BILL NUMBER: SB 1114INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Allen FEBRUARY 17, 2016 An act to amend Section 10565 of the Water Code, relating to stormwater. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1114, as introduced, Allen. Stormwater resource planning: project funding. Existing law, the Stormwater Resources Planning Act, authorizes one or more public agencies to develop a stormwater resource plan. The act requires the State Water Resources Control Board, by July 1, 2016, to establish guidance for purposes of the act. The act requires, with certain exceptions, the development of a stormwater resource plan and compliance with the act to receive grants for stormwater and dry weather runoff capture projects from a bond act approved by the voters after January 1, 2014. This bill, by March 1, 2017, would require the board to include as part of its guidance a list of potential funding sources available to a public agency to fund projects identified in a public agency's stormwater resource plan. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 10565 of the Water Code is amended to read: 10565. (a) By July 1, 2016, the board shall establish guidance for this part that shall include, but is not limited to, the following:(a)(1) Identifying types of local agencies and nongovernmental organizations that need to be consulted in developing a stormwater resource plan.(b)(2) Defining appropriate quantitative methods for identifying and prioritizing opportunities for stormwater and dry weather runoff capture projects.(c)(3) Defining the appropriate geographic scale of watersheds for stormwater resource planning.(d)(4) Other guidance the board deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of this part. (b) By March 1, 2017, the board shall include as part of its guidance for this part a list of potential funding sources available to a public agency to fund projects identified in a public agency's stormwater resource plan.