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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2175
Author: Laird (D)
Amended: 8/4/08 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE NATURAL RES. & WATER COMMITTEE : 6-2, 6/24/08
AYES: Steinberg, Kehoe, Kuehl, Machado, Margett, Migden
NOES: Hollingsworth, Cogdill
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 9-6, 8/7/08
AYES: Torlakson, Cedillo, Corbett, Florez, Kuehl, Oropeza,
Ridley-Thomas, Simitian, Yee
NOES: Cox, Aanestad, Ashburn, Dutton, Runner, Wyland
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-30, 5/28/08 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Water conservation
SOURCE : Natural Resources Defense Council
DIGEST : This bill will, until December 31, 2009, deletes
the requirement that the California Water Commission be
presented with and approve the Department of Water
Resources regulations related to the model water efficient
landscape ordinance and adds a new part to the Water Code
pertaining to water conservation that includes legislative
findings and declarations, definitions, provisions
pertaining to urban water conservation, provisions
pertaining to agricultural water conservation, quantifying
agricultural water use efficiently, and general provisions.
CONTINUED
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ANALYSIS :
Existing Law
1.Establishes the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act and
requires the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to
update the model water efficient landscape ordinance by
regulation.
2.Requires all rules and regulations of the department,
except as specified to first be presented to the
California Water Commission and be effective only upon
approval by the commission
3.Requires DWR to convene an independent technical panel to
provide information to the DWR and the Legislature on new
demand management measures, technologies, and approaches.
"Demand management measures" means those water
conservation measures, programs, and incentives that
prevent the waste of water and promote the reasonable and
efficient use and reuse of available supplies.
4.Makes the terms of, and eligibility for, a water
management grant or loan made to an urban water supplier
and awarded or administered by the DWR, state board, or
California Bay-Delta Authority or its successor agency
conditioned on the implementation of specified water
demand management measures.
5.Establishes the Agricultural Water Management Planning
Act which, among other things, requires each agricultural
water supplier supplying more than 50,000 acre-feet of
water directly to customers to prepare a prescribed
information report and to prepare and adopt an
agricultural water management plan, as specified.
6.Specifies that the act remain operative only until
January 1, 1993, except that if an agricultural water
supplier fails to submit its required information report
or agricultural water management plan prior to January 1,
1993, it remains operative for that supplier until it has
submitted the report, or plan, or both.
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This bill:
1.Until December 31, 2009, deletes the requirement that the
California Water Commission be presented with and approve
the DWR's regulations related to the model water
efficient landscape ordinance.
2.Adds a new part to the Water Code pertaining to water
conservation that includes legislative findings and
declarations, definitions, provisions pertaining to urban
water conservation, provisions pertaining to agricultural
water conservation, quantifying agricultural water use
efficiently, and general provisions.
3.Starting January 1, 2016, amends the eligibility for
water management grants or loans made to urban water
suppliers and awarded or administered by DWR, State Water
Resources Control Board (SWRCB), or the California
Bay-Delta Authority, or its successor agency on the
implementation of conservation provisions required in
this bill.
4.Repeals the existing Agricultural Water Management
Planning Act and establish a new act by the same name.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee analysis:
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2008-09 2009-10
2010-11 Fund
DWR implementation $65 $1,300$90General
SWRCB: water rights hearings costs
incurred in 2015-16 Special*
at earliest
*Water Rights Fund
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/11/08)
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Natural Resources Defense Council (source)
California Landscape Contractors Assoc.
California League for Environmental Enforcements Now
California League of Conservation Voters
City of Long Beach Water Dept
City of Los Angeles, Mayors Office
Contra Costa Water District
Defenders of Wildlife
East Bay Municipal Water District
Environmental Entrepreneurs
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2)
Food and Water Watch
Friends of the River
Green Plumbers USA
Heal the Bay
League of Women Voters of California
Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi
Long Beach Water Department, with amendments
Marin Municipal Water District
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Olivenhain Municipal Water District, if amended
Planning and Conservation League
San Diego County Water Agency
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Sierra Club California
Sierra Nevada Alliance
Sonoma County Water Agency
The Bay Area Council
The Bay Institute
TreePeople
Tuolumne River Trust
OPPOSITION : (Verified 8/11/08)
Agricultural Council of California
Associations of California Water Agencies
California Agricultural Irrigation Association
California Association of Winegrape Growers
California Bean Shippers Assoc.
California Cattleman's Association
California Chamber of Commerce
California Citrus Mutual
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California Cotton Ginners Assoc.
California Farm Bureau Federation
California Grain and Feed Assoc
California Grape and Tree Fruit League
California League of Food Processors
California Seed Association
California State Floral Assoc.
California Tomato Growers Assoc.
California Warehouse Assoc.
Casitas Municipal Water District
City of Benecia
City of Fairfield
City of Fountain Valley
City of Vacaville
Coachella Valley WD
Desert Water Agency
El Dorado Irrigation District
Friant Water Authority
Hi-Desert Water District
Imperial Irrigation District
Kern County Water Agency
Kings River Conservation District
Kings River Water Association
Modesto Irrigation District
Municipal Water Dist. of Organ County
Nisei Farmers League
Pacific Egg and Poultry Association
San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority
Solano County Water Agency
Solano Irrigation District
Valley Ag Water Coalition
Western Growers
Western States Petroleum Assoc
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Beall, Berg, Blakeslee, Brownley, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeSaulnier, Dymally, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fuentes,
Furutani, Hancock, Hayashi, Hernandez, Horton, Huffman,
Jones, Karnette, Krekorian, Laird, Leno, Levine, Lieber,
Lieu, Ma, Mendoza, Mullin, Nava, Nunez, Plescia,
Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Smyth,
Solorio, Swanson, Torrico, Wolk, Bass
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NOES: Adams, Aghazarian, Anderson, Arambula, Benoit, Cook,
DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani,
Garcia, Garrick, Houston, Huff, Jeffries, Keene, La
Malfa, Maze, Nakanishi, Niello, Parra, Sharon Runner,
Silva, Spitzer, Strickland, Tran, Villines, Walters
NO VOTE RECORDED: Berryhill, Soto
CTW:do 8/12/08 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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