BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2669
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Senator S. Joseph Simitian, Chairman
2009-2010 Regular Session
BILL NO: AB 2669
AUTHOR: V.M. Perez
AMENDED: June 17, 2010
FISCAL: Yes HEARING DATE: June 28, 2010
URGENCY: No CONSULTANT: Randy Pestor
SUBJECT : SAFE DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND
SUMMARY :
Existing law , under the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund Law of 1997:
1) Sets the maximum "planning grant" for a participating
public water system's costs for planning, engineering
studies, environmental documentation, and design of a
project at no more than $500,000. Maximum amounts are also
set for construction grants.
2) Requires total funding for planning, engineering studies,
project design, and construction costs, whether in the form
of a loan or grant, to be determined by an assessment of
affordability using criteria established by the Department
of Public Health (DPH).
This bill adds environmental documentation to the list of
costs to be determined by an assessment of affordability using
DPH criteria.
COMMENTS :
1) Purpose of Bill . According to the author, "AB 2669 ensures
that DPH considers environmental documentation costs when
determining funding based on DPH criteria."
2) Background . AB 1438 (Conway) Chapter 531, Statutes of
2009, among other things, set a limit of $500,000 for
planning, engineering studies, environmental documentation,
and design of a single project. Current law also requires
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total funding for planning, engineering studies, project
design, and construction costs, whether in the form of a
loan or grant, to be determined by an assessment of
affordability using criteria established by DPH.
AB 1438, however, did not also add "environmental
documentation" to the affordability assessment requirement.
AB 2669 corrects this oversight.
SOURCE : Assemblymember V.M Perez
SUPPORT : None on file
OPPOSITION : None on file