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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 848
Author: Wolk (D). et al.
Amended: 7/3/14
Vote: 27 - Urgency
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER COMM. : 6-0, 2/11/14
AYES: Pavley, Evans, Jackson, Lara, Monning, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cannella, Fuller, Hueso
SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE : 6-2, 2/19/14
AYES: Hill, Corbett, Hancock, Jackson, Leno, Pavley
NOES: Gaines, Fuller
NO VOTE RECORDED: Vacancy
SENATE GOVERNANCE & FINANCE COMMITTEE : 5-2, 2/26/14
AYES: Wolk, Beall, DeSaulnier, Hernandez, Liu
NOES: Knight, Vidak
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 5-2, 5/23/14
AYES: De León, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg
NOES: Walters, Gaines
SENATE FLOOR : 22-9, 6/23/14 (FAIL)
AYES: Beall, Corbett, Correa, De León, DeSaulnier, Evans,
Galgiani, Hernandez, Hueso, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Lieu, Liu,
Mitchell, Monning, Padilla, Pavley, Roth, Steinberg, Torres,
Wolk
NOES: Anderson, Berryhill, Fuller, Huff, Knight, Morrell,
Vidak, Walters, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Block, Calderon, Cannella, Gaines, Hancock,
Hill, Nielsen, Wright, Yee
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SUBJECT : Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality, and Water Supply
Act of 2014
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill replaces the $11.14 billion water bond that
is currently on the November 2014 ballot with a new $7.5 billion
general obligation bond titled "The Safe Drinking Water, Water
Quality, and Water Supply Act of 2014," (Act) and seeks voter
approval to make unappropriated bond funds from specific water
bonds, which were authorized in 2000 and earlier, eligible for
appropriation for water supply projects.
Senate Floor Amendments of 7/3/14 reduce the size of the bond
from $10.5 billion to $7.5 billion and make corresponding
changes to each chapter of the bond.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Approved by the voters, enacted the Water Quality, Supply and
Safe Drinking Water Projects Act (Proposition (Prop) 50),
which authorized $3.4 billion in general obligation bonds to
fund a variety of water projects.
2. Approved by voters, enacted the Safe Drinking Water, Water
Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal
Protection Act of 2006 (Prop 84), which authorized $5.388
billion in general obligation bonds to fund safe drinking
water, water quality and supply, flood control, waterway and
natural resource protection, water pollution and
contamination control, state and local park improvements,
public access to natural resources, and water conservation
efforts.
4. Approved by the Legislature and currently On November 2014
Ballot, SB 2X7 (Cogdill, Chapter 3, Statutes of 2009)
provided for the submission of a bond act, the Safe, Clean,
and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010, to the voters
at the November 2, 2010, statewide general election.
However, the bond act has been postponed twice and is
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currently expected to be on the ballot for the November 4,
2014 election. SB 2X7 provides a total of $11.14 billion to
finance a safe drinking water and water supply reliability
programs.
This bill:
1. Replaces the $11.14 billion water bond that is currently on
the November 2014 ballot with a new $7.5 billion general
obligation bond Act.
2. Seeks voter approval to make unappropriated bond funds from
specific water bonds, which were authorized in 2000 and
earlier, eligible for appropriation for water supply
projects.
3. Requires an agency allocating funds provided by this Act to
prioritize investment in projects that provide drought
relief, safe drinking water, and water use efficiency
improvements necessary to increase the sustainability of
California's water systems.
4. Organizes the proposed bond measure as follows:
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|Chapter 1. |Short Title | |
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|Chapter 2. |Findings and Declarations | |
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|Chapter 3. |Definitions | |
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|Chapter 4. |Safe Drinking Water Projects |$ 2.350 |
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|Chapter 5. |Water Quality Projects | 2.3 |
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|Chapter 6. |Sacramento San Joaquin Delta | 0.850 |
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|Chapter 7. |Statewide Water System Operational | 2.0 |
| |Improvement for Drought | |
| |Preparedness | |
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|Chapter 8. |General Provisions | |
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|Chapter 9. |Fiscal Provisions | |
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| | |________ |
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| | | $7.5 |
| | |billion |
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5. Chapter 4. Safe Drinking Water Projects . Authorizes $2.350
billion in funding for the following:
A. $285 million to the State Water Resources Control
Board (Board) for projects to address immediate safe
drinking water needs.
Up to $25 million may be used for technical
assistance to disadvantaged communities.
