Bill Text: CA SB1234 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Water rights: reasonable and beneficial use of water.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-05 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1234 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SB1234-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1234
Introduced by Senator Grove |
February 20, 2020 |
An act to amend Section 100 of the Water Code, relating to water.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1234, as introduced, Grove.
Water rights: reasonable and beneficial use of water.
Existing law declares that the right to water is limited to that water that is reasonably required for the beneficial use to be served, and does not extend to the waste or unreasonable use, unreasonable method of use, or unreasonable method of diversion of water.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 100 of the Water Code is amended to read:100.
(a) It is hereby declared that because of the conditions prevailing in this(b) The
right to water or to the use or flow of water in or from any natural stream or watercourse in this State
state is and shall be limited to such that water as shall be that is reasonably required for the beneficial use to be served, and such that right does not and shall not extend to the waste or unreasonable use or use,
unreasonable method of use use, or unreasonable method of diversion of water.