BILL NUMBER: AB 763	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bill Berryhill

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   An act to amend Section 120 of the Water Code, relating to water.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 763, as introduced, Bill Berryhill. Department of Water
Resources.
   Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the
Department of Water Resources, which is under the control of the
Director of Water Resources. Existing law provides for the
appointment of the director by the Governor, subject to confirmation
by the Senate.
   This bill would delete an obsolete reference from, and make
technical, nonsubstantive changes to, the provisions establishing the
department and providing for the appointment of the director.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 120 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   120.   (a)    There is in the  Natural 
Resources Agency the Department of Water Resources, which is under
the control of an executive officer known as the Director of Water
Resources.  The 
    (b)     The  director  is
  shall be  appointed by the Governor and 
holds   shall hold  office at the pleasure of the
Governor. The appointment of the director is subject to confirmation
by the Senate at the next regular or special session of the
Legislature, and the refusal or failure of the Senate to confirm the
appointment shall create a vacancy in the office.  The

    (c)     The  director shall receive an
annual salary as provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section
11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code
 and he is a member of the Governor's Council  .