At least 10% of the funds allocated for projects
serving severely disadvantaged communities.
Up to $10 million may be used to finance
development and demonstration of new technologies and
related facilities for water contaminant removal and
treatment appropriate for use by small and state small
water systems.
A. Up to $2.5 million of the funds available to the
Drinking Water Capitol Reserve Fund may be available as
temporary intitial funding for a polled capital reserve
among small water systems and state small water systems.
Become inoperative on January 1, 2024.
B. $70 million shall be available to the Board for grants
and direct expenditures to finance urgent actions needed
to provide drinking water in communities that lack access
to safe drinking water to ensure that safe drinking water
supplies are available to all Californians. Grants and
direct expenditures shall be exempt from contracting and
procurement requirements to the extent necessary to take
immediate action to protect public health and safety.
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Grants awarded pursuant to this section shall not exceed
$250,000.
C. $825 million to the Department of Water Resources
(DWR) for competitive grants for projects that implement
an adopted integrated regional water management plan.
Eligible projects are those that improve the quality or
supply of safe drinking water, increase regional water
self-reliance, or address critical water management
issues, as specified. Requires the California Water
Commission (Commission) to review the implementation and
certify that requirements for grant eligibility are met
prior to the DWR making final grant awards. These funds
must be allocated to hydrologic regions as identified in
the California Water Plan and listed below. For the South
Coast Region, the department shall establish three
subregions that reflect the San Diego County watersheds,
the Santa Ana River watershed, and the Los Angeles-Ventura
County watersheds respectively, and allocate funds to
those subregions. The North and South Lahontan regions
shall be treated as one region for the purpose of
allocating funds, but the department may require separate
regional plans.
Provides that these funds shall be allocated in accordance
with the following schedule:
(1) $38,000,000 for the North Coast hydrologic
region.
(2) $115,000,000 for the San Francisco Bay
hydrologic region.
(3) $50,000,000 for the Central Coast hydrologic
region.
(4) $167,000,000 for the Los Angeles subregion.
(5) $103,000,000 for the Santa Ana subregion.
(6) $81,000,000 for the San Diego hydrologic
region.
(7) $70,000,000 for the Sacramento River
hydrologic region.
(8) $56,000,000 for the San Joaquin River
hydrologic region.
(9) $60,000,000 for the Tulare/Kern hydrologic
region.
(10) $45,000,000 for the North/South Lahontan
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hydrologic region.
(11) $40,000,000 for the Colorado River Basin
hydrologic region.
A. $1 billion to the Board for construction grants and
loans for treatment and remediation projects that prevent
or reduce the contamination of groundwater that serves as
a source of drinking water.
B. $85,000,000 shall be available for grants for
treatment and remediation activities that prevent or
reduce the contamination of groundwater that serves as a
source of drinking water.
C. $70 million for competitive grants for projects that
develop and implement sustainable groundwater management
plans, consistent with requirements, as specified, that
further sustainable groundwater management.
D. $100,000,000 shall be available to the department for
direct expenditures and grants for water conservation and
water use efficiency plans, projects, and programs,
including any of the following:
(1) Urban water conservation plans, projects, and
programs, including regional projects and programs,
implemented to achieve urban water use targets.
Priority for funding shall be given to programs that do
any of the following:
(A) Assist water suppliers and regions to implement
conservation programs and measures that are not
locally cost effective.
(B) Support water supplier and regional efforts to
implement programs targeted to enhance water use
efficiency for commercial, industrial, and
institutional water users.
(C) Assist water suppliers and regions with programs
and measures targeted toward realizing the
conservation benefits of implementation of the
provisions of the state landscape model ordinance.
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(2) Agricultural water use efficiency projects and
programs.
(3) Agricultural water management plans.
1. Chapter 5. Water Quality Projects . Provides $2.3 billion
in funding for the following:
A. $290 million to the Board for deposit in the State
Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Small Community
Grant Fund for grants for wastewater treatment projects to
keep contaminants out of rivers, lakes, streams,
groundwater, and coastal waters, and for other projects to
protect the public and fish and wildlife from contaminated
sources of water. Priority shall be given to projects
that serve disadvantaged communities and severely
disadvantaged communities, and to projects that address
public health hazards. Special consideration shall be
given to small communities with limited financial
resources. Projects shall include, but not be limited to,
projects that identify, plan, design, and implement
regional mechanisms to consolidate wastewater systems or
provide affordable treatment technologies. Of the $290
million, allocates $10 million to be expended by the Board
for technical assistance to eligible communities.
