Amended in Assembly March 19, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 467

Introduced by Assembly Member Stone

February 19, 2013

begin delete An act to amend Section 8602 of the Family Code, relating to adoption. end delete begin insert An act to add Division 30.5 (commencing with Section 81100) to the Water Code, relating to water quality. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 467, as amended, Stone. begin delete Family law: adoption. end delete begin insert Freshwater Protection Act. end insert

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Under the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards are the principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to water quality. The state board and the regional boards prescribe waste discharge requirements for the discharge of waste that could affect the quality of the waters of the state. Existing law authorizes local agencies to adopt groundwater management laws that include contamination cleanup provisions.

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This bill would establish the Freshwater Protection Fund in the State Treasury, under the administration of the State Water Resources Control Board, and would provide that money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund. This bill would require the State Water Resources Control Board, upon appropriation, to expend money from the fund for various purposes generally relating to groundwater and water quality.

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Existing law provides procedures for the adoption of an unmarried minor. Under existing law, the consent of a child is necessary to the child’s adoption, if the child is over 12 years of age.

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This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Division 30.5 (commencing with Section 81100)
is added to the end insert begin insert Water Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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Division  begin insert 30.5. end insert   Freshwater Protection Act

 

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(a) There is in the State Treasury a Freshwater
Protection Fund.

(b) The Treasurer may receive money or other assets from any
source for deposit into the fund, including gifts, grants, and
bequests.

(c) Moneys in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain
in the fund and shall not revert to the General Fund.

(d) The board shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing
purposes.

(e) The board shall expend money from the fund, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, only for one or more of the
following purposes:

(1) Direct assistance.

(2) Indirect assistance.

(3) Emergency response and removal of potential sources of
contamination.

(4) Natural resource protection.

(5) Administrative costs. Expenditures pursuant to this
paragraph shall not exceed 20 percent of the annual appropriation
from the fund.

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(a) “Administrative costs” includes, but is not limited
to, costs incurred during any of the following:

(1) Groundwater monitoring for fertilizers.

(2) Development and enforcement of natural resource protection
rules.

(3) Coordination of programs under this division with the United
States Environmental Protection Agency and state programs to
protect human and environmental health.

(4) Management of fertilizer sales information.

(b) “Direct assistance” includes, but is not limited to, any of
the following:

(1) Programs that provide for alternate water supplies, including
consolidation with an existing noncontaminated water system.

(2) Programs that provide for closure of wells that may impact
groundwater, such as abandoned, improperly constructed, or
drainage wells.

(3) Programs devoted to integrated natural resources
conservation that encourage the judicious use of fertilizers and
other agricultural inputs and practices that are protective of water
quality.

(4) Programs that provide monitoring of private wells to detect
fertilizers or fertilizers with other contaminants.

(5) Programs that enhance investment of private and federal
funds in fertilizer management and remediation for freshwater
protection.

(6) Programs that provide verification of actions taken pursuant
to this section.

(7) Other programs established pursuant to this division.

(c) “Indirect assistance” includes, but is not limited to, any of
the following:

(1) Programs that provide education about fertilizers and
fertilizer management.

(2) Programs that provide technical assistance on fertilizers
and fertilizer management.

(3) Programs that provide for the promotion and implementation
of onsite evaluation systems and freshwater protection practices.

(4) Research programs for the determination of the impacts of
alternate management practices.

(5) Research programs for the determination of natural
resources sensitivity and vulnerability to contamination.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 8602 of the Family Code is amended to
read:

8602.  

The consent of a child, if over 12 years of age, is
necessary to the child’s adoption.

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