Lois Wolk
- Democratic
Author
The California Constitution requires the reasonable and beneficial use of water and that the conservation of the water resources of the state is to be exercised with a view to the reasonable and beneficial use of the water in the interest of the people and for the public welfare. Existing law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires all groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the Department of Water Resources and designated as subject to critical conditions of overdraft to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2020, and requires all other groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2022, except as specified. This bill, by January 1, 2018, would require a city or county overlying a basin designated as a high- or medium-priority basin to establish a process for the issuance of a groundwater extraction permit for the development of a groundwater extraction facility that requires an applicant for a groundwater extraction permit to demonstrate, based on substantial evidence, that extraction of groundwater from a proposed groundwater extraction facility will not contribute to or create an undesirable result, as prescribed. The bill would prohibit a groundwater extraction facility in a high- or medium-priority basin from being developed without a valid groundwater extraction permit, with certain exceptions. The bill would not require a city or county overlying a medium- or high-priority basin to have a process for the issuance of a groundwater extraction permit for the development of a groundwater extraction facility on or after January 31, 2022, or once the department has evaluated a groundwater sustainability plan for the basin the city or county overlies and determined the plan to be adequate and likely to achieve the sustainability goal for the basin, whichever comes first. By increasing the duties of cities and counties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
June 28 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 5473.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.
Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and L. GOV.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 17. Page 4146.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Ordered to second reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing May 16.
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 5. Noes 2. Page 3609.) (April 20).
Set for hearing April 20.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 3495.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Set for hearing April 12.
March 29 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing March 29.
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and GOV. & F.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Read first time.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1317 | HTML |
| 02/19/16 - Introduced | |
| 04/26/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/10/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/27/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/20/16 - Amended Assembly |
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