BILL NUMBER: AB 149 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Chávez
JANUARY 15, 2015
An act to amend Section Sections 10621 and
10644 of , and to amend, repeal, and add Section
10621 of, the Water Code, relating to water management.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 149, as amended, Chávez. Urban water management plans.
Existing law, the Urban Water Management Planning Act, requires
every public and private urban water supplier that directly or
indirectly provides water for municipal purposes to prepare and adopt
an urban water management plan and to update its plan once every 5
years on or before December 31 in years ending in 5 and zero, except
as specified. The act requires an urban water supplier to submit to
the Department of Water Resources a copy of its plan no later
than 30 days after adoption and requires the department to
prepare and submit to the Legislature, on or before December 31, in
the years ending in 6 and 1, a report summarizing the status of plans
adopted pursuant to the act. The act requires each
urban water supplier to update and submit its 2015 plan to the
department by July 1, 2016.
This bill, commencing January 1, 2017, would instead
require an urban water supplier to update its plan at least once
every 5 years on or before December 31 in years ending in 6 and one.
The bill would instead require the bill would require
each urban water supplier to update and submit its 2020 plan to the
department by July 1, 2021, and would require the department to
submit its 2015 report to the Legislature , on
or before December 31, in years ending in 7 and two by
July 1, 2016, and its 2020 report by July 1, 2022 .
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 10621 of the Water Code is amended to read:
10621. (a) Each urban water supplier shall update its plan at
least once every five years on or before December 31, in years ending
in five and zero, except as provided in subdivision (d).
subdivisions (d) and (e).
(b) Every urban water supplier required to prepare a plan pursuant
to this part shall, at least 60 days before the public hearing on
the plan required by Section 10642, notify any city or county within
which the supplier provides water supplies that the urban water
supplier will be reviewing the plan and considering amendments or
changes to the plan. The urban water supplier may consult with, and
obtain comments from, any city or county that receives notice
pursuant to this subdivision.
(c) The amendments to, or changes in, the plan shall be adopted
and filed in the manner set forth in Article 3 (commencing with
Section 10640).
(d) Each urban water supplier shall update and submit its 2015
plan to the department by July 1, 2016.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31,
2016 and as of that date is repealed.
(e) Each urban water supplier shall update and submit its 2020
plan to the department by July 1, 2021.
SEC. 2. Section 10621 is added to the Water
Code, to read:
10621. (a) Each urban water supplier shall update its plan at
least once every five years on or before December 31, in years ending
in six and one.
(b) Every urban water supplier required to prepare a plan pursuant
to this part shall, at least 60 days before the public hearing on
the plan required by Section 10642, notify any city or county within
which the supplier provides water supplies that the urban water
supplier will be reviewing the plan and considering amendments or
changes to the plan. The urban water supplier may consult with, and
obtain comments from, any city or county that receives notice
pursuant to this subdivision.
(c) The amendments to, or changes in, the plan shall be adopted
and filed in the manner set forth in Article 3 (commencing with
Section 10640).
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
SEC. 3. SEC. 2. Section 10644 of the
Water Code is amended to read:
10644. (a) (1) An urban water supplier shall submit to the
department, the California State Library, and any city or county
within which the supplier provides water supplies a copy of its plan
no later than 30 days after adoption. Copies of amendments or changes
to the plans shall be submitted to the department, the California
State Library, and any city or county within which the supplier
provides water supplies within 30 days after adoption.
(2) The plan, or amendments to the plan, submitted to the
department pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted
electronically and shall include any standardized forms, tables, or
displays specified by the department.
(b) (1) (A) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5
of the Government Code, and except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the department shall prepare and submit to the
Legislature, on or before December 31, in the years ending in
seven six and two
one , a report summarizing the status of the plans adopted
pursuant to this part. The report prepared by the department shall
identify the exemplary elements of the individual plans. The
department shall provide a copy of the report to each urban water
supplier that has submitted its plan to the department. The
department shall also prepare reports and provide data for any
legislative hearings designed to consider the effectiveness of plans
submitted pursuant to this part.
(B) The department shall submit its 2015 report to the Legislature
by July 1, 2016, and its 2021 report to the Legislature by July 1,
2022.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) (1) For the purpose of identifying the exemplary elements of
the individual plans, the department shall identify in the report
water demand management measures adopted and implemented by specific
urban water suppliers, and identified pursuant to Section 10631, that
achieve water savings significantly above the levels established by
the department to meet the requirements of Section 10631.5.
(2) The department shall distribute to the panel convened pursuant
to Section 10631.7 the results achieved by the implementation of
those water demand management measures described in paragraph (1).
(3) The department shall make available to the public the standard
the department will use to identify exemplary water demand
management measures.