Bill Text: CA SB417 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: State Water Resources Control Board.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB417 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB417-Introduced.html


CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill No. 417


Introduced by Senator Berryhill

February 15, 2017


An act to amend Section 174 of the Water Code, relating to water.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 417, as introduced, Berryhill. State Water Resources Control Board.
Existing law declares that to provide for the orderly and efficient administration of the water resources in the state, it is necessary to establish the State Water Resources Control Board to exercise the adjudicatory and regulatory functions of the state in the field of water resources. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to combine the water rights, water quality, and drinking water functions of the state government to provide for coordinated consideration of water rights, water quality, and safe and reliable drinking water.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these declarations.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 174 of the Water Code is amended to read:

174.
 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in order to provide for the orderly and efficient administration of the water resources of the state, it is necessary to establish a control board that shall exercise the adjudicatory and regulatory functions of the state in the field of water resources.
(b) It is also the intention of the Legislature to combine the water rights, water quality, and drinking water functions of the state government to provide for coordinated consideration of water rights, water quality, and safe and reliable drinking water.

(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.

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