AB 49

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2009-2010 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly Jun 03, 2009
  • Passed Senate Jul 13, 2009
  • Governor

Water conservation: urban and agricultural water management planning.

Abstract

(1) Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to convene an independent technical panel to provide information to the department and the Legislature on new demand management measures, technologies, and approaches. "Demand management measures" means those water conservation measures, programs, and incentives that prevent the waste of water and promote the reasonable and efficient use and reuse of available supplies. This bill would require the state to achieve a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use in California by December 31, 2020. The state would be required to make incremental progress towards this goal by reducing per capita water use by at least 10% on or before December 31, 2015. The bill would require each urban retail water supplier to develop urban water use targets and an interim urban water use target, in accordance with specified requirements. The bill would require agricultural water suppliers to implement efficient water management practices. The bill would require the department, in consultation with other state agencies, to develop a single standardized water use reporting form. The bill, with certain exceptions, would condition eligibility for certain water management grants or loans to urban water suppliers, beginning July 1, 2016, and agricultural water suppliers, beginning July 1, 2013, on the implementation of water conservation requirements established by the bill. The bill would repeal on July 1, 2016, an existing requirement that conditions eligibility for certain water management grants or loans to an urban water supplier on the implementation of certain water demand management measures. (2) Existing law, until January 1, 1993, and thereafter only as specified, requires certain agricultural water suppliers to prepare and adopt water management plans. This bill would substantially revise existing law relating to agricultural water management planning to require agricultural water suppliers to prepare and adopt agricultural water management plans with specified components on or before December 31, 2012, and update those plans on or before December 31, 2015, and on or before December 31 every 5 years thereafter. An agricultural water supplier that becomes an agricultural water supplier after December 31, 2012, would be required to prepare and adopt an agricultural water management plan within one year after becoming an agricultural water supplier. The agricultural water supplier would be required to notify each city or county within which the supplier provides water supplies with regard to the preparation or review of the plan. The bill would require the agricultural water supplier to submit copies of the plan to the department and other specified entities. The bill would provide that an agricultural water supplier is ineligible to receive specified state funds if the supplier does not prepare, adopt, and submit the plan in accordance with the requirements established by the bill. (3) The provisions of the bill would only become operative if AB 39, SB 12, SB 229, and SB 458 of the 2009–10 Regular Session of the Legislature, relating to water use and resource management, are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2010.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Nov 30, 2010

California State Legislature

Conference committee report pending.

California State Legislature

Died on inactive file.

Jan 27, 2010

California State Legislature

To inactive file by unanimous consent.

Jan 19, 2010

California State Legislature

Stricken from Senate file.

Sep 09, 2009

California State Legislature

From Conference Committee: proposed conference committee report be adopted.

California State Legislature

Assembly (Ayes 4 (Bass, Huffman, Caballero, Solorio) Noes 0). Senate (Ayes 4 (Steinberg, Florez, Padilla, Pavley) Noes 0). To print.

Sep 01, 2009

California State Legislature

Senate appoints conference committee: Senators Steinberg, Aanestad, Cogdill, Florez, Huff, Padilla, and Pavley.

California State Legislature

Assembly appoints conference committee: Assembly Members Bass, Caballero, Fuller, Huffman, Jeffries, Nielsen, and Solorio.

Aug 31, 2009

California State Legislature

Joint Rules 28, 28.1, 29, and 29.5 suspended in the Assembly.

California State Legislature

(Ayes 28. Noes 0. Page 2005.)

California State Legislature

Joint Rules 28, 28.1, and 29.5 suspended in the Senate.

California State Legislature

(Ayes 58. Noes 0. Page 2827.)

Jul 16, 2009

California State Legislature

Assembly refused to concur in Senate amendments. To Conference Committee. (Ayes 1. Noes 66. Page 2538.)

Jul 13, 2009

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Senate

Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 1701.)

Jul 09, 2009

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Reading-2
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
  • Reading-1
Com. on APPR.

Senate

Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on third reading file.

Jul 07, 2009

Senate

From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (July 6).

Jun 29, 2009

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Reading-2
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
  • Reading-1
Com. on N.R. & W.

Jun 18, 2009

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Reading-2
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
  • Reading-1
Com. on N.R. & W.

Senate

Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on N.R. & W.

Jun 04, 2009

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

Jun 03, 2009

Assembly

Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 30. Page 2068.)

Jun 02, 2009

Assembly

Read second time. To third reading.

Jun 01, 2009

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

May 29, 2009

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

Apr 29, 2009

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Apr 14, 2009

Assembly

From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (April 14).

Apr 13, 2009

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P. & W. Read second time and amended.

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on W.,P. & W.

Feb 05, 2009

Assembly

Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on W.,P. & W.

Dec 02, 2008

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.

Dec 01, 2008

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB49 HTML
12/01/08 - Introduced PDF
04/13/09 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/01/09 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/18/09 - Amended Senate PDF
06/29/09 - Amended Senate PDF
07/09/09 - Amended Senate PDF PDF

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