BILL NUMBER: AB 467	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 19, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Stone

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2013

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




	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 467, as amended, Stone.  Family law: adoption.
  Freshwater Protection Act.  
   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. 

   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.
 
   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. 

   This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.

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


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

   SECTION 1.    Division 30.5 (commencing with Section
81100) is added to the   Water Code   , to read:
 

      DIVISION 30.5.  Freshwater Protection Act


   81100.  (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.
   81101.  (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.  
  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.