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Senate BillNo. 758


Introduced by Senator Block

February 27, 2015


An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 347) to Chapter 2.5 of Division 1 of the Water Code, relating to climate change.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 758, as amended, Block. Atmospheric Rivers Research and Mitigation Program.

Existing law establishes the Department of Water Resources and requires the department to implement various water conservation and flood control programs and projects in the state.

This bill would establish the Atmospheric Rivers Research and Mitigation Program in the departmentbegin delete toend deletebegin insert to, upon appropriation of special fund moneys,end insert 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 in the state and to operate reservoirs in a manner that improves flood protection in the state.begin delete The bill would establish the Atmospheric Rivers Research and Mitigation Fund in the State Treasury for the purposes of funding the program.end delete

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Article 8 (commencing with Section 347) is added
2to Chapter 2.5 of Division 1 of the Water Code, to read:

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4Article 8.  Atmospheric Rivers Research and Mitigation
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347.  

(a) The Atmospheric Rivers Research and Mitigation
7Program is hereby established in the Department of Water
8Resources.

9(b) begin deleteUnder the program, end deletebegin insertUpon appropriation of special fund
10moneys, including, but not limited to, private funds, for these
11purposes, end insert
the department shall research the causes and effects of
12atmospheric rivers, and shall take all actions within its existing
13authority to capture water generated by atmospheric rivers in order
14to increase the water supply and reliability of water resources in
15the state and to operate reservoirs in a manner that improves flood
16protection in the state.

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17(c) The Atmospheric Rivers Research and Mitigation Fund is
18hereby established in the State Treasury for the deposit of moneys
19to be expended by the department for the program.

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