BILL NUMBER: AB 2717	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  682
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 22, 2004
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 22, 2004
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 19, 2004
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 17, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 22, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 8, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 16, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 23, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Laird

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2004

   An act relating to water conservation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2717, Laird.  California Urban Water Conservation Council:
stakeholders.
   Existing law, known as the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act,
requires the Department of Water Resources to adopt a model local
water efficient landscape ordinance that each local agency may adopt
and requires a local agency to adopt a water efficient landscape
ordinance by January 1, 1993, unless the local agency adopts
specified findings that an ordinance is unnecessary.
   This bill would declare the Legislature's intent that the
California Urban Water Conservation Council convene a stakeholder
workgroup composed of public and private agencies, and associations
to evaluate and recommend proposals for improving the efficiency of
water use in new and existing urban irrigated landscapes in the
state.
   The bill would also declare the Legislature's intent that the
stakeholder workgroup report its recommendations to the Governor and
the Legislature by December 31, 2005, and would provide that
financial contributions by the nonstate agency stakeholders to pay
the expenses of the stakeholder workgroup be on a voluntary basis
without any contribution from the state agency stakeholders.


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


  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature that all of the
following occur:
   (a) Not later than January 1, 2005, the California Urban Water
Conservation Council (CUWCC) is hereby requested to convene a
stakeholders workgroup to develop, evaluate and recommend proposals
for improving the efficiency of water use in new and existing urban
irrigated landscapes in the state.  The CUWCC may designate a chair
for the stakeholder workgroup.
   (b) Representatives of the Department of Water Resources, State
Water Resources Control Board, California Bay-Delta Authority, United
States Bureau of Reclamation, California Landscape Contractors
Association, manufacturers or designers of irrigation equipment,
Green Industry Council, building and construction industry, urban
water suppliers, recognized environmental advocacy groups, the League
of California Cities, the California State Association of Counties,
and the University of California may be invited to participate in the
stakeholder workgroup.
   (c) The stakeholder workgroup may examine and report to the
Governor and the Legislature by December 31, 2005, on all of the
following matters:
   (1) Review and make recommendations for improving the Model Local
Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance.
   (2) Review and make comments on the following additional matters:

   (A) Potential labeling requirements and performance standards for
landscape irrigation equipment sold or installed in California.
   (B) Potential use and application of water budgets for irrigated
landscaped areas.
   (C) Potential standardized training and certification requirements
for personnel engaged in the business of design, installation,
operation, or maintenance of irrigated landscapes, including water
budgets.
   (D) Potential use of incentives and disincentives to encourage the
adoption and implementation of landscaping efficiency measures.
   (E) Other measures for improving the water efficiency of existing
irrigated landscapes.
   (F) Areas for further research and development regarding water
efficient plant varieties, water efficient irrigation equipment, and
remote monitoring of landscape water consumption, together with plans
for organizing, funding, and conducting the research.
   (d) All expenses for the stakeholder workgroup shall be the
responsibility of the nonstate agency stakeholders.  Financial
contributions by the nonstate agency stakeholders to pay the expenses
of the stakeholder workgroup shall be made on a voluntary basis, and
no state agency stakeholder shall be required to pay any of the
expenses.