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

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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-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 283	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	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 Sections 18931.6 and 18931.7 of the
Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 13557 of the Water Code,
relating to building standards.   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, as amended, DeSaulnier.  Building standards:
  Department of Water Resources:  recycled water
systems. 
   (1) Existing law requires each city, county, or city and county to
collect a fee from any applicant for a building permit, assessed at
the rate of $4 per $100,000 in valuation, as determined by the local
building official, with appropriate fractions thereof, but not less
than $1. Existing law authorizes the city, county, or city and county
to retain not more than 10% of the fees collected for related
administrative costs and for code enforcement education. Existing law
requires the city, county, or city and county to transmit the
remainder to the California Building Standards Commission for deposit
in the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund,
which is established in the State Treasury.  
   This bill would require that moneys in the fund be available, upon
appropriation, to the Department of Water Resources to carry out a
specified provision of law relating to design standards for potable
and recycled water systems. The bill would also make a technical
change to existing law.  
   (2) Existing 
    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  July 1, 2010.
  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. 
   Vote:  majority   2/3  . Appropriation:
no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
   
  SECTION 1.    Section 18931.6 of the Health and
Safety Code is amended to read:
   18931.6.  (a) Each city, county, or city and county shall collect
a fee from any applicant for a building permit, assessed at the rate
of four dollars ($4) per one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in
valuation, as determined by the local building official, with
appropriate fractions thereof, but not less than one dollar ($1).
   (b) The city, county, or city and county may retain not more than
10 percent of the fees collected under this section for related
administrative costs and for code enforcement education, including,
but not limited to, certifications in the voluntary construction
inspector certification program, and shall transmit the remainder to
the commission for deposit in the Building Standards Administration
Special Revolving Fund established under Section 18931.7.
   (c) The commission may reduce the rate of the fee upon determining
that a lesser amount is sufficient to maintain the programs
established under this part.  
  SEC. 2.    Section 18931.7 of the Health and
Safety Code is amended to read:
   18931.7.  (a) All funds received by the commission under this part
shall be deposited in the Building Standards Administration Special
Revolving Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury.
   (b) Moneys deposited in the fund shall be available, upon
appropriation, to the commission, the department, and the Office of
the State Fire Marshal for expenditure in carrying out the provisions
of this part, and the provisions of Part 1.5 (commencing with
Section 17910) that relate to building standards, as defined in
Section 18909, with emphasis placed on the development, adoption,
publication, updating, and educational efforts associated with green
building standards.
   (c) Moneys in the fund shall also be available, upon
appropriation, to the Department of Water Resources for purposes of
Section 13357 of the Water Code. 
   SEC. 3.   SECTION 1.   Section 13557 of
the Water Code is amended to read:
   13557.  (a) On or before  July 1, 2010 
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  Appendix J   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) The department shall adopt regulations pursuant to subdivision
(a) only if the Legislature appropriates funds for that purpose.
 
   (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.