BILL NUMBER: AB 776	CHAPTERED  09/09/02

	CHAPTER  426
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 7, 2002
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 24, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 20, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 5, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 18, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 24, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 17, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Thomson
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Wiggins)
   (Coauthor: Senator Johannessen)

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2001

   An act to amend Section 48 of the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District
Act (Chapter 303 of the Statutes of 1951), relating to the
Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 776, Thomson.  Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District.
   (1) The Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District Act creates the
Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District and grants to the district various
powers relating to the treatment and disposal of sewage.  The act,
with certain exceptions, prohibits the district from contracting for
the disposal of any sewage emanating from outside the district.
   This bill, subject to certain exceptions provided for under
existing law, would prohibit the district from accepting or
contracting for the disposal of sewage emanating from outside the
district.  The bill, in addition, would authorize the district to
accept and contract for the disposal of sewage emanating from
buildings outside the district that are connected to the district's
sewage treatment system on March 1, 2002.  The bill also would
authorize the district to contract with Solano County or another
public entity for the disposal of sewage emanating from buildings
outside the district if the board of the district makes a certain
determination.
   The bill would, provide that every user that is connected to the
district's sewage treatment system is subject to the district's
ordinances.  Because a violation of the district's wastewater
discharge ordinance is a crime, this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program to the extent that it expands the scope
of an existing crime.
  (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 48 of the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District Act
(Chapter 303, Statutes of 1951) is amended to read:
  Sec. 48.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and
(c), the district may not accept or contract for the disposal of any
sewage emanating from outside the district except sewage from public
buildings or buildings of a public utility subject to regulation by
the Public Utilities Commission.
   (b)  The district may accept and contract for the disposal of
sewage emanating from buildings outside the district if those
buildings are connected to the district's sewage treatment system on
March 1, 2002.
   (c) Pursuant to Section 56133 of the Government Code, the district
may contract with Solano County or another public entity for the
disposal of sewage emanating from buildings outside the district if
the board of the district determines that the contract furthers the
protection of public health and safety and is in the best interests
of the district.
   (d) Every user that is connected to the district's sewage
treatment system is subject to the district's ordinances,
resolutions, and other laws.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.