BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair
991 (Wolk)
Hearing Date: 04/26/2010 Amended: 04/07/2010
Consultant: Brendan McCarthy Policy Vote: NR&W 6-3
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BILL SUMMARY: SB 991 appropriates $30 million from Proposition
1E bond funds for flood control projects related to the
Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
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Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Fund
Flood protection projects $30,000 Bond *
* Proposition 1E.
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STAFF COMMENTS: This bill meets the criteria for referral to the
Suspense file.
Proposition 1E (the Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention
Bond Act of 2006) authorizes $4.1 billion for various flood
control projects. Of the total authorization, about $2.1 billion
has been appropriated to date and about $340 million is proposed
for appropriation in the Governor's 2010-11 budget proposal.
SB 991 appropriates $30 million from Proposition 1E for flood
protection projects that improve the sustainability of the
Delta, including projects that would reduce the risk of levee
failure to the state's water conveyance system. The bill also
directs the Department of Water Resources to expedite the
evaluation of non-urban levees on the west bank of the
Sacramento River that protect rural communities. Finally, the
bill directs the Department to consider a joint project with
local flood control agencies for improving flood bypass
facilities.