BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 149 Page 1 CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS AB 149 (Chávez) As Amended June 11, 2015 Majority vote -------------------------------------------------------------------- |ASSEMBLY: |77-0 |(May 7, 2015) |SENATE: | 37-0 | (June 18, 2015) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Committee Reference: W., P., & W. SUMMARY: Extends the due date for the 2020 Urban Water Management Plans (UWMPs) from December 31, 2020, to July 1, 2021, in order to allow water agencies to incorporate into their UWMPs the information that, separately, they must provide by December 31, 2020, regarding compliance with achieving the mandatory statewide goal of a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use from November 2009 levels (20x2020 goal). The Senate amendments make a conforming change that continues to allow the Department of Water Resources (DWR) a full year after it receives the UWMPs to review them and report back to the Legislature. EXISTING LAW: 1)Requires all urban water suppliers to prepare and adopt UWMPs and update them every five years. Among other requirements, AB 149 Page 2 UWMPs must: a) Provide a description of the service area of the supplier; b) Identify and quantify water resources; and, c) Make water use projections. 2)Requires UWMPs to be adopted or updated in years ending in "zero" and "five." 3)Specifies that compliance with the Urban Water Management Planning Act is a prerequisite to receiving state funding for water projects and programs. 4)Requires that urban water users cumulatively achieve the 20x2020 goal. 5)Extends the due date for the 2015 UWMPs from December 31, 2015, until July 1, 2016, in order to allow urban water agencies time to incorporate into their UWMPs mandatory reporting that is due on December 31, 2015, regarding their interim progress towards meeting the 20x2020 goal. FISCAL EFFECT: None. This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the Legislative Counsel. COMMENTS: This bill resolves a conflict created by having exact same due dates for two different water reporting requirements and thus allows reporting on the mandatory 20x2020 conservation goal to be later incorporated into the UWMPs. The Senate Amendments make a conforming change to continue to allow DWR a full year to report back to the Legislature. This bill has no known opposition. Analysis Prepared by: Tina Leahy / W., P., & W. / (916) 319-2096 FN: AB 149 Page 3 0000964