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.
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 174 of the Water Code is amended to read:174.
(a) The Legislature(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.
