BILL NUMBER: SB 664	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 6, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hertzberg

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend Section  120   10540  of
the Water Code, relating to water.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 664, as amended, Hertzberg. Water:  Department of Water
Resources.   integrated regional water management
planning.  
   Existing law, the Integrated Regional Water Management Planning
Act, authorizes a regional water management group to prepare and
adopt an integrated regional water management plan. The act requires
an integrated regional water management plan to address specified
water quality and water supply matters.  
   This bill would require an integrated regional water management
plan to additionally address identification and consideration of the
seismic vulnerability of water infrastructure within the boundaries
of the plan.  
   Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the
Department of Water Resources, which is under the control of the
Director of Water Resources. Existing law provides for the
appointment of the director by the Governor, subject to confirmation
by the Senate.  
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that
provision. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 10540 of the   Water
Code   is amended to read: 
   10540.  (a) A regional water management group may prepare and
adopt an integrated regional water management plan in accordance with
this part.
   (b) A regional water management group may coordinate its planning
activities to address or incorporate all or part of any of the
following actions of its members into its plan:
   (1) Groundwater management planning pursuant to Part 2.75
(commencing with Section 10750) or other specific groundwater
management authority.
   (2) Urban water management planning pursuant to Part 2.6
(commencing with Section 10610).
   (3) The preparation of a water supply assessment required pursuant
to Part 2.10 (commencing with Section 10910).
   (4) Agricultural water management planning pursuant to Part 2.8
(commencing with Section 10800).
   (5) City and county general planning pursuant to Section 65350 of
the Government Code.
   (6) Stormwater resource planning that is undertaken pursuant to
Part 2.3 (commencing with Section 10560).
   (7) Other water resource management planning, including flood
protection, watershed management planning, and multipurpose program
planning.
   (c) At a minimum, all plans shall address all of the following:
   (1) Protection and improvement of water supply reliability,
including identification of feasible agricultural and urban water use
efficiency strategies.
   (2) Identification and consideration of the drinking water quality
of communities within the area of the plan.
   (3) Protection and improvement of water quality within the area of
the plan, consistent with the relevant basin plan.
   (4) Identification of any significant threats to groundwater
resources from overdrafting.
   (5) Protection, restoration, and improvement of stewardship of
aquatic, riparian, and watershed resources within the region.
   (6) Protection of groundwater resources from contamination.
   (7) Identification and consideration of the water-related needs of
disadvantaged communities in the area within the boundaries of the
plan. 
   (8) Identification and consideration of the seismic vulnerability
of water infrastructure within the boundaries of the plan. 
   (d) This section does not obligate a local agency to fund the
implementation of any project or program. 
  SECTION 1.    Section 120 of the Water Code is
amended to read:
   120.  (a) There is in the Natural Resources Agency the Department
of Water Resources, which is under the control of an executive
officer known as the Director of Water Resources.
   (b) The director is appointed by the Governor, and holds office at
the pleasure of the Governor. The appointment of the director is
subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next regular or special
session of the Legislature, and the refusal or failure of the Senate
to confirm the appointment shall create a vacancy in the office.
   (c) The director shall receive an annual salary as provided for by
Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of
Title 2 of the Government Code.