V. Manuel Pérez
- Democratic
Author
(1) Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Department of Public Health to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health, including, but not limited to, conducting research, studies, and demonstration programs relating to the provision of a dependable, safe supply of drinking water, enforcing the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, adoption of enforcement regulations, and conducting studies and investigations to assess the quality of water in domestic water supplies. Existing law establishes the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund that is continuously appropriated to the department for the provision of grants and revolving fund loans to provide for the design and construction of projects for public water systems that will enable suppliers to meet safe drinking water standards. Under existing law, the funding for grants for planning, engineering studies, environmental documentation, and design of a single project is set at a maximum of $500,000. Existing law requires total funding for planning, engineering studies, project design, and construction costs of a single project, whether in the form of a grant, a loan, or both, to be determined by an assessment of affordability using criteria established by the department. This bill would add environmental documentation to the costs of a single project that the department is required to determine by an assessment of affordability. (2) Existing law requires that various notices be made by a public water system and others regarding compliance with safe drinking water requirements. This bill would require, commencing July 1, 2012, that written public notice given by a public water system pursuant to these provisions be in English, Spanish, and in the language spoken by prescribed numbers of residents of the community served, and that the notice contain prescribed public water system contact information. The bill would establish specified presumptions of compliance if the public water system takes prescribed actions relating to the notice. The bill would also authorize and encourage nonwritten notice to be provided through foreign language media outlets. The bill would specify that the department is not required to review or approve notices in any language other than English.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 514, Statutes of 2011.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 22. Page 2845.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 2131.).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 27).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 26. Page 1635.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 18).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 26).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and W., P. & W.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB938 | HTML |
| 02/18/11 - Introduced | |
| 04/14/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/04/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/01/11 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/15/11 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/23/11 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/08/11 - Enrolled | |
| 10/07/11 - Chaptered |
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