California Assembly Bill AB2561 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2561AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 19, 2016 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 12, 2016 INTRODUCED BY  Committee on Veterans Affairs   Assembly Member   Irwin  FEBRUARY 19, 2016  An act to amend Section 1457 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to military and veterans, and making an appropriation therefor.   An act to amend and repeal Section 10912 of the Water Code, relating to water supply.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2561, as amended,  Committee on Veterans Affairs   Irwin  .  Veterans cemeteries.   Water supply planning: projects: photovoltaic or wind energy generation facility.   Existing law requires a city or county that determines that a project, as defined, is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act to identify any public water system that may supply water for the project and to request those public water systems to prepare a specified water supply assessment. If no public water system is identified, the city or county is required to prepare the water supply assessment.   Existing law defines "project" for purposes of these provisions as, among other things, a project that would demand an amount of water equivalent to, or greater than, the amount of water required by a 500 dwelling unit project. For a public water system that has fewer than 5,000 service connections, existing law defines "project" as development that would account for a specified increase in the number of service connections. Existing law, until January 1, 2017, exempts from the definition of "project" a proposed photovoltaic or wind energy generation facility that would demand no more than 75 acre-feet of water annually.   This bill would remove the January 1, 2017, sunset date, which would indefinitely exempt the above-described proposed photovoltaic or wind energy generation facilities from the definition of "project." The bill would thereby extend the duties on local agencies with respect to determining whether a project is subject to the water supply assessment requirements, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program.   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.   Existing law provides for the design, development, and construction of a state-owned and state-operated veterans cemetery at the site of the former Fort Ord. Existing law establishes the California Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Ord Endowment Fund, which is available upon appropriation by the Legislature for design, construction, and maintenance costs of the cemetery. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept donations to be used for the maintenance or beautification of the veterans cemetery. Existing law further requires that those donations be deposited in the endowment fund.   This bill would establish the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Project Donation Fund, and would require that donations for the cemetery for a purpose specified by the donor instead be deposited in the fund, and be expended for the specific veterans cemetery maintenance or beautification project designated by the donor. This bill would continuously appropriate the fund to the department for these purposes.  Vote: majority. Appropriation:  yes   no  . Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program:  no   yes  . THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 10912 of the   Water Code   , as amended by Section 1 of   Chapter 588 of the Statutes of 2011, is amended to read:  10912. For the purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Project" means any of the following: (1) A proposed residential development of more than 500 dwelling units. (2) A proposed shopping center or business establishment employing more than 1,000 persons or having more than 500,000 square feet of floor space. (3) A proposed commercial office building employing more than 1,000 persons or having more than 250,000 square feet of floor space. (4) A proposed hotel or motel, or both, having more than 500 rooms. (5) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), a proposed industrial, manufacturing, or processing plant, or industrial park planned to house more than 1,000 persons, occupying more than 40 acres of land, or having more than 650,000 square feet of floor area. (B) A proposed photovoltaic or wind energy generation facility approved on or after  the effective date of the amendments made to this section at the 2011-12 Regular Session   October 8, 2011,  is not a project if the facility would demand no more than 75 acre-feet of water annually. (6) A mixed-use project that includes one or more of the projects specified in this subdivision. (7) A project that would demand an amount of water equivalent to, or greater than, the amount of water required by a 500 dwelling unit project. (b) If a public water system has fewer than 5,000 service connections, then "project" means any proposed residential, business, commercial, hotel or motel, or industrial development that would account for an increase of 10 percent or more in the number of the public water system's existing service connections, or a mixed-use project that would demand an amount of water equivalent to, or greater than, the amount of water required by residential development that would represent an increase of 10 percent or more in the number of the public water system's existing service connections. (c) "Public water system" means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that has 3,000 or more service connections. A public water system includes all of the following: (1) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facility under control of the operator of the system that is used primarily in connection with the system. (2) Any collection or pretreatment storage facility not under the control of the operator that is used primarily in connection with the system. (3) Any person who treats water on behalf of one or more public water systems for the purpose of rendering it safe for human consumption.  (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends that date.   SEC. 2.   Section 10912 of the  Water Code   , as added by Section 2 of Chapter 588 of the Statutes of 2011, is repealed.   10912. For the purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Project" means any of the following: (1) A proposed residential development of more than 500 dwelling units. (2) A proposed shopping center or business establishment employing more than 1,000 persons or having more than 500,000 square feet of floor space. (3) A proposed commercial office building employing more than 1,000 persons or having more than 250,000 square feet of floor space. (4) A proposed hotel or motel, or both, having more than 500 rooms. (5) A proposed industrial, manufacturing, or processing plant, or industrial park planned to house more than 1,000 persons, occupying more than 40 acres of land, or having more than 650,000 square feet of floor area. (6) A mixed-use project that includes one or more of the projects specified in this subdivision. (7) A project that would demand an amount of water equivalent to, or greater than, the amount of water required by a 500 dwelling unit project. (b) If a public water system has fewer than 5,000 service connections, then "project" means any proposed residential, business, commercial, hotel or motel, or industrial development that would account for an increase of 10 percent or more in the number of the public water system's existing service connections, or a mixed-use project that would demand an amount of water equivalent to, or greater than, the amount of water required by residential development that would represent an increase of 10 percent or more in the number of the public water system's existing service connections. (c) "Public water system" means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that has 3,000 or more service connections. A public water system includes all of the following: (1) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facility under control of the operator of the system that is used primarily in connection with the system. (2) Any collection or pretreatment storage facility not under the control of the operator that is used primarily in connection with the system. (3) Any person who treats water on behalf of one or more public water systems for the purpose of rendering it safe for human consumption. (d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.   SEC. 3.   If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.   SECTION 1.   Section 1457 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read: 1457. (a) Notwithstanding Section 11005 of the Government Code, the veterans cemetery administrator may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, accept donations of personal property, including cash or other gifts, to be used for the maintenance or beautification of the veterans cemetery. (b) Donations in the form of cash that do not have a purpose specified by the donor shall be deposited in the Endowment Fund, and shall be expended for the maintenance and repair of the veterans cemetery upon appropriation by the Legislature. (c) Donations in the form of cash for a purpose specified by the donor shall be deposited in the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Project Donation Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury, and shall be expended for the specified veterans cemetery maintenance or beautification project designated by the donor. (d) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, donations deposited to the credit of the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Project Donation Fund as authorized by subdivision (c) shall be continuously appropriated to the department, without regard to fiscal year.