Authorizes an additional $20 million to be allocated to
the Board for deposit into the Domestic Well and Septic
Systems Investment Fund, which is hereby created in the
State Treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be available,
upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of
providing grants and loans to domestic well and septic
owners to protect drinking water sources and ensure safe
and affordable drinking water for all Californians. The
Board shall develop criteria for the allocation of these
grants and loans that specifies these are for the benefit
of small communities to treat drinking water or protect
drinking water from contamination and includes an income
threshold equivalent to the definition of a disadvantaged
community.
B. $330 million to the Board for competitive grants for
projects that develop, implement, or improve a stormwater
capture and reuse plan and that capture and put to
beneficial use stormwater or dry weather runoff.
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Stormwater capture and reuse projects developed pursuant
to an adopted integrated regional water management plan
are also eligible for funding provided the projects were
developed in substantive compliance with the Stormwater
Resources Planning Act. Eligible projects include any of
the following:
Projects that capture, convey, treat, or put to
beneficial use stormwater or dry weather runoff.
The development of stormwater capture and reuse
plans.
Decision support tools, data acquisition, and
data analysis to identify and evaluate the benefits and
costs of potential stormwater capture and reuse
projects.
Projects that, in addition to improving water
quality, provide public benefits, such as augmentation
of water supply, flood control, open space and
recreation, and projects designed to mimic or restore
natural watershed functions.
Gives special consideration to plans or projects that
provide multiple benefits such as water quality, water
supply, flood control, natural lands, or recreation.
Requires a 25% local cost share for grant funds, which may
be suspended or reduced for disadvantaged communities.
Requires the Board to adopt a policy establishing criteria
for projects funded by this section to ensure that a
funded project complies with water quality laws and does
not put at risk any groundwater or surface water supplies.
Provides that no more than $75 million shall be awarded
for the development of stormwater capture and reuse.
A. $500 million to the Board for grants for water
recycling and advanced treatment technology projects, as
specified. For the purpose of awarding these funds, a
local cost share of not less than 50% of the total costs
of the project shall be required. The cost-sharing
requirement may be waived or reduced for projects that
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directly benefit a disadvantaged community.
B. $165 million for water quality, river, and watershed
protection and restoration projects of statewide
importance outside of the Delta.
C. $780 million available for projects that protect and
improve California's watersheds, wetlands, forests, and
floodplains.
D. $135 million to be available to the Secretary of the
Natural Resources Agency for a competitive program to fund
multibenefit watershed and river enhancement projects in
urban watersheds. Eligible applicants are public agencies
and nonprofit organizations. Eligible projects shall
improve watershed health, water quality, or water supply
reliability. All projects shall increase regional and
local water self-sufficiency and meet at least two or more
of the specified objectives.
E. $20 million available to fund watershed activities by
resource conservation districts. Requires that, to be
eligible for the funding available pursuant to this
chapter, the board of a resource conservation district
shall be appointed by the local county board of
supervisors.
F. $15 million for competitive grants for special
districts and nonprofit organizations for projects that
reduce or manage runoff from agricultural lands for the
benefit of surface and groundwater quality.
G. $65 million to the Wildlife Conservation Board for
wildlife refuges and wildlife habitat areas, as specified.
1. Chapter 6. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta . Provides $850
million in funding for the following:
A. $500 million to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Conservancy for water quality, ecosystem restoration, fish
protection facilities, and community sustainability
projects that benefit the Delta. Eligible projects
include:
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(1) Projects to improve water quality facilities or
projects that contribute to improvements in water
quality in the Delta.
(2) Habitat restoration, conservation, and
enhancement projects to improve the condition of
special status, at risk, endangered, or threatened
species in the Delta and the Delta counties.
(3) Projects to assist in preserving economically
viable and sustainable agriculture and other economic
activities in the Delta.
(4) Multibenefit recycled water projects that
improve groundwater management and Delta tributary
ecosystems.
(5) Scientific studies and assessments that support
the Delta Science Program.
Requires a minimum of $280 million be made available for
items #(1) and #(2) above.
Requires a minimum of $165 million be made available for
item #(3) above. Requires a minimum of $55 million be
made available for items #(4) and #(5) above.
Requires the Conservancy to:
Achieve wildlife conservation objectives through
projects on public lands or voluntary projects on
private lands to the extent possible. Funds could be
used for payments to landowners for the creation of
measurable habitat improvements or other improvements
to the condition of endangered or threatened species.
