California Senate Bill SB881 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 881AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 22, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Senator Corbett FEBRUARY 18, 2011  An act relating to public health.   An act to add Section 65040.7 to the Government Code, relating to land use planning.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 881, as amended, Corbett.  Bottled water.   Land use planning:   renewable energy projects: siting.   Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires the Office of Planning and Research to coordinate, in conjunction with appropriate state, regional, and local agencies, the development of objectives, criteria, and procedures for the orderly evaluation and report of the impact of public and private actions on the environmental quality of the state and as a guide to the preparation of environmental impact reports required of state and local agencies, and to develop a land use policy for the state. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, subject to the availability of funds, to provide technical assistance and grant-in-aid to assist local agencies in siting specified energy production or transmission projects.   This bill would require the Office of Planning and Research, by July 1, 2012, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the Department of Fish and Game, the Public Utilities Commission, and any applicable local agency, to develop and maintain an Internet Web site containing information that covers common issues when siting a renewable energy project, including specified information.   Under existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, the State Department of Public Health is required to license bottled water plants and water vendors and to enforce various quality, reporting, and labeling standards for bottled and vended water. Violation of these provisions is a crime.   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would revise the standards for bottled water labeling to provide the appropriate amount of information to ensure that consumers have access to essential water quality information.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 65040.7 is added to the   Government Code  , to read:   65040.7. By July 1, 2012, the Office of Planning and Research, in consultation with the commission, the Department of Fish and Game, the Public Utilities Commission, and any applicable local agency shall develop and maintain an Internet Web site containing information that covers common issues when siting a renewable energy project, including, but not limited to, information on all of the following: (a) Resources to direct a renewable energy developer to the appropriate permitting agencies. (b) A template that covers basic renewable energy siting requirements. (c) Information on specific siting challenges in each region of the state. (d) Examples of mitigation measures used by renewable energy projects as a condition of permitting.   SECTION 1.   It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would revise the standards for bottled water labeling to provide the appropriate amount of information to ensure that consumers have access to essential water quality information.