Amended
IN
Senate
September 08, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 23, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 166 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Salas |
January 13, 2017 |
Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various responsibilities and duties relating to providing a dependable, safe supply of drinking water. The act prohibits a person from operating a public water system without a permit and requires any person who owns a public water system to ensure that the system, among other things, provides a reliable and adequate supply of pure, wholesome, healthful, and potable water.
This bill would require the state board, in collaboration with specified entities, to conduct a study on the feasibility and financial stability of a rebate program that would
provide a household that is served by a water system that does not meet primary drinking water standards with a rebate for the purchase of a household water filtration system. The bill would also require the study to include any recommendations for the Legislature to implement the rebate program. The bill would require the state board to conclude the study no later than January 1, 2019, and to submit a report on the study to the Legislature no later than March 1, 2019.
(a)The State Water Resources Control Board, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other relevant stakeholders, shall conduct a study on the feasibility and financial stability of a rebate program, as developed by the State Water Resources Control Board, that would provide a household that is served by a water system that does not meet primary drinking water standards with a rebate for the purchase of a household water filtration system. The study shall also include any recommendations for the Legislature to implement the rebate program.
(b)The State Water Resources Control Board shall conclude the study no later than January 1, 2019, and shall submit a report on the study to the
Legislature no later than March 1, 2019.