Amended in Assembly April 23, 2013

Amended in Assembly March 19, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 142

Introduced by Assembly Member Perea

January 17, 2013

An actbegin delete to add Division 26.8 (commencing with Section 79850) to the Water Code, relating to the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012.end deletebegin insert relating to water resources.end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 142, as amended, Perea. begin deleteSafe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012. end deletebegin insertWater resources: infrastructurend insertbegin inserte.end insert

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Existing law establishes the Department of Water Resources in the Natural Resources Agency, and, among other things, empowers the department to conduct investigations of all or any portion of any stream, stream system, lake, or other body of water.

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This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to initiate and complete a comprehensive study of California’s state and local water supply infrastructure needs and provide a report to the Legislature by July 1, 2014, that summarizes those findings.

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Existing law creates the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $11,140,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a safe drinking water and water supply reliability program. Existing law provides for the submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election.

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This bill would require a state department that expends moneys in grants or other expenditures from the bond act to provide information to the Treasurer within a specified time period including the total amount of moneys spent on each project or program, the specific location of the project, and a detailed description of the project. This bill would further require the Treasurer to post this information on its Internet Web site, as specified.

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This bill would take effect only if the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012 is approved by the voters.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertThe Legislature finds and declares all of the
2following:end insert

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3(a) The November 2014 ballot currently includes a bond
4measure for $11.14 billion to fund projects related to water supply
5reliability, water quality, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
6sustainability, watershed conservation and protection, and water
7recycling.

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8(b) Californians recognize that freshwater resources are limited
9and that if the state is to remain economically competitive and
10environmentally rich, public investment is needed to modernize
11water infrastructure, integrate water management, advance water
12resource protection, and improve flood management.

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13(c) It is in the public interest to pass a general obligation bond
14that includes, but is not limited to, grants and loans to state and
15local agencies to help fund needed water infrastructure
16improvements. In order to determine the amount of state funding
17necessary to accomplish these improvements to the state’s water
18infrastructure, the Legislature requires additional information.

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(a) The Department of Water Resources shall initiate
20and complete a comprehensive study of California’s state and
21local water supply infrastructure needs and provide a report to
22the Legislature by July 1, 2014, that summarizes those findings.

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23(b) The requirement for submitting the report imposed under
24subdivision (a) is inoperative on July 1, 2018, pursuant to Section
2510231.5 of the Government Code, and shall be submitted in
26compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

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SECTION 1.  

Division 26.8 (commencing with Section 79850)
2is added to the Water Code, to read:

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4Division 26.8.  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAFE,
5CLEAN, AND RELIABLE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY ACT
6OF 2012

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(a) No later than 60 days after a state department has
9expended moneys in grants or other expenditures pursuant to
10Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700), that state
11department shall submit to the Treasurer all of the following
12information:

13(1) The total dollar amount of moneys awarded or expended
14each project or program.

15(2) The specific location of the project or program.

16(3) A detailed description of the project or program.

17(b) The Treasurer shall post and update at least every six months,
18all of the information provided pursuant to subdivision (a) on the
19Treasurer’s Internet Web site in a manner accessible to the general
20public.

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SEC. 2.  

This act shall take effect only if the Safe, Clean, and
22Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012 is approved by the
23voters.

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