Bill Text: CA AB155 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Monterey County Water Resources Agency: design-build.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 865, Statutes of 2014. [AB155 Detail]

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BILL NUMBER: AB 155	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 17, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 9, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  FEBRUARY 20, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 29, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Alejo
    (   Coauthor:   Assembly Member  
Stone   ) 
    (  Coauthors:   Senators  
Cannella   and Monning   ) 

                        JANUARY 22, 2013

   An act to add Section 11.1 to the Monterey County Water Resources
Agency Act (Chapter 1159 of the Statutes of 1990), relating to water,
and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 155, as amended, Alejo. Monterey County Water Resources Agency:
design-build.
   (1) Existing law, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Act,
establishes the Monterey County Water Resources Agency as a flood
control and water agency within the County of Monterey.
   This bill would authorize the agency to award a design-build
contract for the combined design and construction of a project to
connect Lake San Antonio, located in the County of Monterey, and Lake
Nacimiento, located in the County of San Luis Obispo, with an
underground tunnel or pipeline for the purpose of maximizing water
storage, supply, and groundwater recharge.
   (2) The bill would declare that, due to the unique circumstances
of the agency, a general statute within the meaning of specified
provisions of the California Constitution cannot be made applicable
and a special statute is necessary.
   (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately
as an urgency statute.
   Vote: 2/3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated
local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) The Salinas Valley contains some of the most fertile land in,
and is a leading provider of produce to, the world, and due to the
economic impact of its production it contributes to the general
economic well-being of the state.
   (2) As of 2014, the state, including the County of Monterey, has
experienced extraordinary drought conditions, which threaten, in
part, the economic viability and agricultural production of the
valley.
   (3) In light of these extraordinary drought conditions, the
Governor, on January 17, 2014, declared a state of emergency.
   (4) The Monterey County Water Resources Agency (hereafter the
agency), established pursuant to Chapter 1159 of the Statutes of
1990, owns and controls two reservoirs: Lake San Antonio, located in
the County of Monterey, and Lake Nacimiento, located in the County of
San Luis Obispo.
   (5) These lakes provide water storage for, and flood control
protection to, the Salinas  Valley   River 
Groundwater  basin   Basin  downstream of
the lakes, and also improves water supply and groundwater recharge in
the basin, which contribute to the economic viability and
agricultural production of the valley.
   (6) The agency has previously undertaken projects to improve water
storage and groundwater recharge within the basin, including the
Salinas Valley Water Project, which, in part, implemented
modifications to the spillway in the dam at Lake Nacimiento, and in
the operation of the dams and spillways at the lakes.
   (7) Despite these projects, the current drought conditions will
have long-term significant impacts on the agricultural production in
the valley, and additional appropriate projects are necessary to
ensure the continued economic viability and agricultural production
in the valley, especially in light of future conditions as may be
affected by global climate change.
   (8) The watershed of Lake Nacimiento generally experiences more
runoff from storms and thus provides more water for storage than does
the watershed of Lake San Antonio and, as a result, water otherwise
available for storage at Lake Nacimiento is lost due to volumes
exceeding its storage capacity.
   (9) The agency has proposed a project to connect Lake Nacimiento
and Lake San Antonio by an underground tunnel or pipeline that would
be constructed within a right-of-way or other easement acquired by
the agency for that purpose.
   (10) The project will maximize overall water storage at the lakes
by allowing the conveyance of water to Lake San Antonio for storage
that may otherwise overflow from Lake Nacimiento, thus improving the
benefits provided by the lakes and the Salinas Valley Water Project
to the basin and the valley, mitigating the impact of the drought,
and improving the economic viability of the valley and its
agricultural production, all benefitting the state.
   (11) Utilizing an alternative project delivery system, consisting
of a design-build contract, will provide benefits by shifting the
liability and risk for cost containment and project completion to the
design-build entity, and will provide for the more timely and
efficient project delivery in light of the current drought conditions
and the Governor's emergency declaration.
   (12) The agency has requested the authority to utilize the
alternative project delivery system in conjunction with a project
labor agreement that meets the requirements of Chapter 2.8
(commencing with Section 2500) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public
Contract Code so as to complete the project in a more timely and
efficient manner without any disruptions.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the design-build
process set forth in Section 2 of this act may be used by the agency
solely for the purpose of the project, and not for other purposes.
  SEC. 2.  Section 11.1 is added to the Monterey County Water
Resources Agency Act (Chapter 1159 of the Statutes of 1990), to read:

   11.1.  (a) The following definitions apply to this section:
   (1) "Design-build" means a procurement process in which both the
design and construction of a project are procured from a single
entity.
   (2) "Design-build entity" means a partnership, corporation, or
other legal entity that is able to provide appropriately licensed
contracting, architectural, and engineering services as needed
pursuant to a design-build contract.
   (3) "Lakes" means collectively Lake San Antonio, located in the
County of Monterey, and Lake Nacimiento, located in the County of San
Luis Obispo, both owned and operated by the Monterey County Water
Resources Agency.
   (4) "Project" means a project to connect the lakes with an
underground tunnel or pipeline for the purpose of maximizing water
storage, supply, and groundwater recharge at the lakes, and within
the Salinas  Valley   River  Groundwater
Basin and the Salinas Valley  proper  , including
all necessary subsurface and surface improvements.
   (5) "Project labor agreement" means an agreement that meets the
requirements of Chapter 2.8 (commencing with Section 2500) of Part 1
of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
   (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the agency may award a
design-build contract for the combined design and construction of the
project.
   (2) If the agency does award a design-build contract as authorized
under paragraph (1), it shall do the following:
   (A) Establish a procedure for the selection of the design-build
entity for the project.
   (B) Award the contract based upon a written proposal that is
determined to be the most advantageous to the agency.
    (C) Ensure that the design-build entity selected for the project
enters into a project labor agreement that will bind all of the
contractors performing work on the project.
   (c) The agency may utilize a design-build contract solely for the
project and for no other purpose.
  SEC. 3.  The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is
necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the
meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution
because of the unique circumstances of the Monterey County Water
Resources Agency.
  SEC. 4.  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 mitigate the conditions within the County of Monterey
caused by the current drought and as set forth by the Governor in the
related emergency declaration, it is necessary that this act take
effect immediately.   
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