BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 991
Author: Wolk (D)
Amended: 4/7/10
Vote: 21
SENATE NATURAL RES. & WATER COMMITTEE : 6-3, 4/13/10
AYES: Pavley, Kehoe, Lowenthal, Padilla, Simitian, Wolk
NOES: Cogdill, Hollingsworth, Huff
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-3, 5/27/10
AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Corbett, Leno, Price, Wolk, Yee
NOES: Denham, Walters, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cox
SUBJECT : Flood control
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill appropriates $30 million in
Proposition 1E funds to the Department of Water Resources
(DWR) for flood protection projects that improve the
sustainability of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,
including, but not limited to, projects that reduce the
risk of levee failure that would jeopardize water
conveyance. This bill also directs DWR to expedite the
evaluation of nonurban levees on the West bank of the
Sacramento River that protect unincorporated communities
and consider a joint project with local government agencies
for improving flood bypass facilities as multibenefit flood
control facilities.
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ANALYSIS : In November 2006, the voters ratified
Proposition 1E. That proposition authorized approximately
$4.1 billion in general obligation bonds for various flood
management activities. Among the authorized funding was $3
billion to:
1. Evaluate, repair, and restore existing levees in the
state's Central Valley flood control system.
2. Improve or add facilities in order to increase flood
protection for urban areas in the state's Central Valley
flood control system.
3. Reduce the risk of levee failure in the Delta region
through grants to local agencies and direct spending by
the state.
One of the bills in the water package passed last November
in the Seventh Extraordinary Session was SB 8 X7
(Steinberg). That bill, appropriated $170 million in
Proposition 1E funds to DWR to reduce the risk of levee
failure in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that would
jeopardize water conveyance.
This bill appropriates $30 million in Proposition 1E funds
to DWR for flood protection projects that improve the
sustainability of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,
including, but not limited to, projects that reduce the
risk of levee failure that would jeopardize water
conveyance.
This bill also directs DWR to expedite the evaluation of
nonurban levees on the west bank of the Sacramento River
that protect unincorporated communities and consider a
joint project with local government agencies for improving
flood bypass facilities as multibenefit flood control
facilities.
Comments
Proposition 1E (the Disaster Preparedness and Flood
Prevention Bond Act of 2006) authorizes $4.1 billion for
various flood control projects. Of the total
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authorization, approximately $2.1 billion has been
appropriated to date and approximately $340 million is
proposed for appropriation in the Governor's 2010-11 budget
proposal.
This bill 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.
This bill also directs DWR to expedite the evaluation of
non-urban levees on the west bank of the Sacramento River
that protect rural communities. Finally, this bill directs
DWR to consider a joint project with local flood control
agencies for improving flood bypass facilities.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Fund
Flood protection projects $30,000 Bond*
* Proposition 1E
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/27/10)
Delta Counties Coalition
East Bay Municipal Utility District
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author, "By
directing this funding to projects that support the
sustainability of the Delta, protect the State's water
supplies, and contribute to flood protection for small
communities and family farms along the Sacramento River, SB
991 ensures that California receives multiple benefits for
the investment of bond funding."
CTW:mw 5/27/10 Senate Floor Analyses
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SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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