AB 1503 Assembly Bill

BILL NUMBER: AB 1503	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 27, 2012

INTRODUCED BY    Committee on Budget   (
  Blumenfield (Chair), Alejo, Bonilla, Brownley,
Buchanan, Butler, Cedillo, Chesbro, Dickinson, Feuer, Gordon,
Huffman, Mitchell, Monning, and Swanson   )
  Assembly Member   Perea 
    (   Coauthor:   Assembly Member  
Conway   ) 
    (   Coauthors:   Senators   Fuller
  and Rubio   ) 

                        JANUARY 10, 2012

   An act  relating to the Budget Act of 2012  
to amend Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter 3 of the Statutes of 2009,
Seventh Extraordinary Session, to amend Section 9 of Chapter 126 of
the Statutes of 2010, and to amend Section 2 of Chapter 226 of the
Statutes of 2010, relating to elections, making an appropriation
therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect
immediately, bill related to the budget .


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1503, as amended,  Committee on Budget  
Perea  .  Budget Act of 2012.   Safe,
Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012: submission to
voters.  
   Existing law creates the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water
Supply Act of 2012, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize
the issuance of bonds in the amount of $11,140,000,000 pursuant to
the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a safe drinking
water and water supply reliability program. Existing law provides for
the submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 6,
2012, statewide general election.  
   This bill would instead provide for the submission of the bond act
to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election.
The bill would appropriate $1,000 to the Secretary of State to
implement the requirements of the bill.  
   This bill would declare that it is to take immediate effect as an
urgency statute and a bill providing for appropriations related to
the Budget Bill.  
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2012. 
   Vote:  majority   2/3  . Appropriation:
 no   yes  . Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 2 of Chapter 3 of the Statutes
of 2009, Seventh Extraordinary Session, as amended by Section 7 of
Chapter 126 of the Statutes of 2010, is amended to read: 
  Sec. 2.  Section 1 of this act shall be submitted to the voters at
the November  6, 2012   4, 2014 , statewide
general election, instead of the November  2, 2010 
 6, 2012  , statewide general election, in accordance with
provisions of the Government Code and the Elections Code governing
the submission of a statewide measure to the voters.
   SEC. 2.    Section 3 of Chapter 3 of the Statutes of
2009, Seventh Extraordinary Session, as amended by Section 8 of
Chapter 126 of the Statutes of 2010, is amended to read: 
  Sec. 3.   (a)    Section 1 of
this act shall take effect only upon the approval by the voters of
the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012, as
set forth in that section at the November  6, 2012 
 4, 2014  , statewide general election. 
   (b) (1) Notwithstanding Section 9051 of the Elections Code or any
other provision of law, the Attorney General shall provide and return
to the Secretary of State a ballot title and summary in 10-point
type for all state ballot pamphlets of the November 6, 2012,
statewide general election that contains the following title and
summary for Senate Bill 2, adopted by the Legislature at the 2009-10
Seventh Extraordinary Session:  
   "SAFE, CLEAN, AND RELIABLE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY ACT OF 2012" and
in the same square under those words:  
   "To protect water quality and ensure safe, clean drinking water;
meet the water supply needs of California residents, farms,
businesses, expand water conservation and recycling; restore fish and
wildlife habitat; reduce polluted runoff that contaminates rivers,
streams, beaches, and bays; and protect the safety of water supplies
threatened by earthquakes and other natural disasters; the State of
California shall issue bonds totaling eleven billion one hundred
forty million dollars ($11,140,000,000) paid from existing state
funds subject to independent, annual audits, and citizen oversight."



   (2) The language in paragraph (1) shall be the only language
included in the title and summary for Senate Bill 2, adopted by the
Legislature at the 2009-10 Seventh Extraordinary Session, and the
Attorney General shall not supplement, subtract from, or revise that
language.  
   (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including Sections
9050, 9051, 13247, and 13262 of the Elections Code, the language in
paragraph (1) for the title and summary shall also be the language
included in the ballot label for the condensed statement of the
ballot title, and the Attorney General shall not supplement, subtract
from, or revise that language, except that the Attorney General may
include the fiscal impact summary prepared pursuant to Section 9087
of the Elections Code and Section 88003 of the Government Code. The
ballot label is the condensed statement of the ballot title and the
financial impact summary.  
   (c) Opposite the square, there shall be left spaces in which the
voters may place a cross in the manner required by law to indicate
whether they vote for or against the act.  
   (d) Where the voting in the election is done by means of voting
machines used pursuant to law in the manner that carries out the
intent of this section, the use of the voting machines and the
expression of the voters' choices by means thereof are in compliance
with this section. 
   SEC. 3.    Section 9 of Chapter 126 of the Statutes
of 2010 is amended to read: 
  Sec. 9.  The Secretary of State shall submit the heading of
Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) of, and Sections 79700,
79702, 79716, 79749, and 79749.5 of, the Water Code, as amended by
Sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of this act, in place of the heading of
Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) of, and Sections 79700,
79702, 79716, 79749, and 79749.5 of, the Water Code, as added by
Section 1 of Chapter 3 of the Seventh Extraordinary Session of the
Statutes of 2009, in order that they are voted upon as part of the
Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012, at the
November  6, 2012   4, 2014  , statewide
general election.
   SEC. 4.    Section 2 of Chapter 226 of the Statutes
of 2010 is amended to read: 
  Sec. 2.  The Secretary of State shall submit Section 79770 of the
Water Code, as amended by Section 1 of this act, in place of Section
79770 of the Water Code, as added by Section 1 of Chapter 3 of the
Seventh Extraordinary Session of the Statutes of 2009, in order that
it is voted upon as part of the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
Water Supply Act of 2012 at the November  6, 2012 
 4, 2014  , statewide general election.
  SEC. 5.    The sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) is
hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Secretary of State
to implement the requirements of this act. 
   SEC. 6.    This act is a bill providing for
appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of
subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California
Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the
Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately. 
   SEC. 7.    This act is an urgency statute necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety
within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go
into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
 
   In order to ensure that the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
Water Supply Act of 2012 is submitted to the voters at the November
4, 2014, statewide general election, it is necessary that this act
take effect immediately.  
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2012.