Bill Text: CA AB1304 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 1304 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: California MAT Re-Entry Incentive Program.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2020-08-29 - Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 4433.). [AB1304 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB1304-Amended.html

Amended IN Assembly May 06, 2019

Amended IN Assembly April 22, 2019

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1304

Introduced by Assembly Member Waldron

February 22, 2019

An act to add and repeal Section 545 to the Water Code, relating to water.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1304, as amended, Waldron. Water supply contract: Native American tribes.

Existing law provides for the establishment and operations of various water districts.

This bill would specifically authorize a water district, as defined, to enter into a contract with a Native American tribe to receive water deliveries from an infrastructure project on tribal lands. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2025.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 545 is added to the Water Code, to read:

545.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a water district, as defined in Section 20200, may enter into a contract with a Native American tribe to receive water deliveries from an infrastructure project on tribal lands.

(b) This section does not apply to a groundwater infrastructure project.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.