California Senate Bill SB1259 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1259INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Pavley FEBRUARY 21, 2014 An act to amend Section 8608 of the Water Code, relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1259, as introduced, Pavley. Reclamation Board. Existing law requires the Central Valley Flood Protection Board to establish and enforce standards for the maintenance and operation of flood control facilities under its jurisdiction. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. 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 8608 of the Water Code is amended to read: 8608. The board shall establish and enforce standards for the maintenance and operation of levees, channels, and other flood control works of an authorized project or an adopted plan, including but not limited  to   to,  standards for encroachment, construction,  vegetation   vegetation management,  and erosion control measures. In adopting  such   the  standards, the board shall give full consideration to fish and wildlife,  recreation   recreation,  and environmental factors. Any violation of  such   the  adopted standards without the permission of the board is a public nuisance, and the board may commence and maintain suit in the name of the people of the state for the prevention or abatement of the nuisance.