to the majority party and one of whom shall belong to the minority party, one member of the State Board of Equalization, one member of the Franchise Tax Board, and one member of the Governor's Department of Finance.

(b) The board may represent this state in all meetings, limited only to those states that are also authorized by statute to enter into the agreement. The board shall vote on behalf of this state and shall represent the position of this state in all matters relating to the adoption of or amendments to the agreement.

(c) The board shall report quarterly to the Assembly and Senate Revenue and Taxation Committees on the board's progress in negotiating the agreement and shall recommend to the committees the state statutes required to be added, amended, or otherwise modified for purposes of substantially complying with the agreement.