Bill Text: CA AB1331 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Clean, Safe, and Reliable Drinking Water Act of 2014.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-18 - Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. [AB1331 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB1331-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1331	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 23, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 1, 2013

INTRODUCED BY    Assembly Member   Hueso
  Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife   (
  Assembly Members Rendon (Chair), Blumenfield, Bocanegra,
Fong, Frazier, Gatto, Gomez, Gray, and Yamada   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act  to amend Section 33139 of the Water Code, relating
to drainage.   relating to water resources. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1331, as amended,  Hueso   Committee on
Water, Parks and Wildlife  .  Drainage: Coachella Valley
County Water District.   Water resources: Bay-Delta
sustainability.  
   Existing law establishes various policies of the state relative to
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.  
   This bill would express findings and declarations including, among
other things, that the November 2014 ballot currently includes a
bond measure for $11.14 billion to fund projects related to water,
and that it is in the public interest to pass a general obligation
bond that includes, but is not limited to, grants and loans to state
and local agencies to help fund needed improvements to Delta
sustainability, healthy watersheds, and aquatic ecosystems. The bill
would additionally require the Delta Stewardship Council, on or
before July 1, 2014, to initiate and complete a comprehensive study
on the financial needs for state funding for implementation of the
Delta Plan.  
   The County Water District Law governs the operations of the
Coachella Valley County Water District. The County Water District Law
authorizes a district to drain and reclaim lands within the district
either by surface or underground works or both and to acquire, by
appropriation or other lawful means, and divert, store, conserve,
transport, or dispose of water resulting from these activities. Under
existing law, the district is authorized to raise funds by special
assessment on benefited land in proportion to the benefits derived by
the benefited lands, as prescribed.  
   Article XIII C and Article XIII D of the California Constitution
generally require that assessments, fees, and charges be submitted to
property owners for approval or rejection after the provision of
written notice and the holding of a public hearing. Existing law, the
Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act, prescribes specific
procedures and parameters for local jurisdictions to comply with
Article XIII C and Article XIII D of the California Constitution.
 
   This bill would specify that the district is authorized to raise
funds by special assessment pursuant to the Proposition 218 Omnibus
Implementation Act, or by adopting prescribed property related fees
and charges. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION   1.    The Legislature finds and
declares all of the following:  
   (a) The November 2014 ballot currently includes a bond measure for
$11.14 billion to fund projects related to water supply reliability,
water quality, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta sustainability,
watershed conservation and protection, and water recycling. 

   (b) The watersheds and aquatic ecosystems of California are unique
and irreplaceable environmental and economic resources, including
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the largest estuary on the west
coast. Investments in the state's watersheds can provide regional and
statewide benefits for cities, farms, industries, and wildlife,
including protecting water quality and sustainability, improving
flood control, and providing habitat and recreation.  
   (c) It is in the public interest to pass a general obligation bond
that includes, but is not limited to, grants and loans to state and
local agencies to help fund needed improvements to Delta
sustainability, healthy watersheds, and aquatic ecosystems. In order
to balance and prioritize the appropriate amount of state funding
necessary to accomplish these improvements, the Legislature requires
additional information. 
   SEC. 2.    After adoption of the Delta Plan, as
required by Section 85300 of the Water Code, the Delta Stewardship
Council shall initiate and complete a comprehensive study of the
financial needs for state funding for implementation of the Delta
Plan. The council shall report to the Legislature on the Delta's
financing needs by July 1, 2014.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 33139 of the Water Code is
amended to read:
   33139.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this part, the
surviving district may provide for and carry on the construction,
operation, and maintenance of works, improvements, and functions
authorized by the Storm Water District Act of 1909 either as
authorized in that act or as authorized by this division. The
district may raise funds for these purposes in any manner authorized
or permitted by either the Storm Water District Act of 1909 or this
division, and is specifically authorized to raise funds by special
assessment on benefited land in proportion to the benefits derived by
the benefited lands pursuant to Section 53753 of the Government
Code, or by adopting fees and charges pursuant to Section 6 of
Article XIII D of the California Constitution.