Bill Text: CA AB934 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: San Joaquin Valley: water supply.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-02 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB934 Detail]
Download: California-2009-AB934-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 934 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gilmore
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
An act to add Section 140 to the Water Code, relating to water.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 934, as introduced, Gilmore. San Joaquin Valley: water supply.
Existing law grants the Department of Water Resources various
responsibilities relating to the water resources of the state.
This bill would require the department to study the economic
impacts of water supply reduction in specified counties in the San
Joaquin Valley, and to report its findings to the Legislature on or
before January 1, 2011.
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. The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) The San Joaquin Valley supplies 45 percent of the nation's
fruits and vegetables and includes the three largest agricultural
counties in the nation based on gross receipts.
(b) The San Joaquin Valley contains 12 groundwater basins, six of
which are critically overdrafted.
(c) The San Joaquin Valley is one of the fastest growing areas of
the state, with a population that is expected to double by the year
2025.
(d) The economic vitality of the San Joaquin Valley depends upon a
reliable water supply.
SEC. 2. Section 140 is added to the Water Code, to read:
140. The department shall study the economic impacts of water
supply reduction in the San Joaquin Valley, including the Counties of
Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and
Tulare, and report its findings to the Legislature on or before
January 1, 2011.
