BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 1120| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: SB 1120 Author: Galgiani (D) Amended: 5/27/14 Vote: 21 SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER COMMITTEE : 7-1, 4/22/14 AYES: Pavley, Evans, Hueso, Jackson, Lara, Monning, Wolk NOES: Fuller NO VOTE RECORDED: Cannella SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 5-2, 5/23/14 AYES: De León, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg NOES: Walters, Gaines SUBJECT : Local water supply programs or projects: funding SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill requires the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to conduct a voluntary statewide survey of local regional water supply projects and post the results of the survey on DWR's Internet Web site by July 1, 2015. ANALYSIS : Existing law: 1.Establishes as the policy of the state that The California Water Plan, as amended, is accepted as the master plan which guides the orderly and coordinated development, management, and efficient utilization of the water resources of the state. The DWR is required to update the California Water Plan every CONTINUED SB 1120 Page 2 five years. 2.Requires, as part of updating the California Water Plan, DWR to conduct a study to determine the amount of water needed to meet the state's future needs and to recommend programs, policies, and facilities to meet those needs. 3.Requires, each year, DWR to prepare and submit to the chairpersons of the fiscal committees of the Legislature a report with regard to the budget for the System. The System is more commonly known as the State Water Project. This bill: 1.Requires the DWR to conduct a voluntary statewide survey of local regional water supply projects and post the results of the survey on the DWR's Internet Web site by July 1, 2015. 2.Authorizes the DWR to use any other survey that it conducted in conjunction with other agencies or third parties. 3.Provides that the survey information will include: A. The projected date for a project to complete the permit process and subsequently commence operations. B. The cost of the project. C. The projected additional acre feet of water realized on an annual basis. Background On March 4, 2014, the California Water Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, DWR, and Association of California Water Agencies announced a survey "to collect updated information from local agencies regarding potential water projects and programs that can add new or expand existing surface or groundwater storage capacity, improve water supply reliability and improve operational efficiency." The purpose of the survey is "to identify and compile a comprehensive inventory of projects that includes existing CALFED surface storage projects such as Sites Reservoir, Temperance Flat and the enlargement of Shasta Reservoir, in addition to other local and regional projects that can SB 1120 Page 3 significantly improve storage capacity, flood protection, water supply reliability, hydroelectric generation, ecosystem health, water quality and recreation. Local public water agencies have a wealth of knowledge and information about near- and long-term opportunities that potentially could provide local and/or statewide benefits." The information collected through this survey is intended be used "to help ongoing planning efforts, support integrated water planning, inform actions by the State of California that respond to current and future needs, and support the Brown Administration's California Water Action Plan." The survey has been concluded and Association of California Water Agencies will be presenting the results of the survey to the California Water Commission, Delta Stewardship Council on April 28, 2014. According to the author, "It would be in the State's best interest to know what regional water supply projects are currently under development in order to capitalize on any opportunities to bring additional supply faster and cheaper. Currently, the Department of water Resources is required to prepare and submit a report to the legislature with regard to the budget for the State Water Resources Development system, which includes an itemization of all contracts related to the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan. However, it would be prudent to know what regional water project choices currently exist." "Senate Bill 1120 would require the Department of Water Resources to conduct a statewide [survey] of existing local water supply projects and to post the results of the inventory on their Web site by July 1, 2015. The [survey] information will include: the project[ed] date for the project to complete the permit process; the project's costs; and the projected additional acre feet of water realized on and annual basis. It is in the state's best interest to exactly know what regional water supply projects are currently under development in order to capitalize on any opportunities to bring additional supply faster and cheaper." FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No SB 1120 Page 4 According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, minor and absorbable costs (General Fund) to the DWR to post the required inventory on its Internet Web site. RM:nl 5/27/14 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED **** END ****