BILL NUMBER: SB 314	CHAPTERED  06/28/99

	CHAPTER   46
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JUNE 28, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JUNE 28, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   JUNE 14, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   MARCH 23, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Kelley

                        FEBRUARY 8, 1999

   An act to amend Section 132 of the Metropolitan Water District Act
(Chapter 209 of the Statutes of 1969), relating to metropolitan
water districts.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 314, Kelley.  Metropolitan water districts.
   The Metropolitan Water District Act authorizes a metropolitan
water district to provide, sell, and deliver water at wholesale for
municipal and domestic uses and purposes, and surplus water not
needed or required for domestic or municipal uses within the district
for beneficial purposes.
   This bill would provide that, for the purposes of the act, any
water purchased at the uniform rate or rates established by a
district for domestic or municipal uses and used for beneficial
purposes within that district shall be deemed to be water for
domestic and municipal uses and not surplus water.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 132 of the Metropolitan Water District Act
(Chapter 209 of the Statutes of 1969) is amended to read:
  Sec. 132.  (a) A district may provide, sell, and deliver surplus
water not needed or required for domestic or municipal uses within
the district for beneficial purposes, but shall give preference to
uses within the district.  The supplying of surplus water shall be
subject to the paramount right of the district to discontinue that
supply in whole or in part, and to take and hold, or to provide,
sell, and deliver, that water for domestic or municipal uses within
the district, upon one year's written notice to the purchaser or user
of that surplus water. The notice shall be given by the board
whenever the board determines and declares, by resolution adopted by
a two-thirds vote , that the water is needed or required for domestic
or municipal uses within the district.
   (b) For the purposes of this act, any water purchased at the
uniform rate or rates established by a district for domestic or
municipal uses and used for beneficial purposes within that district
shall be deemed to be water for domestic or municipal uses and not
surplus water.