BILL NUMBER: ABX7 12INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bass OCTOBER 29, 2009 An act to add Division 35 (commencing with Section 85000) to the Water Code, relating to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 12, as introduced, Bass. Delta Stewardship Council. Existing law requires various state agencies to administer programs relating to water supply, water quality, and flood management in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This bill would create the Delta Stewardship Council as an independent agency of the state. 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. Division 35 (commencing with Section 85000) is added to the Water Code, to read: DIVISION 35. Delta Stewardship Council 85000. The Delta Stewardship Council is hereby established as an independent agency of the state.