BILL NUMBER: SB 196	CHAPTERED  09/04/03

	CHAPTER  272
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 4, 2003
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 3, 2003
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 21, 2003
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JULY 24, 2003
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 8, 2003
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 26, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Kuehl

                        FEBRUARY 13, 2003

   An act to amend Section 13201 of the Water Code, relating to
California regional water quality control boards.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 196, Kuehl.  California regional water quality control boards.
   Existing law, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act,
requires each California regional water quality control board to
consist of 9 members, including one person who is required to be
associated with municipal government and, with a certain exception,
another person who is required to be associated with county
government.
   This bill would require those persons, upon the next vacancy
occurring in those respective offices, to be a city council member or
mayor, and, subject to that exception, a county supervisor.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 13201 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   13201.  (a) There is a regional board for each of the regions
described in Section 13200.  Each board shall consist of the
following nine members appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall
represent and act on behalf of all the people and shall reside or
have a principal place of business within the region:
   (1) One person associated with water supply, conservation, and
production.
   (2) One person associated with irrigated agriculture.
   (3) One person associated with industrial water use.
   (4) One person associated with municipal government.  Upon the
next vacancy occurring in this office on or after January 1, 2004,
this person shall be a city council member or mayor.
   (5) One person associated with county government.  Upon the next
vacancy occurring in this office on or after January 1, 2004, this
person shall be a county supervisor.
   (6) One person from a responsible nongovernmental organization
associated with recreation, fish, or wildlife.
   (7) Three persons not specifically associated with any of the
foregoing categories, two of whom shall have special competence in
areas related to water quality problems.
   (b) All persons appointed to a regional board shall be subject to
Senate confirmation, but shall not be required to appear before any
committee of the Senate for purposes of such confirmation unless
specifically requested to appear by the Senate Committee on Rules.
   (c) Insofar as practicable, appointments shall be made in such
manner as to result in representation on the board from all parts of
the region.
   (d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if appointments cannot be
made pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) because of the
requirements of Section 13388, those appointments may be made of
persons not specifically associated with any category.