Angelique Ashby
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 8
Author
Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to update every 5 years the plan for the orderly and coordinated control, protection, conservation, development, and use of the water resources of the state, which is known as "The California Water Plan." Existing law requires the department to establish an advisory committee, composed of representatives of agricultural and urban water suppliers, local government, business, production agriculture, and environmental interests, and other interested parties, to assist the department in the updating of the California Water Plan. Existing law requires the department to include a discussion of various strategies in the plan update, including, but not limited to, strategies relating to the development of new water storage facilities, water conservation, water recycling, desalination, conjunctive use, water transfers, and alternative pricing policies that may be pursued in order to meet the future needs of the state. This bill would establish the California Water Supply Solutions Act of 2023 to require the department, as part of the 2028 update, and each subsequent update thereafter to the California Water Plan, to provide actionable recommendations to develop additional groundwater recharge opportunities that increase the recharge of the state's groundwater basins, as provided. The bill would require the department to consult with the State Water Resources Control Board, the 9 regional water quality control boards, and the advisory committee, which may be enlarged as provided, in carrying out these provisions. The bill would require the recommendations to identify immediate opportunities and potential long-term solutions to increase the state's groundwater supply, and include, among other things, best practices to advance all benefits of groundwater recharge, as specified.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 624, Statutes of 2023.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2605.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3066.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 1).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 16 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 14. Noes 0.) (July 11).
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 40. Noes 0. Page 1365.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1179.) (May 18).
Set for hearing May 18.
May 8 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 936.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 26.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 658.) (April 11).
Set for hearing April 11.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB659 | HTML |
| 02/16/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/20/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/12/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/18/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/30/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/12/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/01/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/13/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/06/23- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 04/24/23- Senate Environmental Quality | |
| 05/05/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/18/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/25/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 07/07/23- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife | |
| 08/14/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/08/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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