CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1161Introduced by Assembly Member CalderonFebruary 21, 2019 An act to amend Section 116030 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1161, as introduced, Calderon. Recreational water use: wave pools.Existing law provides for the regulation of recreational water use, as specified, including, but not limited to, swimming pools and wave pools. Existing law establishes applicable construction and sanitation standards for public swimming pools, as well as standards pertaining to their operation, maintenance, and use. Existing law exempts an artificially constructed swimming facility in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, as specified, from the construction standards and related regulations, but specifies that the standards and regulations relating to operation, maintenance, and use do apply to those facilities. A violation of the provisions relating to public swimming pools is a misdemeanor.This bill would expressly exempt wave basins in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area from application of the construction standards and regulations, and the operation, maintenance, and use standards and regulations prescribed under existing law.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 116030 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116030. (a) The construction standards as set forth in this article and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall thereto do not apply to any an artificially constructed swimming facility or wave basin in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, including, but not limited to, a manmade lake or swimming lagoon with sand beaches.(b) The requirements of this article and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, pertaining to the operation, maintenance, and use of a public swimming pool, including the quality and purity of the water, lifesaving and other measures to ensure the safety of bathers, and measures to ensure personal cleanliness of bathers shall apply to the swimming facilities described in subdivision (a). (a), with the exception of a wave basin. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1161Introduced by Assembly Member CalderonFebruary 21, 2019 An act to amend Section 116030 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1161, as introduced, Calderon. Recreational water use: wave pools.Existing law provides for the regulation of recreational water use, as specified, including, but not limited to, swimming pools and wave pools. Existing law establishes applicable construction and sanitation standards for public swimming pools, as well as standards pertaining to their operation, maintenance, and use. Existing law exempts an artificially constructed swimming facility in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, as specified, from the construction standards and related regulations, but specifies that the standards and regulations relating to operation, maintenance, and use do apply to those facilities. A violation of the provisions relating to public swimming pools is a misdemeanor.This bill would expressly exempt wave basins in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area from application of the construction standards and regulations, and the operation, maintenance, and use standards and regulations prescribed under existing law.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1161 Introduced by Assembly Member CalderonFebruary 21, 2019 Introduced by Assembly Member Calderon February 21, 2019 An act to amend Section 116030 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1161, as introduced, Calderon. Recreational water use: wave pools. Existing law provides for the regulation of recreational water use, as specified, including, but not limited to, swimming pools and wave pools. Existing law establishes applicable construction and sanitation standards for public swimming pools, as well as standards pertaining to their operation, maintenance, and use. Existing law exempts an artificially constructed swimming facility in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, as specified, from the construction standards and related regulations, but specifies that the standards and regulations relating to operation, maintenance, and use do apply to those facilities. A violation of the provisions relating to public swimming pools is a misdemeanor.This bill would expressly exempt wave basins in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area from application of the construction standards and regulations, and the operation, maintenance, and use standards and regulations prescribed under existing law. Existing law provides for the regulation of recreational water use, as specified, including, but not limited to, swimming pools and wave pools. Existing law establishes applicable construction and sanitation standards for public swimming pools, as well as standards pertaining to their operation, maintenance, and use. Existing law exempts an artificially constructed swimming facility in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, as specified, from the construction standards and related regulations, but specifies that the standards and regulations relating to operation, maintenance, and use do apply to those facilities. A violation of the provisions relating to public swimming pools is a misdemeanor. This bill would expressly exempt wave basins in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area from application of the construction standards and regulations, and the operation, maintenance, and use standards and regulations prescribed under existing law. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 116030 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116030. (a) The construction standards as set forth in this article and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall thereto do not apply to any an artificially constructed swimming facility or wave basin in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, including, but not limited to, a manmade lake or swimming lagoon with sand beaches.(b) The requirements of this article and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, pertaining to the operation, maintenance, and use of a public swimming pool, including the quality and purity of the water, lifesaving and other measures to ensure the safety of bathers, and measures to ensure personal cleanliness of bathers shall apply to the swimming facilities described in subdivision (a). (a), with the exception of a wave basin. 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 116030 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116030. (a) The construction standards as set forth in this article and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall thereto do not apply to any an artificially constructed swimming facility or wave basin in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, including, but not limited to, a manmade lake or swimming lagoon with sand beaches.(b) The requirements of this article and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, pertaining to the operation, maintenance, and use of a public swimming pool, including the quality and purity of the water, lifesaving and other measures to ensure the safety of bathers, and measures to ensure personal cleanliness of bathers shall apply to the swimming facilities described in subdivision (a). (a), with the exception of a wave basin. SECTION 1. Section 116030 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 116030. (a) The construction standards as set forth in this article and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall thereto do not apply to any an artificially constructed swimming facility or wave basin in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, including, but not limited to, a manmade lake or swimming lagoon with sand beaches.(b) The requirements of this article and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, pertaining to the operation, maintenance, and use of a public swimming pool, including the quality and purity of the water, lifesaving and other measures to ensure the safety of bathers, and measures to ensure personal cleanliness of bathers shall apply to the swimming facilities described in subdivision (a). (a), with the exception of a wave basin. 116030. (a) The construction standards as set forth in this article and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall thereto do not apply to any an artificially constructed swimming facility or wave basin in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, including, but not limited to, a manmade lake or swimming lagoon with sand beaches.(b) The requirements of this article and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, pertaining to the operation, maintenance, and use of a public swimming pool, including the quality and purity of the water, lifesaving and other measures to ensure the safety of bathers, and measures to ensure personal cleanliness of bathers shall apply to the swimming facilities described in subdivision (a). (a), with the exception of a wave basin. 116030. (a) The construction standards as set forth in this article and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall thereto do not apply to any an artificially constructed swimming facility or wave basin in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, including, but not limited to, a manmade lake or swimming lagoon with sand beaches.(b) The requirements of this article and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, pertaining to the operation, maintenance, and use of a public swimming pool, including the quality and purity of the water, lifesaving and other measures to ensure the safety of bathers, and measures to ensure personal cleanliness of bathers shall apply to the swimming facilities described in subdivision (a). (a), with the exception of a wave basin. 116030. (a) The construction standards as set forth in this article and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall thereto do not apply to any an artificially constructed swimming facility or wave basin in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface area, including, but not limited to, a manmade lake or swimming lagoon with sand beaches. (b) The requirements of this article and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, pertaining to the operation, maintenance, and use of a public swimming pool, including the quality and purity of the water, lifesaving and other measures to ensure the safety of bathers, and measures to ensure personal cleanliness of bathers shall apply to the swimming facilities described in subdivision (a). (a), with the exception of a wave basin.