Bill Text: CA SB547 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 547 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: California Water Commission: members.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2020-02-03 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB547 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB547-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 547

Introduced by Senator Borgeas

February 22, 2019

An act to amend Section 152 of the Water Code, relating to water.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 547, as introduced, Borgeas. California Water Commission: members.

Existing law establishes the California Water Commission, consisting of 9 members who are appointed to 4-year terms by the Governor, in the Department of Water Resources. Existing law requires 7 of the members to be selected on the basis of their general educational and business qualifications and their knowledge of, interest in, and experience with problems relating to water.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in these provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

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

SECTION 1.

Section 152 of the Water Code is amended to read:

152.

Seven members of the California Water Commission appointed by the Governor shall be selected and approved for appointment on the basis of their general educational and business qualifications, and their knowledge of, interest in, and experience with problems relating to the control, storage, and beneficial use of water. ~~They~~ These members shall be appointed in such a manner as to afford representation on the commission of all parts of the state so far as it is practicable. In considering qualifications of ~~such~~ these members of the commission, engineering ability and experience shall be deemed advisable. Two members of the commission appointed by the Governor shall be members of the public having an interest in and knowledge of the environment and need have none of the other qualifications specified in this section. The next two members appointed to the commission by the Governor after the effective date of the amendment of this section at the 1970 Regular Session of the Legislature shall be members of the public having such interest in and knowledge of the environment.