CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1343Introduced by Assembly Member ChenFebruary 17, 2017 An act to amend Section 10561.7 of the Water Code, relating to stormwater. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1343, as introduced, Chen. Stormwater resources: use of captured water.Existing law, the Stormwater Resource Planning Act, authorizes one or more public agencies to develop a stormwater resource plan that meets specified standards to address the capture of stormwater, as defined, and dry weather runoff, as defined. Existing law authorizes a public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel to use the captured water to the extent that the water augments existing water supplies. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 10561.7 of the Water Code is amended to read:10561.7. (a) A public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, an urban area, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel shall be entitled to use the captured water to the extent that the water augments existing water supplies.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the following:(1) Alter or impair any existing rights.(2) Change existing water rights law.(3) Interfere with, amend, or supersede any existing water rights adjudication or other legally mandated water management plan.(4) Create a groundwater pumping right where a pumping right does not already exist.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1343Introduced by Assembly Member ChenFebruary 17, 2017 An act to amend Section 10561.7 of the Water Code, relating to stormwater. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1343, as introduced, Chen. Stormwater resources: use of captured water.Existing law, the Stormwater Resource Planning Act, authorizes one or more public agencies to develop a stormwater resource plan that meets specified standards to address the capture of stormwater, as defined, and dry weather runoff, as defined. Existing law authorizes a public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel to use the captured water to the extent that the water augments existing water supplies. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1343
Introduced by Assembly Member ChenFebruary 17, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Chen
February 17, 2017
An act to amend Section 10561.7 of the Water Code, relating to stormwater.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1343, as introduced, Chen. Stormwater resources: use of captured water.
Existing law, the Stormwater Resource Planning Act, authorizes one or more public agencies to develop a stormwater resource plan that meets specified standards to address the capture of stormwater, as defined, and dry weather runoff, as defined. Existing law authorizes a public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel to use the captured water to the extent that the water augments existing water supplies. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in these provisions.
Existing law, the Stormwater Resource Planning Act, authorizes one or more public agencies to develop a stormwater resource plan that meets specified standards to address the capture of stormwater, as defined, and dry weather runoff, as defined. Existing law authorizes a public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel to use the captured water to the extent that the water augments existing water supplies.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in these provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 10561.7 of the Water Code is amended to read:10561.7. (a) A public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, an urban area, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel shall be entitled to use the captured water to the extent that the water augments existing water supplies.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the following:(1) Alter or impair any existing rights.(2) Change existing water rights law.(3) Interfere with, amend, or supersede any existing water rights adjudication or other legally mandated water management plan.(4) Create a groundwater pumping right where a pumping right does not already exist.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 10561.7 of the Water Code is amended to read:10561.7. (a) A public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, an urban area, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel shall be entitled to use the captured water to the extent that the water augments existing water supplies.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the following:(1) Alter or impair any existing rights.(2) Change existing water rights law.(3) Interfere with, amend, or supersede any existing water rights adjudication or other legally mandated water management plan.(4) Create a groundwater pumping right where a pumping right does not already exist.
SECTION 1. Section 10561.7 of the Water Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
10561.7. (a) A public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, an urban area, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel shall be entitled to use the captured water to the extent that the water augments existing water supplies.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the following:(1) Alter or impair any existing rights.(2) Change existing water rights law.(3) Interfere with, amend, or supersede any existing water rights adjudication or other legally mandated water management plan.(4) Create a groundwater pumping right where a pumping right does not already exist.
10561.7. (a) A public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, an urban area, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel shall be entitled to use the captured water to the extent that the water augments existing water supplies.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the following:(1) Alter or impair any existing rights.(2) Change existing water rights law.(3) Interfere with, amend, or supersede any existing water rights adjudication or other legally mandated water management plan.(4) Create a groundwater pumping right where a pumping right does not already exist.
10561.7. (a) A public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, an urban area, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel shall be entitled to use the captured water to the extent that the water augments existing water supplies.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the following:(1) Alter or impair any existing rights.(2) Change existing water rights law.(3) Interfere with, amend, or supersede any existing water rights adjudication or other legally mandated water management plan.(4) Create a groundwater pumping right where a pumping right does not already exist.
10561.7. (a) A public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, an urban area, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel shall be entitled to use the captured water to the extent that the water augments existing water supplies.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the following:
(1) Alter or impair any existing rights.
(2) Change existing water rights law.
(3) Interfere with, amend, or supersede any existing water rights adjudication or other legally mandated water management plan.
(4) Create a groundwater pumping right where a pumping right does not already exist.