Amended in Senate January 17, 2013

Senate Bill No. 40

Introduced by Senator Pavley

December 10, 2012

An act begin insert to amend Section 79700 of, and to amend the heading of end insert begin insert Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) of, the Water Code, to end insert begin insert amend Section 3 of Chapter 3 of the Seventh Extraordinary Session of end insert begin insert the Statutes of 2009, to amend Section 9 of Chapter 126 of the Statutes end insert begin insert of 2010, and to amend Section 2 of Chapter 226 of the Statutes of 2010, end insert relating to the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 40, as amended, Pavley. Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012.

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.

This bill would begin insert change the name of the act to the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2014 and end insert declare the intent of the Legislature to amend the begin delete Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012 end delete begin insert act end insert for the purpose of reducing and potentially refocusing the $11,140,000,000 bond.

Vote:  begin delete majority end delete begin insert ²⁄₃ end insert . Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

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

SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to amend the
Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012 for
the purpose of reducing and potentially refocusing the
$11,140,000,000 bond.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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begin insert The heading of Division 26.7 (commencing with Section end insert
begin insert 79700) of the end insert begin insert Water Code end insert begin insert , as amended by Section 1 of Chapter end insert
begin insert 126 of the Statutes of 2010, is amended to read: end insert

 

Division 26.7.  THE SAFE, CLEAN, AND RELIABLE
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY ACT OF begin delete 2012 end delete begin insert 2014 end insert

 

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begin insert SEC. 3. end insert   

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begin insert Section 79700 of the end insert begin insert Water Code end insert begin insert , as amended by end insert
begin insert Section 2 of Chapter 126 of the Statutes of 2010, is amended to end insert
begin insert read: end insert

79700.  

This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the
Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of begin delete 2012 end delete
begin insert 2014 end insert .

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begin insert SEC. 4. end insert   

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begin insert Section 3 of Chapter 3 of the Seventh Extraordinary end insert
begin insert Session end insert begin insert of the Statutes of 2009, end insert begin insert as amended by Section 2 of Chapter end insert
begin insert 74 of the Statutes of 2012, is amended to read: end insert

Sec. 3.  

Section 1 of this act shall take effect only upon the
approval by the voters of the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
Water Supply Act of begin delete 2012 end delete begin insert 2014 end insert , as set forth in that section at the
November 4, 2014, statewide general election.

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begin insert SEC. 5. end insert   

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begin insert Section 9 of Chapter 126 of the Statutes of 2010, as end insert
begin insert amended by Section 3 of Chapter 74 of the Statutes of 2012, is end insert
begin insert amended to read: end insert

Sec. 9.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert The Secretary of State shall submit begin delete the heading of end delete
begin delete Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) of, and end delete Sections
begin delete 79700, end delete 79702, 79716, 79749, and 79749.5 begin delete of, end delete begin insert of end insert the Water Code,
as amended by Sections begin delete 1 end delete begin insert 2 end insert to 6, inclusive, of this act, in place of
begin delete the heading of Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) end delete
begin delete of, and end delete Sections begin delete 79700, end delete 79702, 79716, 79749, and 79749.5 begin delete of, end delete begin insert of end insert
the Water Code, as added by Section 1 of Chapter 3 of the Seventh
Extraordinary Session of the Statutes of 2009, in order that they
are voted upon as part of the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
Water Supply Act of begin delete 2012 end delete begin insert 2014 end insert , at the November 4, 2014,
statewide general election.

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(b) The Secretary of State shall submit the heading of Division
26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) of, and Section 79700 of,
the Water Code, as amended by Sections 2 and 3 of this act, in
place of the heading of Division 26.7 (commencing with Section
79700) of, and Section 79700 of, the Water Code, as amended by
Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 126 of the Statutes of 2010, in order
that they are voted upon as part of the Safe, Clean, and Reliable
Drinking Water Supply Act of 2014, at the November 4, 2014,
statewide general election.

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begin insert SEC. 6. end insert   

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begin insert Section 2 of Chapter 226 of the Statutes of 2010, as end insert
begin insert amended by Section 4 of Chapter 74 of the Statutes of 2012, is end insert
begin insert amended to read: end insert

Sec. 2.  

The Secretary of State shall submit Section 79770 of
the Water Code, as amended by Section 1 of this act, in place of
Section 79770 of the Water Code, as added by Section 1 of Chapter
3 of the Seventh Extraordinary Session of the Statutes of 2009, in
order that it is voted upon as part of the Safe, Clean, and Reliable
Drinking Water Supply Act of begin delete 2012 end delete begin insert 2014 end insert at the November 4, 2014,
statewide general election.