BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 20, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB
606 (Levine) - As Amended May 12, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
Requires the Department of General Services (DGS) and Caltrans,
when replacing or installing landscaping or irrigation on state
property, as applicable, to reduce water consumption and
increase water efficiency, where feasible, by installing drought
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tolerant plants, replacing spray sprinklers with less
use-intensive devices like drip irrigation, and implementing
recycled water irrigation.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Negligible fiscal impact on DGS and Caltrans, as the bill's
requirements apply only when replacing existing irrigation
systems or landscaping newly acquired state property, and when
the specified measures are deemed to be feasible.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. According to the author's office, this bill seeks to
direct the state in a proactive manner to conserve water on
state-owned lands through drought-tolerant landscaping and
replacement of irrigation timers, spray sprinkler heads and the
use of recycled water. This bill seeks to reduce water
consumption by requiring state properties to implement
drought-tolerant landscaping, with an emphasis on native plant
species, and to apply the use of recycled water irrigation
wherever feasible.
This bill was brought to the author's office by Ms. Honda's
fourth grade class at Manor Elementary in Fairfax, California.
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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