Steve Padilla
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 18
Author
Existing law authorizes various conservancies to acquire, manage, direct the management of, and conserve lands in the state. Under existing law, the Salton Sea Authority, a joint powers authority, is authorized to form an infrastructure financing district for purposes of restoring the Salton Sea. Existing law creates the Salton Sea Lithium Fund in the State Treasury and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the Natural Resources Agency for restoration projects developed or required pursuant to specified plans, State Water Resources Control Board orders, including Order WR 2017-0134, and grants. This bill would establish the Salton Sea Conservancy within the Natural Resources Agency for specified purposes related to the Salton Sea region, including to operate, maintain, and manage projects, as they are completed, that are planned or built under the authority of the Salton Sea Management Program to fulfill the state's obligations as detailed in State Water Resources Control Board Order WR 2017-0134 and to acquire, hold, and manage land and property rights, including easements, and water rights, within the Salton Sea Region after restoration or mitigation projects are built. The bill would require the conservancy to carry out programs, projects, and activities to further those purposes. The bill would require, by January 1, 2026, the conservancy to be governed by a board of directors composed of designated membership, including certain members appointed by certain local agencies. The bill would set forth the powers, duties, and limitations of the board of directors and the conservancy, as provided. The bill would create the Salton Sea Conservancy Fund and would state that the Legislature intends to support the fund through authorized proceeds from the sale of bonds and allocations from the Salton Sea Lithium Fund. The bill would make its provisions operative only if the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 is approved by the voters at the November 5, 2024, statewide general election. By imposing new duties on local agencies, this bill would create 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
In Assembly. Held at Desk.
Ordered to the Assembly.
From inactive file on motion of Senator Padilla.
Ordered to unfinished business.
Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Padilla.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 3065.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (September 1).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
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 0.) (June 26).
June 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1399.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1176.) (May 18).
Set for hearing May 18.
May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 1.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 802.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 18.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB583 | HTML |
| 02/15/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/20/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/23/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/08/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/06/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/01/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/23/24 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/13/23- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 04/28/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/22/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/23/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/23/23- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 08/21/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/14/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/23/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/29/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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