Darrell Steinberg
- Democratic
Author
(1) Existing law provides the Central Valley Flood Protection Board with the authority to construct and maintain various flood control works. Existing law authorizes the board to hold a hearing or partial hearing before a committee of one or more members of the board, or before the general manager or chief engineer of the board, at any place within the state. This bill would eliminate the authorization for the board to hold a hearing before the general manager and would authorize the board to hold a hearing or partial hearing before a qualified neutral hearing officer designated by the board president or the executive officer. (2) Existing law requires specified plans that contemplate the construction, enlargement, revetment, or alteration of any levee, embankment, canal, or other excavation in the bed of or along or near the banks of the Sacramento or San Joaquin Rivers or any of their tributaries or specified lands to be approved by the board before construction is commenced. Existing law authorizes the board, and the executive officer if delegated that authority, to issue an order directing a person or public agency to cease and desist from undertaking, or threatening to undertake, an activity that may encroach on levees, channels, or other flood control works under the jurisdiction of the board. Existing law requires the cease and desist order to be issued only if the person or public agency has failed to respond in a satisfactory manner to a prescribed notice provided, as specified. Existing law provides that a cease and desist order is effective upon its issuance and that copies are required to be served immediately by certified mail upon the person or agency subject to the order. This bill would repeal these provisions and provide that it is unlawful for any person or public agency to interfere with, obstruct the performance, maintenance, or operation of, or otherwise take actions that may adversely affect facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control, designated floodways, or streams that are regulated by the board. The bill would authorize the board, following notice and opportunity for a hearing, to order the removal or modification of an encroachment that was previously issued a permit by the board if the board makes a specified finding. This bill would authorize the board, the executive officer, the department, or certain local agencies to issue a notice of violation, as specified, if it is determined that any person or public agency has undertaken, is threatening to undertake, or maintains any encroachment, flood system, improvement, or activity in violation of certain provisions. If the board or executive officer determines that any person or public agency has failed to adequately respond to a notice of violation, the bill would authorize the board or executive officer to issue an order directing that person or public agency to cease and desist, as specified. The bill would require that if the board determines that any person or public agency has failed to correct a violation as required in a cease and desist order, the board shall hold an enforcement hearing and may, at the conclusion of the hearing, issue an enforcement order, as prescribed. This bill would provide the board, executive officer, Department of Water Resources, and local agencies that operate and maintain facilities and works on behalf of the board with the authority, as prescribed, to take administrative or civil enforcement actions to abate and remedy any interference or potential interference with facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control, designated floodways, or streams that are regulated by the board. The bill would establish the Flood Risk Management Fund in the State Treasury and require all funds received from these penalties to be paid into the fund and available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be expended by the board to carry out enforcement of these provisions. The bill would require the board to adopt emergency regulations necessary to implement these provisions.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 639, Statutes of 2013.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 6. Page 2040.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 52. Noes 25. Page 2713.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 14).
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 10. Noes 4.) (July 2).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 1181.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1020.) (May 23).
Set for hearing May 23.
Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 6.
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 7. Noes 1. Page 642.) (April 23).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
Set for hearing April 23.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
Set for hearing April 9.
Read first time.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB753 | HTML |
| 02/22/13 - Introduced | |
| 04/01/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/18/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/29/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/24/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/24/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/06/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/03/13 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/13 - Chaptered |
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