California Assembly Bill AB627 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 627INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bill Berryhill FEBRUARY 16, 2011 An act to amend Section 147 of the Water Code, relating to the State Water Resources Development System. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 627, as introduced, Bill Berryhill. State Water Resources Development System: annual report. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to prepare, and submit to the fiscal committees of the Legislature, an annual report relating to the budget for the State Water Resources Development System, and prescribes the information to be included in the annual report. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this requirement. 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 147 of the Water Code is amended to read: 147. (a) On or before January 10, 2010, and annually thereafter, the department shall prepare  ,  and submit to the chairpersons of the fiscal committees of the Legislature  ,  a report with regard to the budget for the State Water Resources Development System. (b) The department shall include in the report all of the following information: (1) A description of the expenditures made, or projected to be made, as applicable, on behalf of the State Water Resources Development System, by program and fund, and of the total revenues expended, or projected to be expended, as applicable, for that system, including each fund source. (2) A description of the positions within the department that carry out functions related to the State Water Resources Development System, and the total number of those positions. (3) A description of any funds, other than funds generated by the State Water Resources Development System, that are expended, or projected to be expended, as applicable, for the State Water Resources Development System, including those funds used for cost-sharing purposes. (4) An itemization of all contracts related to the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan financed, or projected to be financed, as applicable, in full or in part with funds generated by the State Water Resources Development System, including the dollar amount of those contracts and a brief description of the purposes of those contracts. (c) The department shall include in each report information relating to three fiscal years  that include   including  the two completed fiscal years that immediately precede the year in which the report is due, along with  the  applicable information for the fiscal year in which the report is due. The department shall prepare the first report required under subdivision (a) for the 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10 fiscal years.