BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB
1611 (Committee on Budget)
As Amended June 15, 2016
Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect
Immediately
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Original Committee Reference: BUDGET
SUMMARY: This is the Omnibus Resources Trailer Bill for
2016-17. It contains necessary changes related to the Budget
Act of 2016. This bill makes various statutory changes to
implement the 2016-17 budget.
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill,
and instead:
1)Provide for a revised definition of disadvantaged community to
allow for public water system consolidation for communities
with an annual median household income that is less than 80%
of the statewide annual median, and that is served by a small
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public water system.
2)Increase the cap on the total amount of funds received for
state administration of the drinking water program from $30.5
million to $38.9 million.
3)Require the Department of Fish and Wildlife to collect a
permit application fee for processing permits under the
California Endangered Species Act (CESA), exempting voluntary
habitat restoration and timber operations projects.
4)Provide an increase in total compensation received by members
of all regional water boards to not exceed $378,350, and
raises the daily per diem of each member of a water board from
$100 to $250.
5)Authorize the California Natural Resources Agency to use
moneys specified in the fund to provide a reasonable per diem
for attendance at a meeting of the advisory committee, for
non-government members.
6)Require the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt, by
emergency regulation, a schedule of fees to recover reasonable
regulatory costs incurred for the accreditation of
environmental laboratories, and to review and revise these
fees, as necessary, each fiscal year.
7)Extend to July 1, 2018 the time by which the Department of
Toxic Substances Control is to prepare, post on its internet
site, and provide appropriate policy committees a
comprehensive report related to toxic treated wood waste.
8)Make technical changes to streambed alteration fees by
limiting fees to $5,000 for a single project rather than an
agreement, and changes the authorization of a graduated
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schedule of fees from the director of the Department of Fish
and Wildlife to the department.
9)Extend to January 1, 2019 from January 1, 2017, the date by
which a laboratory testing for pesticide poisoning must share
specified information with the Department of Pesticide
Regulation.
10)Provide regular reporting, by the California Natural Resource
Agency, on drought information for the previous year, and
separately on lessons learned from the state's response to
drought.
11)Require the boards and departments of the California
Environmental Protection Agency to participate and undertake
certain activities related to focused environmental
enforcement in disadvantaged communities.
12)Extend to June 30, 2019 a general fund loan to the Oil Spill
Response Trust Fund and specifies that the administrator is
not allowed to increase fees to make up any shortfalls.
13)Provide that the California Energy Commission, on or before
September 15, 2017, report to the Legislature on a recommended
plan for tracking natural gas, as specified. Require the Air
Resources Board, in consultation with the commission to
develop a model of fugitive and vented emissions of methane
from specified natural gas infrastructure.
14)Eliminate the option to pay a flat fee for a hazardous waste
permit application in lieu of a fee for service so that permit
applicants pay the full costs associated with permitting
efforts.
15)Allow the State Water Resources Control Board to extend its
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current authority for small public water system consolidations
to certain incorporated areas.
16)Clarify the Department of Water Resources design-build
authority to include specified programs related to the Salton
Sea.
17)Increase from $38 to $43 the fee for renewal, retention,
transfer or duplication of environmental license plates and
increases the fee from $48 to $53 for new environmental
license plates.
18)Clarify that declaration of a seed, plant nursery stock, or
crop as invasive is a power reserved for the Secretary of Food
and Agriculture, and makes related technical changes.
19)Provide for lead acid batteries to be included in the
Priority Work Plan at the Department of Toxic Substances
Control as a potential priority product
20)Clarify that the timeframe for a temporary permit or
temporary change order for water rights diversion does not
limit the authorization for beneficial use of water diverted
to storage, oil definition, timber restoration and forest
restoration fund; and
21)Make technical changes to the encumbrance timing of a
specific water rights fund appropriation.
COMMENTS: This bill makes various changes to implement the
resources, environmental protection, energy, and agriculture
budget actions adopted as part of the 2016-17 Budget package.
Analysis Prepared by:
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Gabrielle Meindl / BUDGET / (916) 319-2099 FN:
0003475