AB 1331,
as amended, Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. Water resources:begin delete Bay-Delta sustainability.end deletebegin insert assessments of public funding.end insert
(1) 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.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would require the Department of Water Resources to provide an analysis to the Legislature by July 1, 2014, that assesses currently available public funding and estimates the additional level of public investment needed to ensure California meets priority needs related to infrastructure, integrated water management, water supply reliability, water recycling, flood management, and watershed and aquatic ecosystem conservation and protection.
end insertbegin insert(2) Existing law establishes various state water policies, including the policy that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes.
end insertbegin insertThe bill would require the State Water Resources Control Board and the Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management of the State Department of Public Health to provide an analysis to the Legislature by July 1, 2014, that assess currently available public funding and estimates the additional level of public investment needed to ensure that all Californians have access to safe drinking water and prioritize the projects necessary to achieve this goal.
end insertExisting
end deletebegin insert(3)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertExistingend insert law establishes various policies of the state relative to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
This bill would express findings and declarations including, among other things, that the November 2014 ballot currently includes a bond measure for $11.14 billion to fund projects related to water, and that it is in the public interest to pass a general obligation bond that includes, but is not limited to, grants and loans to state and local agencies to helpbegin delete fund needed improvements to Delta sustainability, healthy watersheds, and aquatic ecosystemsend deletebegin insert
meet prescribed critical funding needsend insert. The bill wouldbegin delete additionallyend delete require the Delta Stewardship Councilbegin delete, on or beforeend deletebegin insert
to provide an analysis to the Legislature byend insert July 1, 2014,begin delete to initiate
and complete a comprehensive study on the financial needs for state funding for implementation ofend deletebegin insert that assesses currently available public funding and estimates the additional level of public investment needed to implementend insert the Delta Plan.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
The Legislature finds and declares all of the
2following:
3(a) begin deleteThe November 2014 ballot currently includes a end deletebegin insertA end insertbond
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
7recyclingbegin insert is currently set for the November 4, 2014, statewide
8general electionend insert.
9(b) The freshwater resources of California are limited and if
10the state is to remain economically competitive and
P3 1environmentally rich, public investment is needed to modernize
2water infrastructure, integrated water management, advance water
3resource protection, and improve flood management.
4(c) Many Californians lack access to clean, safe, and affordable
5drinking water. In some communities, economic conditions prevent
6the community from generating sufficient funding to correct water
7system deficiencies or source water quality.
8(b)
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9begin insert(d)end insert The watersheds and aquatic ecosystems of California are
10unique and irreplaceable environmental and economic resources,
11including the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the largest estuary
12on the West Coast. Investments in the state’s watersheds can
13provide regional and statewide benefits for cities, farms, industries,
14and wildlife, including protecting water quality and sustainability,
15improving flood control, and providing habitat and recreation.
16(c)
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17begin insert(end insertbegin inserte)end insert It is in the public interest to pass a general obligation bond
18that includes, but is not limited to,
grants and loans to state and
19local agencies to helpbegin delete fund needed improvements to Delta begin insert meet critical funding needs
20sustainability, healthy watersheds, andend delete
21related to improving water infrastructure, integrating water
22management, protecting water resources, addressing flood
23management, advancing water reuse, ensuring safe drinking water,
24and restoring and protecting watersheds andend insert aquatic ecosystemsbegin insert,
25including the Sacramento-San Joaquin Deltaend insert.begin delete Inend delete
26begin insert(f)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertInend insert order tobegin delete balanceend deletebegin insert evaluateend insert and prioritize thebegin delete appropriateend delete
27 amount of state funding necessary tobegin delete accomplish these begin insert meet essential water-related public prioritiesend insert, the
28improvementsend delete
29Legislature requires additional information.
begin deleteAfter adoption of the Delta Plan, as required by Section begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertThe Natural Resources Agency
3185300 of the Water Code, the end delete
32shall provide an analysis to the Legislature by July 1, 2014, that
33assesses currently available public funding and estimates the
34additional level of public investment needed to ensure California
35meets priority needs related to infrastructure, integrated water
36management, water supply reliability, water recycling, flood
37management, and watershed and aquatic ecosystem conservation
38and protection.end insert
39(b) The State Water Resources Control Board and the Division
40of Drinking Water and Environmental Management of the State
P4 1Department of Public Health shall provide an analysis to the
2Legislature by July 1, 2014, that assesses currently available public
3funding and estimates the additional level of public investment
4needed to ensure that all Californians have access to safe drinking
5water and prioritize the projects necessary to achieve this goal.
6begin insert(c)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertTheend insert Delta Stewardship Council shallbegin delete initiate and complete begin insert
provide
7a comprehensive study of the financial needs for state funding for
8implementation of the Delta Plan. The council shall report to the
9Legislature on the Delta’s financing needs by July 1, 2014end delete
10an analysis to the Legislature by July 1, 2014, that assesses
11currently available public funding and estimates the additional
12level of public investment needed to implement the Delta Planend insert.
13(d) The requirements for submitting reports under this section
14are inoperative on July 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of
15the Government Code, and the reports shall be submitted in
16compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
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