BILL NUMBER: AB 1886	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Yamada

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2010

   An act to amend Section 85021 of the Water Code, relating to
water: report.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1886, as introduced, Yamada. Water use: Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta watershed.
   Existing law declares that the policy of the state is to reduce
reliance on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in meeting the state's
future water supply needs through a specified statewide strategy.
Existing law requires each region that depends on water from the
Delta watershed to improve its regional self-reliance for water by
taking specified actions. The Department of Water Resources exports
water from the Delta watershed in connection with its operation of
the State Water Project.
   This bill would require the department, on or before February 1,
and annually thereafter, to prepare and submit to the Legislature a
detailed report that describes the actions it has taken to reduce its
reliance on Delta water supplies.
   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 85021 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   85021.   (a)    The policy of the State of
California is to reduce reliance on the Delta in meeting California's
future water supply needs through a statewide strategy of investing
in improved regional supplies, conservation, and water use
efficiency. Each region that depends on water from the Delta
watershed shall improve its regional self-reliance for water through
investment in water use efficiency, water recycling, advanced water
technologies, local and regional water supply projects, and improved
regional coordination of local and regional water supply efforts.

   (b) On or before February 1, and annually thereafter, the
department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature a detailed
report that describes the action it has taken to reduce its reliance
on Delta water supplies.