BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2202
Author: V. Manuel Perez (D), et al
Amended: 8/20/10 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE ENV. QUALITY COMMITTEE : 6-0, 6/14/10
AYES: Simitian, Corbett, Hancock, Lowenthal, Pavley,
Strickland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Runner
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-2, 6/28/10
AYES: Kehoe, Cox, Alquist, Corbett, Leno, Price, Yee
NOES: Denham, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Walters, Wyland
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 69-1, 5/10/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : New River Improvement Project: strategic plan
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires that any funds from the
proposed new water bond allocated for the cleanup of the
New River only be spent consistent with a strategic plan
that is in development. This bill requires the Secretary
for Environmental Protection to oversee the expenditure of
those bond funds.
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/20/10 (1) change references to
the bond act to the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
CONTINUED
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Water Supply Act of 2012 (to conform with AB 1265
(Caballero), Chapter 126, Statutes of 2010), (2) delete the
provision of legislative intent restricting expenditure of
funds until completion of the strategic plan, and (3) make
a related technical amendment.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Requires the California-Mexico Border Relations Council
to develop a strategic plan containing specific elements
to guide the implementation of the New River Improvement
Project, contingent upon the execution of an agreement
with the City of Calexico for the purpose of providing
the necessary funding.
2. Under the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water
Supply Act of 2012 (Act), which, if approved by the
voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general
election, authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount
of $11,140,000,000 pursuant to the State General
Obligation Bond Law to finance a safe drinking water and
water supply reliability program. The Act would make
$20,000,000 available for water quality and public
health projects on the New River.
This bill:
1. Requires that any funds appropriated pursuant to the Act
for the New River be consistent with the strategic plan
developed by the California-Mexico Border Relations
Council.
2. Declares the intent of the Legislature that any funds
appropriated shall be consistent with the strategic
plan.
3. Requires the Secretary for Environmental Protection to
oversee the expenditure of bond funds that are
appropriated for water quality and public health
projects on the New River.
4. States that these provisions will become effective only
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if the Act is approved by the voters.
Comments
According to the author's office, after years of widespread
acknowledge-ment of the injustice of allowing million of
gallons of polluted water to flow into California, the New
River received several historic, first-time state-level
investments in 2009 and 2010, ensuring a coordinated and
comprehensive state strategy is developed to address the
residual and projected pollution in the New River and
associated river channel. In addition, non-General Fund
dollars have been authorized for the Improvement Project,
in the form of a $400,000 grant from the State's Clean-Up
and Abatement Account, an $800,000 budget appropriation
from the California River Parkways Program, and the $20
million authorization in the 2012 water bond bill.
The author's office states that as progress on the New
River continues, it is important that funding is
appropriated in a manner consistent with the vision and
intent of AB 1079 (V. Manuel Perez), Chapter 382, Statutes
of 2009, and specifically, the Council's strategic plan.
According to the author's office, the $20 million dollars
authorized for the New River in the water bond will ensure
the Council the needed funding for critical projects on the
New River. Yet, the language approved by the Legislature
in the water bond for the New River lacks the appropriate
direction and guidance to ensure it is used consistently
with the New River Improvement Project. This bill requires
that any appropriation from the $20 million authorization
for the New River must be consistent with the
California-Mexico Border Relations Council's New River
strategic plan.
Prior/Related Legislation
SB 2 X7 (Cogdill), Chapter 3, Statutes of 2009-10, Seventh
Extraordinary Session, authorized the Safe, Clean, and
Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012, a water bond in
the amount of $11,140,000,000. Under Chapter 3, the bond
bill, $20 million dollars were authorized for water quality
and public health projects on the New River.
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AB 1079 (V. Manuel Perez), Chapter 382, Statutes of 2009,
required the California-Mexico Border Relations Council to
develop a strategic plan to guide the implementation of the
New River clean-up.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12
2012-13 Fund
Bond fund implementation Approximately $1,000 over the
life of Bond*
the program
* Proposed new water bond. These costs would be incurred
by whatever agency is designated by the Legislature to
implement the bond funds.
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/23/10)
City of Calexico New River Committee
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block,
Blumenfield, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero,
Carter, Chesbro, Cook, Coto, Davis, De Leon, Emmerson,
Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Fuller,
Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman,
Hall, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jeffries,
Jones, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Miller,
Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, V. Manuel
Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Silva, Skinner, Smyth,
Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico,
Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
NOES: Knight
NO VOTE RECORDED: Charles Calderon, Conway, De La Torre,
DeVore, Harkey, Mendoza, Norby, Saldana, Solorio, Vacancy
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TSM:mw 8/23/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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