Bill Text: CA SB283 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Department of Water Resources: recycled water systems.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 178, Statutes of 2009. [SB283 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SB283-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 283	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  178
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 11, 2009
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 11, 2009
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 2, 2009
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 17, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 12, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 4, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 31, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Senator DeSaulnier

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2009

   An act to amend Section 13557 of the Water Code, relating to
recycled water, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect
immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 283, DeSaulnier. Department of Water Resources: recycled water
systems.
   Existing law, the Water Recycling Act of 2006, requires the
Department of Water Resources, in consultation with the State
Department of Health Services, on or before July 1, 2008, to adopt
and submit to the California Building Standards Commission
regulations to establish a state version of Appendix J of the Uniform
Plumbing Code to provide design standards to safely plumb buildings
with both potable and recycled water systems.
   This bill would revise the date the Department of Water Resources
is required to adopt and submit regulations, as specified, to the
commission to December 31, 2009. The bill would, commencing July 1,
2011, and annually thereafter, require the department to review and
update, as necessary, the regulations.
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 13557 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   13557.  (a) On or before December 31, 2009, the department, in
consultation with the State Department of Public Health, shall adopt
and submit to the California Building Standards Commission
regulations to establish a state version of Chapter 16 of the Uniform
Plumbing Code adopted by the International Association of Plumbing
and Mechanical Officials to provide design standards to safely plumb
buildings with both potable and recycled water systems.
   (b) Commencing July 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the
department shall review and update, as necessary, the regulations
developed pursuant to subdivision (a).
   (c) This section shall be exempt from the provisions of Section
161.
  SEC. 2.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to address the current water shortage and permit indoor
recycled water use, it is necessary that this act take effect
immediately.