BILL NUMBER: AB 2179	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 28, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gray

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act  to add Part 2.13 (commencing with Section 10970) to
Division 6 of the Water Code,   relating to water.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2179, as amended, Gray.  Water.   Water
efficiency: standards and goals.  
   Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board to
take appropriate actions to prevent waste or the unreasonable use of
water. Under existing law, the board makes determinations with regard
to the availability of recycled water.  
   This bill would require the state board to establish standards and
goals for achieving water use efficiency, in conjunction with the
University of California, Merced.  
    Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board
and the 9 California regional water quality control boards as the
principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to
water quality. Existing law also provides various provisions
governing water rights.  
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation affecting the appropriation of water. 
   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.    Part 2.13 (commencing with Section
10970) is added to Division 6 of the   Water Code  
, to read:  

      PART 2.13.  Water Efficiency


   10970.  The state board shall establish standards and goals for
achieving water use efficiency, in conjunction with the University of
California, Merced. Factors to be considered in developing these
standards shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of
the following:
   (a) Regional economic considerations.
   (b) The need to develop housing within a region.
   (c) The need to sustain agriculture within a region.
   (d) The need to develop and use recycled water.  
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation affecting the appropriation of water.