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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                            Senator Kevin de Le�n, Chair


          SB 1120 (Galgiani) - Local water supply programs or projects:  
          funding.
          
          Amended: As introduced          Policy Vote: NR&W 7-1
          Urgency: No                     Mandate: No
          Hearing Date: May 23, 2014      Consultant: Marie Liu
          
          SUSPENSE FILE. AS AMENDED.
          
          
          Bill Summary: SB 1120 would require the Department of Water  
          Resources (DWR) to conduct a statewide inventory of local  
          regional supply projects and to post the results on its website  
          by July 1, 2015.

          Fiscal Impact (as approved on May 23, 2014): Minor and  
          absorbable costs (General Fund) to DWR to post the required  
          inventory on its website.

          Background: The California Water Plan is the state's master plan  
          which guides the orderly and coordinated development,  
          management, and efficient utilization of the water resources of  
          the state. DWR is required to update the Water Plan every 5  
          years.

          DWR, the California Water Commission, Delta Stewardship Council,  
          and the Association of California Water Agencies recently  
          conducted a voluntary survey of local regional water supply  
          projects. The completed survey was presented to the Delta  
          Stewardship Council on April 24, 2014. 
          
          Proposed Law: This bill would require DWR to create a statewide  
          inventory of local regional supply projects and to post its  
          results on its website by July 1, 2015. The inventory must  
          include information on the projected date for the project to  
          commence operations, the cost of the project, and the projected  
          additional volume of water realized on an annual basis.

          Staff Comments: The voluntary survey recently completed by DWR,  
          the California Water Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, and  
          the Association of California Water Agencies requested  
          information similar to the information that is required by this  








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          bill. The survey received over 60 responses from over 25  
          counties. This study would provide a base of information for the  
          inventory required by this bill, but would not fulfill the  
          requirements of the bill because it is not a complete statewide  
          inventory. 

          To complete a statewide inventory, DWR would need to reach out  
          to the agencies that did not respond. DWR notes that there are  
          approximately 2,500 water-related agencies in the state. Given  
          that the inventory would be due 6-months after the effective  
          date of the bill, DWR would likely need a concentrated effort  
          meet the deadline. DWR estimates that it could have one-time  
          costs of up to $1 million, depending on the amount of analysis  
          and follow-up that DWR will need to do on the survey results  
          received.

          Committee Amendments: Require that the inventory be voluntary  
          and specify that an inventory conducted with other agencies or a  
          third-party may be used to satisfy the inventory requirement.