BILL NUMBER: AB 531INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Olsen FEBRUARY 15, 2011 An act to amend Section 10750 of the Water Code, relating to groundwater. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 531, as introduced, Olsen. Groundwater. Existing law relating to groundwater management declares the intent of the Legislature to encourage local agencies to work cooperatively to manage groundwater resources within their jurisdictions, and makes related legislative findings and declarations. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those legislative findings and declarations. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 10750 of the Water Code is amended to read: 10750. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that groundwater is a valuable natural resource in California, and groundwater should be managed to ensure both its safe production and its quality. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage local agencies to work cooperatively to manage groundwater resources within their jurisdictions. (b) The Legislaturealsofurther finds and declares that additional study of groundwater resources is necessary to better understand how to manage groundwater effectively , in order to ensure the safe production, quality, and proper storage of groundwater in this state.