Coordinate, cooperate, and consult with the city
or county in which a grant is proposed to be expended
or an interest in real property is proposed to be
acquired and with the Delta Protection Commission.
Requires grantees to demonstrate to the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Conservancy how local economic impacts, including
impacts related to the loss of agricultural lands, will be
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mitigated.
Authorizes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Conservancy to
develop and implement a competitive program for habitat
enhancements that maximizes voluntary landowner
participation in projects that provide measurable habitat
or species improvements in the Delta. These funds could
not be used to subsidize or decrease the mitigation
obligations of any party.
A. $350 million to reduce the risk of levee failure and
flood in the Delta for any of the following:
Local assistance under the Delta levee
maintenance subventions program.
Special flood protection projects under Chapter
2 (commencing with Section 12310) of Part 4.8 of
Division 6.
Levee improvement projects that increase the
resiliency of levees within the Delta to withstand
earthquake, flooding, or sea level rise.
Emergency response and repair projects.
1. Chapter 7. Statewide Water System Operational Improvement
for Drought Preparedness.
A. $2 billion is continuously appropriated from the fund,
without regard to fiscal years, to the Commission for
public benefits associated with water storage projects that
improve the operation of the state water system, are cost
effective, and provide a net improvement in ecosystem and
water quality conditions, in accordance with this chapter.
Funds authorized for, or made available to, the Commission
pursuant to this chapter shall be available and expended
only for the purposes provided in this chapter, and shall
not be subject to appropriation or transfer by the
Legislature or the Governor for any other purpose.
Projects shall be selected by the Commission through a
competitive public process that ranks potential projects
based on the expected return for public investment as
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measured by the magnitude of the public benefits provided,
as specified.
Projects for which the public benefits are eligible for
funding under this chapter consist of only the following:
(1) Surface storage projects identified in the CALFED
Bay-Delta Program Record of Decision, dated August 28,
2000, except for projects prohibited, as specified.
(2) Groundwater storage projects and groundwater
contamination prevention or remediation projects that
provide water storage benefits.
(3) Conjunctive use and reservoir reoperation projects.
(4) Local and regional surface storage projects that
improve the operation of water systems in the state and
provide public benefits.
Specifies that a project shall not be funded pursuant to
this chapter unless it provides measurable improvements to
the Delta ecosystem or to the tributaries to the Delta.
Funds may be expended solely for public benefits associated
with water storage projects, as specified.
Provides that funds shall not be expended for the costs of
environmental mitigation measures or compliance obligations
except for those associated with providing the public
benefits as described.
Requires, in consultation with the Department of Fish and
Wildlife (DFW), the Board, and the DWR, the Commission to
develop and adopt, by regulation, methods for
quantification and management of public benefits by
December 15, 2016. The regulations shall include the
priorities and relative environmental value of ecosystem
benefits as provided by the DFW and the priorities and
relative environmental value of water quality benefits as
provided by the Board.
Provides that, with the exception of funds for the
completion of environmental documentation and permitting of
a project, funds allocated pursuant to this chapter shall
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not be allocated for a project before December 15, 2016,
and until the Commission approves the project based on the
Commission's determination that specified conditions are
met.
Provides that the public benefit cost share of a project
funded pursuant to this chapter, other than a project, as
described, shall not exceed 50 % of the total costs of any
project funded under this chapter.
Specifies that a project shall not be funded unless it
provides ecosystem improvements as specified that are at
least 50 % of total public benefits of the project funded
under this chapter.
Provides that a project is not eligible for funding under
this chapter unless, by January 1, 2022, specified
conditions are met.
Provides that surface storage projects funded pursuant to
this chapter may be made a unit of the Central Valley
Project, as specified, and may be financed, acquired,
constructed, operated, and maintained.
Specifies that he funds allocated for the design,
acquisition, and construction of surface storage projects
identified in the CALFED Bay-Delta Record of Decision,
dated August 28, 2000, pursuant to this chapter may be
provided for those purposes to local joint powers
authorities formed by irrigation districts and other local
water districts and local governments within the applicable
hydrologic region to design, acquire, and construct those
projects.
Specifies that in approving this Act, the people were
informed and hereby declare that the provisions of this
chapter are necessary, integral, and essential to meeting
the single object or work of the Act.
1. Other Provisions of the Bond .
All moneys provided by the bond are subject to
appropriation by the Legislature.
