BILL NUMBER: AB 1886	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 17, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Yamada

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2010

   An act to amend Section 85021 of  , and to add Section 10012
to,  the Water Code, relating to  water: report
  wat   er use  .



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1886, as amended, Yamada. Water use: Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta watershed  : report  . 
   Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to prepare
and update, every 5 years, the California Water Plan, which is a
plan for the conservation, development, and use of the water
resources of the state. 
   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
  department  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   , in
preparing and updating the California Water Plan, to include a report
on progress toward meeting the goals described above  .
   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 10012 is added to the 
 Water Code   , to read:  
   10012.  In preparing and updating the California Water Plan, the
department shall include a report meeting the requirements of
subdivision (b) of Section 85021. 
   SECTION 1.   SEC. 2.   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.  
   (b) The department, as a part of the preparation of the department'
s Bulletin 160, shall include in the California Water Plan a report
on progress toward meeting the goals stated in subdivision (a).