Bill Text: CA AB2238 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Public water systems: drinking water.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-08-31 - Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 21. Noes 10. Page 5057.) From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 31). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [AB2238 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB2238-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2238	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 25, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 20, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 25, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 1, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 11, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Perea

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to  amend Section 116326 of the Health and Safety
Code, and to amend Section 75125 of, and to add Section 75129.5 to,
  add Section 116760.85 to  the  Public
Resources   Health and Safety  Code, relating to
public water systems.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2238, as amended, Perea. Public water systems: drinking water.
   Existing law  , the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Law of 1997,  requires the State Department of Public Health to
administer programs to fund  improvements and expansion of
small community water systems using specified priorities. Existing
law requires the department to encourage the consolidation of small
community water systems that serve disadvantaged communities if
consolidation will help the affected agencies and the state meet
specified goals. Existing law allows funding of studies regarding the
feasibility of consolidating 2 or more community water systems, at
least one of which is a small community water system that serves a
disadvantaged community. Existing law requires the department to give
funding priority to projects involving physical restructuring of 2
or more community water systems into a single, consolidated system
when it is shown that the consolidation would further specified goals
  specified   projects for public water systems
that will enable suppliers to meet safe drinking water standards
 . 
   This bill would require the department to take specified actions
in considering an application for funding pursuant to these
provisions, including, but not limited to, reviewing and considering
the determinations and recommendations made by the affected local
agency formation commission within the previous 5 calendar years in
certain specified studies.  
   This bill would require the department, in administering programs
to fund improvements and expansions of small community water systems
and other water systems, as specified, to promote service delivery
alternatives that improve efficiency and affordability of
infrastructure and service delivery, as specified.  

   The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control,
River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006, an initiative measure,
provides funding for safe drinking water, water quality and supply,
flood control, natural resource protection, and park improvements.
Existing law establishes the Strategic Growth Council and
appropriates $500,000 from the funding provided by the initiative to
support the council and its activities. Existing law requires the
council to manage and award grants and loans to support the planning
and development of sustainable communities, as specified. 

   This bill would provide that LAFCOs intending to fund
consolidation, merger, or extension of services projects for the
purposes of promoting water conservation, and to support the planning
and development of sustainable communities, are eligible for funding
under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood
Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006. 
   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.    Section 116760.85 is added to the 
 Health and Safety Code   , to read:  
   116760.85.  In considering an application for funding pursuant to
this chapter, the department shall do all of the following:
   (a) Review and consider the determinations and recommendations
made by the affected local agency formation commission within the
previous five calendar years in any of the following:
   (1) A special study conducted pursuant to Section 56378 of the
Government Code.
   (2) A sphere of influence study conducted pursuant to Section
56425 of the Government Code.
   (3) A service review conducted pursuant to Section 56430 of the
Government Code.
   (b) Consult with the executive officer of the affected local
agency formation commission to determine whether any circumstances
have changed since the studies and review conducted pursuant to
subdivision (a) were completed or if there is any additional
information that would assist the department in its determination.
   (c) Review and consider the conclusions and recommendations of
other local and regional studies designed to develop and identify
regional solutions to meet the goals of the Safe Drinking Water
Revolving Fund Law of 1997.
   (d) Report to the applicant regarding the review required pursuant
to subdivision (a) and the consultation required pursuant to
subdivision (b).  All matter omitted in this version of the bill
appears in the bill as amended in the Senate, June 20, 2012. (JR11)