California 2017 2017-2018 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB560 Amended / Bill

Filed 03/30/2017

                    Amended IN  Assembly  March 30, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 560Introduced by Assembly Member SalasFebruary 14, 2017 An act to amend Section 116760.50 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 560, as amended, Salas. Water storage. Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: priority projects: severely disadvantaged communities.Existing law, the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Law of 1997, establishes the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to provide grants or revolving fund loans for the design and construction of projects for public water systems that will enable those systems to meet safe drinking water standards. Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board to establish eligibility criteria for project financing that is consistent with federal law.This bill, to the extent permitted by federal law, would authorize the board to give priority to projects for water systems that serve severely disadvantaged communities, regardless of population size of the community, on a discretionary, case-by-base basis. Under existing law, various programs provide funds for water projects and facilities, including water storage.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to water storage.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NOYES  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 116760.50 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116760.50. (a) The board shall establish eligibility criteria for project financing pursuant to this chapter that shall be consistent with federal requirements.(b)This section shall become operative on January 1 of the next calendar year occurring after the board provides notice to the Legislature and the Secretary of State and posts notice on its Internet Web site that the board has adopted a policy handbook pursuant to Section 116760.43.(b) To the extent permitted by federal law, the board may give priority to projects for water systems that serve severely disadvantaged communities, regardless of population size of the community, on a discretionary, case-by-case basis.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to water storage.

 Amended IN  Assembly  March 30, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 560Introduced by Assembly Member SalasFebruary 14, 2017 An act to amend Section 116760.50 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 560, as amended, Salas. Water storage. Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: priority projects: severely disadvantaged communities.Existing law, the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Law of 1997, establishes the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to provide grants or revolving fund loans for the design and construction of projects for public water systems that will enable those systems to meet safe drinking water standards. Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board to establish eligibility criteria for project financing that is consistent with federal law.This bill, to the extent permitted by federal law, would authorize the board to give priority to projects for water systems that serve severely disadvantaged communities, regardless of population size of the community, on a discretionary, case-by-base basis. Under existing law, various programs provide funds for water projects and facilities, including water storage.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to water storage.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NOYES  Local Program: NO 

 Amended IN  Assembly  March 30, 2017

Amended IN  Assembly  March 30, 2017

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill No. 560

Introduced by Assembly Member SalasFebruary 14, 2017

Introduced by Assembly Member Salas
February 14, 2017

 An act to amend Section 116760.50 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to water. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 560, as amended, Salas. Water storage. Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: priority projects: severely disadvantaged communities.

Existing law, the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Law of 1997, establishes the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to provide grants or revolving fund loans for the design and construction of projects for public water systems that will enable those systems to meet safe drinking water standards. Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board to establish eligibility criteria for project financing that is consistent with federal law.This bill, to the extent permitted by federal law, would authorize the board to give priority to projects for water systems that serve severely disadvantaged communities, regardless of population size of the community, on a discretionary, case-by-base basis. Under existing law, various programs provide funds for water projects and facilities, including water storage.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to water storage.

Existing law, the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Law of 1997, establishes the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to provide grants or revolving fund loans for the design and construction of projects for public water systems that will enable those systems to meet safe drinking water standards. Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board to establish eligibility criteria for project financing that is consistent with federal law.

This bill, to the extent permitted by federal law, would authorize the board to give priority to projects for water systems that serve severely disadvantaged communities, regardless of population size of the community, on a discretionary, case-by-base basis. 

Under existing law, various programs provide funds for water projects and facilities, including water storage.



This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to water storage.



## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 116760.50 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116760.50. (a) The board shall establish eligibility criteria for project financing pursuant to this chapter that shall be consistent with federal requirements.(b)This section shall become operative on January 1 of the next calendar year occurring after the board provides notice to the Legislature and the Secretary of State and posts notice on its Internet Web site that the board has adopted a policy handbook pursuant to Section 116760.43.(b) To the extent permitted by federal law, the board may give priority to projects for water systems that serve severely disadvantaged communities, regardless of population size of the community, on a discretionary, case-by-case basis.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to water storage.

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 116760.50 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116760.50. (a) The board shall establish eligibility criteria for project financing pursuant to this chapter that shall be consistent with federal requirements.(b)This section shall become operative on January 1 of the next calendar year occurring after the board provides notice to the Legislature and the Secretary of State and posts notice on its Internet Web site that the board has adopted a policy handbook pursuant to Section 116760.43.(b) To the extent permitted by federal law, the board may give priority to projects for water systems that serve severely disadvantaged communities, regardless of population size of the community, on a discretionary, case-by-case basis.

SECTION 1. Section 116760.50 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

### SECTION 1.

116760.50. (a) The board shall establish eligibility criteria for project financing pursuant to this chapter that shall be consistent with federal requirements.(b)This section shall become operative on January 1 of the next calendar year occurring after the board provides notice to the Legislature and the Secretary of State and posts notice on its Internet Web site that the board has adopted a policy handbook pursuant to Section 116760.43.(b) To the extent permitted by federal law, the board may give priority to projects for water systems that serve severely disadvantaged communities, regardless of population size of the community, on a discretionary, case-by-case basis.

116760.50. (a) The board shall establish eligibility criteria for project financing pursuant to this chapter that shall be consistent with federal requirements.(b)This section shall become operative on January 1 of the next calendar year occurring after the board provides notice to the Legislature and the Secretary of State and posts notice on its Internet Web site that the board has adopted a policy handbook pursuant to Section 116760.43.(b) To the extent permitted by federal law, the board may give priority to projects for water systems that serve severely disadvantaged communities, regardless of population size of the community, on a discretionary, case-by-case basis.

116760.50. (a) The board shall establish eligibility criteria for project financing pursuant to this chapter that shall be consistent with federal requirements.(b)This section shall become operative on January 1 of the next calendar year occurring after the board provides notice to the Legislature and the Secretary of State and posts notice on its Internet Web site that the board has adopted a policy handbook pursuant to Section 116760.43.(b) To the extent permitted by federal law, the board may give priority to projects for water systems that serve severely disadvantaged communities, regardless of population size of the community, on a discretionary, case-by-case basis.



116760.50. (a) The board shall establish eligibility criteria for project financing pursuant to this chapter that shall be consistent with federal requirements.

(b)This section shall become operative on January 1 of the next calendar year occurring after the board provides notice to the Legislature and the Secretary of State and posts notice on its Internet Web site that the board has adopted a policy handbook pursuant to Section 116760.43.



(b) To the extent permitted by federal law, the board may give priority to projects for water systems that serve severely disadvantaged communities, regardless of population size of the community, on a discretionary, case-by-case basis.



It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to water storage.