BILL NUMBER: AB 2680	CHAPTERED  09/30/08

	CHAPTER  643
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 22, 2008
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 29, 2008
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 20, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 23, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 21, 2008

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Adams
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Carter, Cook, Emmerson, and Huff)

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2008

   An act to add Section 13943.3 to the Government Code, relating to
counties.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2680, Adams. Counties: water bond loans.
   Existing law provides that the California Victim Compensation and
Government Claims Board may delegate to the Controller, under terms
and conditions that are acceptable to the board, the authority to
discharge from accountability a state agency for accounts that do not
exceed specified amounts. The California Safe Drinking Water Bond
Law of 1976 provides for the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued
by the Department of Water Resources to be made available for
specified purposes, including making loans to water suppliers to
construct projects that will enable suppliers to meet safe drinking
water standards.
   This bill would provide that, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the board may authorize the Controller to discharge the
Department of Water Resources from accountability for collection of
the loan issued to the Arrowhead Manor Water Company in 1980 under
the California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1976, but only if San
Bernardino County or its county service area acquires the water
system financed by that loan and pays $910,520 in complete
satisfaction of that loan, on or before January 30, 2009.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 13943.3 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   13943.3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the
board may authorize the Controller to discharge the Department of
Water Resources from accountability for collection of the loan issued
to the Arrowhead Manor Water Company in 1980 under the California
Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1976, but only if San Bernardino
County or its county service area acquires the water system financed
by the loan issued to the Arrowhead Manor Water Company and pays the
amount of nine hundred ten thousand five hundred twenty dollars
($910,520) in complete satisfaction of that loan, on or before
January 30, 2009.