BILL NUMBER: AB 930	CHAPTERED  10/13/07

	CHAPTER  619
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 13, 2007
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 13, 2007
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 20, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 2, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 4, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 17, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2007

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jones

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2007

   An act to amend Sections 34 and 155 of the Sacramento Area Flood
Control Agency Act (Chapter 510 of the Statutes of 1990), relating to
flood management.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 930, Jones. Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency: projects.
   (1) The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency Act grants to the
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, which is an agency created
pursuant to a joint exercise of powers agreement, the authority to
impose assessments or special taxes, and issue bonds, to finance
projects in accordance with specified laws. "Project" is defined for
the purposes of the act to mean the acquisition, construction, or
operation of any flood control facility authorized under the
agreement, and not inconsistent with the act, including the
acquisition of rights-of-way.
   This bill would expand that definition to include the acquisition
of easements. The bill would require that the acquisition of
rights-of-way and easements outside the agency's boundaries be
consistent with applicable county plans, including county general
plans, and the State Plan of Flood Control. The bill would provide
that nothing in the act authorizes the agency to exercise the power
of eminent domain outside its boundaries, alters the existing powers
granted to members of the agreement, or precludes the acquisition of
time-limited easements.
   (2) The existing act requires revenues derived from fees
prescribed pursuant to its provisions for any area to only be used
for flood control projects within that area.
   This bill would instead require revenues derived from those fees
for any area to only be used for flood control projects that protect
that area.


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

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares both of the
following:
   (a) The top priority of the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
should be to undertake and complete the capital improvement projects
that serve as the backbone of the Sacramento area flood control
network.
   (b) When used in conjunction with these capital improvement
projects, easements and other nonstructural flood control projects
provide important and cost-effective tools for the Sacramento Area
Flood Control Agency to use to augment the Sacramento region's system
of flood protection.
  SEC. 2.  Section 34 of the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency Act
(Chapter 510 of the Statutes of 1990) is amended to read:
  Sec. 34.  (a) "Project" means the acquisition, construction,
maintenance, or operation of any flood control facility authorized
under the agreement and not inconsistent with this act, including,
but not limited to, acquisition of rights-of-way and easements and
payment of incidental expenses.
   (b) Nothing in this section, or any other provision of this act,
authorizes the agency to exercise the power of eminent domain outside
its boundaries.
    (c) Participation in a project includes making payments or other
contributions pursuant to any contract entered into with another
governmental agency that requires the other governmental agency to
perform work on a project.
   (d) The acquisition of rights-of-way and easements outside of the
agency's boundaries shall be consistent with applicable county plans,
including county general plans, and the State Plan of Flood Control.

   (e) This section does not alter the existing powers granted to
members of the agreement.
   (f) This section does not preclude the acquisition of time-limited
easements.
  SEC. 3.  Section 155 of the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
Act (Chapter 510 of the Statutes of 1990) is amended to read:
  Sec. 155.  Revenues derived from fees prescribed pursuant to this
chapter for any area may be used only for the acquisition,
engineering, design, construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or
operation of flood control projects that protect that area, or used
to pay the debt service on, or reduce the principal of, any bonded
indebtedness of that area.