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Requires the bonds authorized by this measure to be
prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as
provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law except
those provisions restricting the use of bonds to fund the
costs of construction or acquisition of capital assets.
Eligible applicants under this division are public
agencies, nonprofit organizations, public utilities,
mutual water companies, and Indian tribes having a
federally recognized governing body carrying out
substantial governmental duties in, and powers over, any
area. To be eligible for funding under this division, a
project proposed by a public utility that is regulated by
the PUC or a mutual water company shall have a clear and
definite public purpose and shall benefit the customers of
the water system.
Up to 10% of funds allocated for each program may be
used to finance planning and monitoring necessary for the
successful design, selection, and implementation of the
projects authorized under that program. Water quality
monitoring data is required to be collected and reported
to the state board in a manner that is compatible and
consistent with surface water monitoring data systems or
groundwater monitoring data systems administered by the
Board.
No more than 5% of the funds allocated for a program
may be used to pay the administrative costs of that
program.
Funds provided by this bond:
o Shall not be used to acquire land via eminent
domain.
o Shall not be used to support or pay for the
costs of environmental mitigation measures or
compliance obligations of any party except as part of
the environmental mitigation costs of projects financed
by this division.
o Shall not be expended to pay costs associated
with design, construction, operation, maintenance, or
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mitigation of new Delta conveyance facilities.
o Shall not be used to acquire or transfer water
rights except for a permanent dedication of water for
in stream purposes.
Projects funded with proceeds from this bond are
required to promote state planning priorities and
sustainable communities strategies.
Whenever feasible, restoration and ecosystem
protection projects must use the services of the
California Conservation Corps or certified community
conservation corps.
Special consideration is given to projects that employ
new or innovative technology or practices, including
decision support tools that demonstrate the multiple
benefits of integration of multiple jurisdictions,
including, but not limited to, water supply, flood
control, land use, and sanitation.
Each state agency administering financial assistance
program is required to develop project solicitation and
evaluation guidelines. The guidelines may include a
limitation on the dollar amount of grants to be awarded.
If the state agency has previously developed and adopted
project solicitation and evaluation guidelines that meet
the requirements of this division, it may use those
guidelines. Before disbursing funds, the state agency
must conduct public meetings to consider public comments
prior to finalizing the guidelines, as determined to be
necessary by the implementing state agency. The state
agency must publish the draft solicitation and evaluation
guidelines on its Internet Web site at least 30 days
before any public meetings. Upon adoption, the state
agency must transmit copies of the guidelines to the
fiscal committees and the appropriate policy committees of
the Legislature.
The State Auditor is required to conduct an annual
programmatic review and an audit of expenditures from the
fund. The State Auditor shall report its findings annually
on or before March 1 to the Governor and the Legislature,
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and shall make the findings available to the public.
The Legislature is authorized to enact legislation
necessary to implement programs funded by this measure.
Requires the funds to be expended in a manner
consistent with the Regional Water Quality Control Plan.
1. Other Provisions of the Bill . The specific bond measures
with unappropriated balances are:
The 1986 Water Conservation and Water Quality Bond
Fund
The 1998 Water Conservation Fund
The Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund
The Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed
Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Fund
Background
In November 2009, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed
SB 2X7 (Cogdill). Also known as the Safe, Clean, and Reliable
Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010, that law placed on the
November 2010 ballot an $11.14 billion general obligation bond
before the voters to fund various water resources programs and
projects.
The Legislature has amended the bond proposal three times,
including twice delaying the placement of the bond before the
voters. After initially being delayed to the November 2012
ballot, the bond was subsequently delayed to the November 2014
ballot, where it remains now.
Over the course of the last year or two, there has been much
discussion on whether the public would support the current
November 2014 bond proposal. Moreover, if the voters would not
support that bond proposal, what, if anything, should take its
place on the ballot?
To help answer those questions, the Senate Natural Resources and
Water Committee held a joint hearing in February with the Senate
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Governance and Finance Committee titled "Overview of
California's Debt Condition: Priming the Pump for a Water Bond."
That hearing explored California's overall debt condition, the
fund balances for various bond funded programs, and the
implications for the November 2014 water bond.
This was followed two weeks later by a second hearing which
asked the question "What's Changed Since the Legislature Passed
the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of
2010?" That hearing highlighted some of the unanticipated
developments that occurred since the drafting of the bond, and
posed the policy question "What changes, if any, should be made
to the bond in light of recent developments?"
