BILL ANALYSIS Ó Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary Senator Kevin de León, Chair SB 1120 (Galgiani) - Local water supply programs or projects: funding. Amended: As introduced Policy Vote: NR&W 7-1 Urgency: No Mandate: No Hearing Date: May 23, 2014 Consultant: Marie Liu SUSPENSE FILE. AS AMENDED. Bill Summary: SB 1120 would require the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to conduct a statewide inventory of local regional supply projects and to post the results on its website by July 1, 2015. Fiscal Impact (as approved on May 23, 2014): Minor and absorbable costs (General Fund) to DWR to post the required inventory on its website. Background: The California Water Plan is the state's master plan which guides the orderly and coordinated development, management, and efficient utilization of the water resources of the state. DWR is required to update the Water Plan every 5 years. DWR, the California Water Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, and the Association of California Water Agencies recently conducted a voluntary survey of local regional water supply projects. The completed survey was presented to the Delta Stewardship Council on April 24, 2014. Proposed Law: This bill would require DWR to create a statewide inventory of local regional supply projects and to post its results on its website by July 1, 2015. The inventory must include information on the projected date for the project to commence operations, the cost of the project, and the projected additional volume of water realized on an annual basis. Staff Comments: The voluntary survey recently completed by DWR, the California Water Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, and the Association of California Water Agencies requested information similar to the information that is required by this SB1120 (Galgiani) Page 1 bill. The survey received over 60 responses from over 25 counties. This study would provide a base of information for the inventory required by this bill, but would not fulfill the requirements of the bill because it is not a complete statewide inventory. To complete a statewide inventory, DWR would need to reach out to the agencies that did not respond. DWR notes that there are approximately 2,500 water-related agencies in the state. Given that the inventory would be due 6-months after the effective date of the bill, DWR would likely need a concentrated effort meet the deadline. DWR estimates that it could have one-time costs of up to $1 million, depending on the amount of analysis and follow-up that DWR will need to do on the survey results received. Committee Amendments: Require that the inventory be voluntary and specify that an inventory conducted with other agencies or a third-party may be used to satisfy the inventory requirement.