Bill Text: CA AB948 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Coyote Valley Conservation Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 356, Statutes of 2019. [AB948 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB948-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 948

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Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra

February 20, 2019

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An act to amend Section 12841 of the Water Code, relating to water.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 948, as introduced, Kalra. Flood control or watershed protection projects: recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement.

Existing law, where payment is specifically authorized by the Legislature, requires the state to pay 50% of the nonfederal capital costs of the recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement features of a project where recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement features are contained in a flood control or watershed protection project, as specified. Existing law recites various legislative findings and declarations relating to providing for the preservation and enhancement of the state’s fish and wildlife resources and recreational opportunities in connection with flood control and watershed protection projects.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the findings and declarations.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 12841 of the Water Code is amended to read:

12841.

 The Legislature finds and declares that in as follows:

(a) In order to protect the general health and welfare of the public it is necessary to provide for the preservation and enhancement of the state’s fish and wildlife resources in connection with flood control and watershed protection projects and to realize the full potential of such projects to provide recreational opportunities to the general public.

The Legislature further finds and declares that in

(b) In order to enhance the general public health and welfare it is necessary that all flood control and watershed protection projects be designed, constructed, and operated so as to realize their full potential for the enhancement of the state’s fish and wildlife resources and to provide recreational opportunities to the general public. The Legislature further finds and declares that the realization of fish and wildlife enhancement opportunities and the provision of recreational opportunities is of benefit to all of the people of California and that a portion of the costs of realizing these benefits from federal flood control and watershed protection projects should be borne by them.

The Legislature further finds and declares that fish

(c) Fish and wildlife enhancement and recreational development should be among the purposes of all federal flood control and watershed protection projects and that opportunities to attain these benefits should be realized concurrently with the realization of benefits from other project purposes.