Later, on September 24, 2013, the Senate Environmental Quality
and the Natural Resources and Water Committees held a joint
hearing titled "Setting the Stage for a 2014 Water Bond: Where
Are We and Where Do We Need To Go?" That hearing focused on
where the various legislative bond discussions stood, identified
issues that may need additional attention, and, where
appropriate, suggested alternative approaches for consideration
by the members.
Related Legislation
SB 927 (Cannella and Vidak) amends the water bond currently on
the November 2014 ballot, reducing the authorized amount from
$11.14 billion to $9.217 billion, and renames the measure the
Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2014.
AB 1331 (Rendon) repeals the water bond currently on the
November 2014 ballot and replaces it with the Clean and Safe
Drinking Water Act of 2014, a $8.2 billion general obligation
bond to finance a variety of water resources related programs
and projects.
AB 1445 (Logue) repeals the water bond currently on the November
2014 ballot and replaces it with the California Water
Infrastructure Act of 2014, a $5.8 billion general obligation
bond to finance public benefits associated with water storage
and water quality improvements projects.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
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According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Annual debt service payments of $488 million (General Fund)
for 30 years for a total of $14.637 over 30 years.
Unknown cost pressures of at least $1.1 million (General Fund)
for necessary administering agency activities that cannot be
paid for by its administrative portion of bond monies or
exceeds the 5% cap.
Unknown potential costs, likely in the low millions, to the
General Fund for the printing and mailing of a supplemental
budget.
SUPPORT : (Verified 7/7/14)
American Planning Association
American Rivers
Amigos de los Rios
Audubon California
Bay Area Open Space Council
Benicia Tree Foundation
Big Sur Land Trust
California Association of Local Conservation Corps
California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
California Climate and Agriculture Network
California ReLeaf
California Trout
Canopy
Castroville County Sanitation District
Central Delta Water Agency
Cities of Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park,
Sacramento, Sonoma, Ukiah, Santa Rosa, and Watsonville
City Trees
Clean Water Action
Community Alliance of Family Farmers
Community Services Employment Training
Community Water Center
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Contra Costa Water District
Counties of Humboldt, Marin, Monterey, Placer, San Joaquin,
Santa Cruz, Sonoma, and Ventura
Davenport Sanitation District
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Environmental Defense Fund
Freedom Sanitation District
Friends of the Los Angeles River
Friends of the River
Friends of the Urban Forest
Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Goleta Valley Beautiful
Hidden Valley Lake Water District
Hollywood/Los Angeles Beautification Team
Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District
Huntington Beach Tree Society
Incredible Edible Community Garden
Keep Eureka Beautiful
Koreatown Youth & Community Center
LA Conservation Corps
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
Local Agencies of the North Delta
Marin Municipal Water District
Monterey County Water Resources Agency
Napa County Resource Conservation District
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nature Conservancy
North Bay Water Reuse Authority
North Bay Watershed Association
North East Trees
North Marin Water District
Novato Sanitary District
Occidental County Sanitation District
Our City Forest
Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Planning and Conservation League
Point Blue Conservation Science
PolicyLink
Riverside County Supervisor John J. Benoit
Roseville Urban Forest Foundation
Russian River County Sanitation District
Russian River Watershed Association
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
Sacramento Tree Foundation
Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District
Santa Rosa Board of Public Utilities
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Save Our Forest
Solano County Board of Supervisors
Solano County Water Agency
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
Sonoma County Water Agency
Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District
Soquel Creek Water District
South Park County Sanitation District
Town of Windsor
Tree Davis
Tree Foundation of Kern
Tree Musketeers
Tree Partners Foundation
TreePeople
Trout Unlimited
Urban Corps San Diego County
Urban ReLeaf
Urban Tree Foundation
Valley Industry & Commerce Association
Valley of the Moon Water District
Water Bond Coalition
Western Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture
Woodland Tree Foundation
Yolo County Board of Supervisors
OPPOSITION : (Verified 7/7/14)
Association of California Water Agencies
California Building Industry Association
California Business Properties Association
California Chamber of Commerce
California Citrus Mutual
California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association
California Farm Bureau Federation
Calleguas Municipal Water District
Castaic Lake Water Agency
Eastern Municipal Water District
Kern County Water Agency
Mesa Water District
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Mojave Water Agency
Monte Vista Water District
Nisei
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Northern California Water Association
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Southern California Water Committee
Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District
Western Agricultural Processors Association
Western Growers Association
Western Municipal Water District
Westlands Water District
Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District
RM:k 8/6/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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