BILL NUMBER:  SB 1340
  VETOED	DATE: 09/24/2016




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 1340 without my signature.

This bill requires a local permit for installation of large
stand-alone landscaping irrigation systems.

The existing Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance program offers
local governments a multitude of options to address water
conservation in irrigated landscapes.

I have asked the Department of Water Resources and the State Water
Resources Control Board to develop a permanent framework for water
use reduction targets. This type of landscape permit will be
considered in that framework.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.