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          Bill No:  SB 1070
          Author:   Cogdill (R)
          Amended:  4/20/10
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE  :  5-0, 5/5/10
          AYES:  Cox, Aanestad, Kehoe, DeSaulnier, Price


           SUBJECT  :    Land use:  Tulare Lake Basin

           SOURCE  :     Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District


           DIGEST  :    This bill defines the Tulare Lake Basin as the  
          Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region as defined by the California  
          Water Plan Update 2009.

           ANALYSIS  :    The State Department of Water Resources (DWR)  
          regularly revises the California Water Plan.  DWR's  
          Bulletin 160-09 is the "California Water Plan Update 2009."

          DWR must also prepare the Central Valley Flood Protection  
          Plan.  Within two years of the Plan's adoption by the  
          Central Valley Flood Protection Board, cities and counties  
          in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley must amend their  
          general plans to protect lives and property.  The statutory  
          definition of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley  
          specifically excludes the Tulare Lake basin, including the  
          Kings River (SB 5, Machado, Chapter 362, Statutes of 2007).

          This bill defines the "Tulare Lake Basin" as the Tulare  
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          Lake Hydrologic Region as defined by the California Water  
          Plan Update 2009.

           Comments
           
          To clarify what land is outside the Sacramento-San Joaquin  
          Valley planning area for flood protection, this bill  
          creates a specific definition that relies on the California  
          Water Plan's designation of the Tulare Lake Basin.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  No    
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  5/6/10)

          Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District (source) 
          City of Fresno
          Kings River Conservation District
          Kings River Water Association


          AGB:nl  5/6/10   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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