Ali Macedo
- Republican
- Assemblymember
- District 33
Author
Existing law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires all groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the Department of Water Resources to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans, except as specified. The act authorizes any local agency or combination of local agencies overlying a groundwater basin to decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin. The act deems certain agencies created by statute to manage groundwater the exclusive local agencies within their respective statutory boundaries with powers to comply with the act and authorizes these agencies to opt out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency. This bill would create the Tule East Groundwater Sustainability Agency and would establish the agency's initial boundaries. The bill would authorize the boundaries of the agency to be adjusted, as specified. The bill would require the agency to elect to be a groundwater sustainability agency under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act for that portion of the Tule Subbasin that lies within the boundaries of the agency and would require the agency to develop and implement a groundwater sustainability plan to achieve sustainable groundwater management within the territory of the agency. The bill would generally specify the powers and purposes of the agency. The bill would prescribe the composition of the 5-member board of directors of the agency and would require members and alternates to be chosen, as specified. By imposing duties on the agency and the County of Tulare, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would deem the Tule East Groundwater Sustainability Agency the exclusive local agency with powers to comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Tule Subbasin. 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.
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (September 10).
Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2501.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Withdrawn from committee.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2079.)
Action rescinded whereby the bill was placed on inactive file.
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Lackey.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
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 9. Noes 0.) (March 25).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB568 | HTML |
| 02/12/25 - Introduced | |
| 03/27/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/23/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/24/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/18/25 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/24/25- Assembly Public Safety | |
| 04/08/25- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/28/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 07/14/25- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 08/20/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/05/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/08/25- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife | |
| 09/10/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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