California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1201

Introduced by Assembly Member Salas

February 27, 2015

An act to amend Section 13000 of the Water Code, relating to water quality.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1201, as introduced, Salas. Water quality.

The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act establishes a statewide program for the control of the quality of all the waters in the state and makes certain legislative findings and declarations.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the legislative findings and declarations.

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 13000 of the Water Code is amended to
read:

13000.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert The Legislature finds and declares that the people
of the state have a primary interest in the conservation, control,
and utilization of the water resources of the state, and that the
quality of all the waters of the state shall be protected for use and
enjoyment by the people of the state.

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The

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begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert Legislature further finds and declares that activities and
factors which may affect the quality of the waters of the state shall
be regulated to attain the highest water quality begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert is
reasonable, considering all demands being made and to be made
on those waters and the total values involved, beneficial and
detrimental, economic and social, tangible and intangible.

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The

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begin insert (c) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert Legislature further finds and declares that the health,
begin delete safety end delete begin insert safety, end insert and welfare of the people of the state requires that
there be a statewide program for the control of the quality of all
the waters of the state; that the state must be prepared to exercise
its full power and jurisdiction to protect the quality of waters in
the state from degradation originating inside or outside the
boundaries of the state; that the waters of the state are increasingly
influenced by interbasin water development projects and other
statewide considerations; that factors of precipitation, topography,
population, recreation, agriculture, begin delete industry end delete begin insert industry, end insert and economic
development vary from region to region within the state; and that
the statewide program for water quality control can be most
effectively administered regionally, within a framework of
statewide coordination and policy.