BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó



          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 1164 (Gatto) - Water conservation: drought tolerant  
          landscaping.
          
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
          |                                                                 |
          |                                                                 |
          |                                                                 |
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
          |--------------------------------+--------------------------------|
          |                                |                                |
          |Version: July 16, 2015          |Policy Vote: GOV. & F. 6 - 0,   |
          |                                |          N.R. & W. 9 - 0       |
          |                                |                                |
          |--------------------------------+--------------------------------|
          |                                |                                |
          |Urgency: Yes                    |Mandate: No                     |
          |                                |                                |
          |--------------------------------+--------------------------------|
          |                                |                                |
          |Hearing Date: August 27, 2015   |Consultant: Mark McKenzie       |
          |                                |                                |
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 


          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015


          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 1164, an urgency measure, would prohibit cities and  
          counties from enacting or enforcing any ordinance or regulation  
          that prohibits the installation of synthetic grass or artificial  
          turf on residential property.  


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
           No state costs.


          Committee  
          Amendments:  Delete Section 4 of the bill, which would have  
          continuously appropriated $300 million from the General Fund to  
          the Department of Water Resources  to provide matching funds to  







          AB 1164 (Gatto)                                        Page 1 of  
          ?
          
          
          local entities that provide incentives for the replacement of  
          water inefficient landscaping with drought tolerant landscaping.


                                      -- END --