AB 78, as introduced, Mathis. Groundwater basins.
Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to categorize each basin or subbasin as high-, medium-, low-, or very low priority and to establish ground water the initial priority for each basin no later than January 31, 2015.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 10722.4 of the Water Code is amended
2to read:
(a) Pursuant to Section 10933, forbegin delete theend delete purposes of
4thisbegin delete partend deletebegin insert part,end insert the department shall categorize each basin as one
5of the following priorities:
6(1) High priority.
7(2) Medium priority.
8(3) Low priority.
9(4) Very low priority.
P2 1(b) The
initial priority for each basin shall be established by the
2department pursuant to Section 10933 no later than January 31,
32015.
4(c) begin deleteAny time end deletebegin insertWhen end insertthe department updates Bulletin 118
5boundaries pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 12924, the
6department shall reassess the prioritization pursuant to Section
710933.
8(d) begin deleteAny time end deletebegin insertWhen end insertthe department changes the basin priorities
9pursuant to Section 10933, if a basin is elevated to a medium- or
10high-priority basin after January 31, 2015, a local agency shall
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have two years from the date of reprioritization to either establish
12a groundwater sustainability agency pursuant to Chapter 4
13(commencing with Section 10723) and five years from the date of
14reprioritization to adopt a groundwater sustainability plan pursuant
15to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 10727) or two years to
16satisfy the requirements of Section 10733.6.
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