BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 1390 (Alejo) - Groundwater: adjudication. ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: August 19, 2015 |Policy Vote: N.R. & W. 8 - 0, | | | JUD. 7 - 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Marie Liu | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE *********** The following information is revised to reflect amendments adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015 Bill Summary: AB 1390 would create special procedures for the comprehensive determination of rights to extract groundwater in a basin. Fiscal Impact: Unknown reduction in costs to the General Fund for the courts Author Amendments: Modify the plaintiff's notice requirements regarding a comprehensive adjudication case AB 1390 (Alejo) Page 1 of ? Require that a property owner who has received a notice of a comprehensive adjudication to disclose this information on the Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement. Declare that a person whose property is connected to and receives water from a public water system or mutual water company but does not have a well is not a necessary party but must be provided notice by the water supplier of the comprehensive adjudication. Delete the ability for the state to intervene in a comprehensive adjudication Clarifying changes. -- END --