BILL NUMBER: SB 758	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 21, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 8, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Block

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to add Section 12805.4 to the Government Code, relating to
climate change.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 758, as amended, Block. Atmospheric Rivers Research and
Mitigation Program.
   Existing law establishes the Natural Resources Agency, comprised
of departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions responsible
for the restoration, protection, and management of the state's
natural and cultural resources.
   This bill would establish the Atmospheric Rivers Research and
Mitigation Program in the Natural Resources Agency to research the
causes and effects of atmospheric rivers, and to take actions to
capture water generated by atmospheric rivers to increase the water
supply and reliability of water  resources  
resources in the state and to operate reservoirs in a manner that
improves flood protection  in the state. The bill would
establish the Atmospheric Rivers Research and Mitigation Fund in the
State Treasury for the purposes of funding the program.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 12805.4 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   12805.4.  (a) The Atmospheric Rivers Research and Mitigation
Program is hereby established in the Natural Resources Agency.
   (b) Under the program, the agency shall research the causes and
effects of atmospheric rivers, and shall take all actions within its
existing authority to capture water generated by atmospheric rivers
in order to increase the water supply and reliability of water
 resources   resources in the state and to
operate reservoirs in a manner that improves flood protection 
in the state.
   (c) The Atmospheric Rivers Research and Mitigation Fund is hereby
established in the State Treasury for the deposit of moneys to be
expended by the agency for the program.