CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 636Introduced by Assembly Member GrayFebruary 15, 2019 An act to add Section 13170.7 to the Water Code, relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 636, as introduced, Gray. State Water Resources Control Board: water quality objectives.Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards as the principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to water quality. Existing law requires the state board to formulate and adopt state policy for water quality control. Existing law requires each regional board to formulate and adopt water quality control plans for all areas within the region, as provided. Existing law authorizes the state board to adopt certain water quality control plans. This bill would prohibit the state board from implementing water quality objectives for which the state board makes a certain finding relating to environmental quality until it has submitted the water quality objectives and a statement of that finding to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and each committee has held a hearing on these matters.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 13170.7 is added to the Water Code, to read:13170.7. The state board shall not implement water quality objectives for which the state board adopted a statement of overriding consideration pursuant to Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code until the state board has submitted the water quality objectives and statement of overriding consideration to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and each committee has held a hearing, with notice to the public, during which a representative of the state board shall be available to answer questions about the water quality objectives and the statement of overriding consideration.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 636Introduced by Assembly Member GrayFebruary 15, 2019 An act to add Section 13170.7 to the Water Code, relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 636, as introduced, Gray. State Water Resources Control Board: water quality objectives.Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards as the principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to water quality. Existing law requires the state board to formulate and adopt state policy for water quality control. Existing law requires each regional board to formulate and adopt water quality control plans for all areas within the region, as provided. Existing law authorizes the state board to adopt certain water quality control plans. This bill would prohibit the state board from implementing water quality objectives for which the state board makes a certain finding relating to environmental quality until it has submitted the water quality objectives and a statement of that finding to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and each committee has held a hearing on these matters.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 636
Introduced by Assembly Member GrayFebruary 15, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Gray
February 15, 2019
An act to add Section 13170.7 to the Water Code, relating to water.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 636, as introduced, Gray. State Water Resources Control Board: water quality objectives.
Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards as the principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to water quality. Existing law requires the state board to formulate and adopt state policy for water quality control. Existing law requires each regional board to formulate and adopt water quality control plans for all areas within the region, as provided. Existing law authorizes the state board to adopt certain water quality control plans. This bill would prohibit the state board from implementing water quality objectives for which the state board makes a certain finding relating to environmental quality until it has submitted the water quality objectives and a statement of that finding to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and each committee has held a hearing on these matters.
Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards as the principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to water quality. Existing law requires the state board to formulate and adopt state policy for water quality control. Existing law requires each regional board to formulate and adopt water quality control plans for all areas within the region, as provided. Existing law authorizes the state board to adopt certain water quality control plans.
This bill would prohibit the state board from implementing water quality objectives for which the state board makes a certain finding relating to environmental quality until it has submitted the water quality objectives and a statement of that finding to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and each committee has held a hearing on these matters.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 13170.7 is added to the Water Code, to read:13170.7. The state board shall not implement water quality objectives for which the state board adopted a statement of overriding consideration pursuant to Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code until the state board has submitted the water quality objectives and statement of overriding consideration to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and each committee has held a hearing, with notice to the public, during which a representative of the state board shall be available to answer questions about the water quality objectives and the statement of overriding consideration.
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 13170.7 is added to the Water Code, to read:13170.7. The state board shall not implement water quality objectives for which the state board adopted a statement of overriding consideration pursuant to Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code until the state board has submitted the water quality objectives and statement of overriding consideration to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and each committee has held a hearing, with notice to the public, during which a representative of the state board shall be available to answer questions about the water quality objectives and the statement of overriding consideration.
SECTION 1. Section 13170.7 is added to the Water Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
13170.7. The state board shall not implement water quality objectives for which the state board adopted a statement of overriding consideration pursuant to Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code until the state board has submitted the water quality objectives and statement of overriding consideration to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and each committee has held a hearing, with notice to the public, during which a representative of the state board shall be available to answer questions about the water quality objectives and the statement of overriding consideration.
13170.7. The state board shall not implement water quality objectives for which the state board adopted a statement of overriding consideration pursuant to Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code until the state board has submitted the water quality objectives and statement of overriding consideration to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and each committee has held a hearing, with notice to the public, during which a representative of the state board shall be available to answer questions about the water quality objectives and the statement of overriding consideration.
13170.7. The state board shall not implement water quality objectives for which the state board adopted a statement of overriding consideration pursuant to Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code until the state board has submitted the water quality objectives and statement of overriding consideration to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and each committee has held a hearing, with notice to the public, during which a representative of the state board shall be available to answer questions about the water quality objectives and the statement of overriding consideration.
13170.7. The state board shall not implement water quality objectives for which the state board adopted a statement of overriding consideration pursuant to Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code until the state board has submitted the water quality objectives and statement of overriding consideration to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and each committee has held a hearing, with notice to the public, during which a representative of the state board shall be available to answer questions about the water quality objectives and the statement of overriding consideration.