Esmeralda Soria
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 27
Author
The California Water District Law provides for the establishment of water districts and authorizes a district to construct, maintain, and operate plants for the generation of hydroelectric energy and transmission lines for the conveyance of the hydroelectric energy. Existing law merged the former West Plains Water Storage District into the Westlands Water District, and provides for the operation of the Westlands Water District. This bill would authorize the Westlands Water District to provide, generate, and deliver solar photovoltaic electricity and to construct, operate, and maintain works, facilities, improvements, and property necessary or convenient for generating and delivering that electricity. The bill would require the district to use the electricity for the district's own purposes, and the bill would authorize the district to sell surplus electricity to a public or private entity engaged in the distribution or sale of electricity. The bill would also authorize the district to construct, operate, and maintain energy storage systems and electric transmission lines, and to construct, operate, and maintain works, facilities, improvements, and property necessary or convenient for the operation of the energy storage systems and electric transmission lines, within the boundaries of the district, as specified. The bill would require the district to report the amount of income, and the purposes for expenditure of that income, from electricity facilities constructed pursuant to these provisions in a specified report. The bill would require the district to establish a community benefits agreement plan for a specified electrical infrastructure development plan and related transmission and other electrical projects, as provided. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Westlands Water District.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 573, Statutes of 2024.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (July 2).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E., U. & C. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and E., U. & C.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5606.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 16).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 22).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4775.)
(Pending re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES.)
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2661 | HTML |
| 02/14/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/24/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/23/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/05/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/25/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/16/24- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 04/19/24- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 05/06/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/07/24- Senate Local Government | |
| 06/28/24- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 07/31/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/26/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/31/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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