BILL NUMBER: AB 752AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 8, 2009 AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 3, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Arambula FEBRUARY 26, 2009 An act to amend Section 13476 of the Water Code, relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 752, as amended, Arambula. State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund: severely disadvantaged communities. Existing law establishes the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Small Community Grant Fund in the State Treasury. Money in the fund may be expended for grants for projects that serve small communities, as defined, with priority given to projects that serve severely disadvantaged communities. Existing law defines "severely disadvantaged community" for purposes of the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 as a community with a median household income of less than 60% of the statewide average. This bill would define a severely disadvantaged community as a community with a median household income of less than 60% of the statewide median household income for purposes of the provisions governing expenditure of moneys in the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Small Community Grant Fund. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 13476 of the Water Code is amended to read: 13476. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) "Administration fund" means the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Administration Fund. (b) "Board" means the State Water Resources Control Board. (c) "Federal Clean Water Act" or "federal act" means the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.) and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto. (d) "Financial assistance" means assistance authorized under Section 13480. Financial assistance includes loans, refinancing, installment sales agreements, purchase of debt, and loan guarantees for municipal revolving funds, but excludes grants. Financial assistance may include grants for projects authorized pursuant to Section 13480 to the extent that grants for those projects are funded by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). (e) "Fund" means the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. (f) "Grant fund" means the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Small Community Grant Fund. (g) "Matching funds" means money that equals that percentage of federal contributions required by the federal act to be matched with state funds. (h) "Municipality" has the same meaning and construction as in the federal act and also includes all state, interstate, and intermunicipal agencies. (i) "Publicly owned" means owned by a municipality. (j) "Severely disadvantaged community" means a community with a median household income of less than 60 percent of the statewide median household income.SECTION 1.Section 13476 of the Water Code is amended to read: 13476. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) "Administration fund" means the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Administration Fund. (b) "Board" means the State Water Resources Control Board. (c) "Federal Clean Water Act" or "federal act" means the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.) and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto. (d) "Financial assistance" means assistance authorized under Section 13480. Financial assistance includes loans, refinancing, installment sales agreements, purchase of debt, and loan guarantees for municipal revolving funds, but excludes grants. (e) "Fund" means the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. (f) "Grant fund" means the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Small Community Grant Fund. (g) "Matching funds" means money that equals that percentage of federal contributions required by the federal act to be matched with state funds. (h) "Municipality" has the same meaning and construction as in the federal act and also includes all state, interstate, and intermunicipal agencies. (i) "Publicly owned" means owned by a municipality. (j) "Severely disadvantaged community" means a community with a median household income less than 60 percent of the statewide median household income.