Bill Text: CA AB1463 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Student financial aid: California Covenants Program: tuition certificates: gross income exclusion.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From Senate committee without further action. [AB1463 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB1463-Amended.html
Bill Title: Student financial aid: California Covenants Program: tuition certificates: gross income exclusion.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From Senate committee without further action. [AB1463 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB1463-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1463 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 6, 2016 AMENDED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 18, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gatto FEBRUARY 27, 2015 An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 13558) to Chapter 7 of Division 7 of the Water Code, relating to recycled water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1463, as amended, Gatto. Onsite treated water. Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board to establish uniform statewide recycling criteria for each varying type of use of recycled water where the use involves the protection of public health. This bill would authorize onsite treated water from a graywater or rainwater source, as prescribed, to be used for nonpotable uses in residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. The bill would require the state board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Building Standards Commission, and stakeholders, to establishwater quality standards and distribution, monitoring,monitoring and reporting requirements for the nonpotable use of onsite treated waterrecycling systemsfrom certain other sources prior toauthorizing theits useof onsite treated waterin the internal plumbing ofresidential and commercialmulti family residential, commercial, or industrial buildings.This bill would require onsite treated water to be considered the same as recycled water that is produced on site.The bill would prohibit water from a toilet, sewer, or onsite wastewater treatment system or septic tank from being treated and used onsite in a single-family occupied building. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Article 8 (commencing with Section 13558) is added to Chapter 7 of Division 7 of the Water Code, to read: Article 8. Onsite Treated Water 13558.(a)For the purposes of this article, "onsite treated water" means water, including graywater, rainwater, and other water capturedor recycledonsite, that has been sourced,treated, and used onsite in a building in a manner that is protective of public health, safety, and the environment. "Onsite treated water" does not include any wastewater that includes any water from a toilet, sewer, or septic tank unless the state board has established additional standards, monitoring, and reporting requirements for that water necessary to protect public health and safety and the environment.used, and treated as needed onsite in a building.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, onsite treated water shall be considered the same as recycled water that is produced on site.13559. The13559. (a) (1) Onsite treated water from a graywater or rainwater source, as defined in and meeting the requirements of Chapters 16 and 17 of the California Plumbing Code, may be used for nonpotable uses in residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. (2) A local government may prescribe additional monitoring and reporting requirements for the use of onsite treated water from a graywater or rainwater source by ordinance. (b) The state board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Building Standards Commission, and stakeholders, shall establishwater quality standards and distribution, monitoring,monitoring and reporting requirements foronsite water recycling systems prior to authorizing the use of onsite treated water inthe nonpotable use of onsite treated water sourced from a toilet, sewer, onsite wastewater treatment system or septic tank, stormwater capture, or industrial wastewater that otherwise meets the water quality standards defined in Section 60301.230 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations prior to its use in the internal plumbing ofresidential and commercialmulti family residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. (c) Water from a toilet, sewer, or onsite wastewater treatment system or septic tank shall not be treated and used onsite in a single-family occupied building.