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1-Enrolled September 03, 2020 Passed IN Senate August 31, 2020 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2020 Amended IN Assembly August 25, 2020 Amended IN Assembly July 03, 2019 Amended IN Senate May 17, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 559Introduced by Senator Hurtado(Principal coauthors: Senators Borgeas, Caballero, and Grove)(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Bigelow, Fong, Mathis, Patterson, and Salas)February 22, 2019 An act to add and repeal Section 140.5 of the Water Code, relating to water.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 559, Hurtado. Department of Water Resources: federal funding: Friant-Kern Canal.Under existing law, the United States Bureau of Reclamation operates the federal Central Valley Project and the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Project to supply water to persons and entities in the state. Existing law requires the Friant-Kern Canal to be of such capacity as the department determines necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by the canal.This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to report to the Legislature, no later than March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, as specified. The bill would require the department to include in its report a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35%, and how the money will be spent.This bill would make these provisions inoperative on March 31, 2025, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2026.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 140.5 is added to the Water Code, to read:140.5. (a) The department shall report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, including whether the restoration is to original design capacity or a different capacity.(b) The report shall include a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35 percent of the total cost, and how the money will be spent.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on March 31, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
1+Amended IN Assembly August 25, 2020 Amended IN Assembly July 03, 2019 Amended IN Senate May 17, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 559Introduced by Senator Hurtado(Principal coauthors: Senators Borgeas, Caballero, and Grove)(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Bigelow, Fong, Mathis, Patterson, and Salas)February 22, 2019 An act to add and repeal Section 140.5 of the Water Code, relating to water.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 559, as amended, Hurtado. California Water Commission: grant: Department of Water Resources: federal funding: Friant-Kern Canal.Under existing law, the United States Bureau of Reclamation operates the federal Central Valley Project and the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Project to supply water to persons and entities in the state. Existing law requires the Friant-Kern Canal to be of such capacity as the department determines necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by the canal. Existing law establishes the California Water Commission, consisting of 9 members appointed by the Governor, in the department.This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to report to the Legislature, no later than March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, as specified. The bill would require the department to include in its report a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35%, and how the money will be spent.This bill would make these provisions inoperative on March 31, 2025, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2026.This bill would require the commission to make a grant of $400,000,000 to a specified joint powers authority to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, subject to an appropriation. The bill, among other things, would require the grant to be part of a comprehensive solution to groundwater sustainability and subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley and would require the joint powers authority to demonstrate a funding match of at least 35% from user fees, local sources, federal funding, or a combination of these sources.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 140.5 is added to the Water Code, to read:140.5. (a) The department shall report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, including whether the restoration is to original design capacity or a different capacity.(b) The report shall include a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35 percent of the total cost, and how the money will be spent.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on March 31, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.SECTION 1.(a)The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(1)The Friant-Kern Canal is the main water conveyance feature on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley and also the primary delivery mechanism for water that is used for groundwater recharge.(2)The canal has lost about 1,200 cubic feet per second of carrying capacity through a portion of the canal that should be capable of carrying at least 3 times as much.(3)In 2017, more than 300,000 acre-feet of water was not delivered to recharge groundwater aquifers in some of Californias most critically overdrafted basins as a result of the loss of capacity in the canal.(b)Subject to an appropriation in the Budget Act or another statute for this purpose, the California Water Commission shall provide a grant of four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) to the Friant Water Authority to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, subject to all of the following:(1)The grant shall be part of a comprehensive solution to groundwater sustainability and subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley, developed in coordination with other entities in the region, including public, private, and academic institutions.(2)The authority shall demonstrate that the project funded with the grant will result in groundwater recharge, water supply benefits, and transportation benefits, including replacement of existing bridges within the project area, in communities served by the canal. The authority shall provide two public briefings per year to the commission to review the progress of the project and receive public input.(3)The authority may make investments, including in groundwater recharge facilities, to support the development of safe and reliable drinking water supplies for failing public water systems, state small water systems, and domestic wells.(4)The grant shall be provided to the authority in increments of not more than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) upon request by the authority.(5)The authority shall demonstrate a match of at least 35 percent of the grant funding from user fees, local sources, federal funding, or a combination of these sources.(6)The authority shall spend no more than 10 percent of grant funding for planning purposes, including the preparation of environmental review documents. Planning costs shall not include costs associated with the acquisition of additional rights-of-way, if required.(7)Notwithstanding Section 16304 of the Government Code, the commission shall set encumbrance and liquidation limits on grant funding provided pursuant to this subdivision, in coordination with the Department of Finance and the authority.(c)For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1)Authority means the Friant Water Authority.(2)Canal means the Friant-Kern Canal.(3)Commission means the California Water Commission.(4)Public water system has the same meaning as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.(5)State small water system has the same meaning as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.
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3- Enrolled September 03, 2020 Passed IN Senate August 31, 2020 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2020 Amended IN Assembly August 25, 2020 Amended IN Assembly July 03, 2019 Amended IN Senate May 17, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 559Introduced by Senator Hurtado(Principal coauthors: Senators Borgeas, Caballero, and Grove)(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Bigelow, Fong, Mathis, Patterson, and Salas)February 22, 2019 An act to add and repeal Section 140.5 of the Water Code, relating to water.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 559, Hurtado. Department of Water Resources: federal funding: Friant-Kern Canal.Under existing law, the United States Bureau of Reclamation operates the federal Central Valley Project and the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Project to supply water to persons and entities in the state. Existing law requires the Friant-Kern Canal to be of such capacity as the department determines necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by the canal.This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to report to the Legislature, no later than March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, as specified. The bill would require the department to include in its report a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35%, and how the money will be spent.This bill would make these provisions inoperative on March 31, 2025, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2026.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
3+ Amended IN Assembly August 25, 2020 Amended IN Assembly July 03, 2019 Amended IN Senate May 17, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 559Introduced by Senator Hurtado(Principal coauthors: Senators Borgeas, Caballero, and Grove)(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Bigelow, Fong, Mathis, Patterson, and Salas)February 22, 2019 An act to add and repeal Section 140.5 of the Water Code, relating to water.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 559, as amended, Hurtado. California Water Commission: grant: Department of Water Resources: federal funding: Friant-Kern Canal.Under existing law, the United States Bureau of Reclamation operates the federal Central Valley Project and the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Project to supply water to persons and entities in the state. Existing law requires the Friant-Kern Canal to be of such capacity as the department determines necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by the canal. Existing law establishes the California Water Commission, consisting of 9 members appointed by the Governor, in the department.This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to report to the Legislature, no later than March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, as specified. The bill would require the department to include in its report a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35%, and how the money will be spent.This bill would make these provisions inoperative on March 31, 2025, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2026.This bill would require the commission to make a grant of $400,000,000 to a specified joint powers authority to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, subject to an appropriation. The bill, among other things, would require the grant to be part of a comprehensive solution to groundwater sustainability and subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley and would require the joint powers authority to demonstrate a funding match of at least 35% from user fees, local sources, federal funding, or a combination of these sources.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
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33-Under existing law, the United States Bureau of Reclamation operates the federal Central Valley Project and the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Project to supply water to persons and entities in the state. Existing law requires the Friant-Kern Canal to be of such capacity as the department determines necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by the canal.This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to report to the Legislature, no later than March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, as specified. The bill would require the department to include in its report a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35%, and how the money will be spent.This bill would make these provisions inoperative on March 31, 2025, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2026.
30+Under existing law, the United States Bureau of Reclamation operates the federal Central Valley Project and the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Project to supply water to persons and entities in the state. Existing law requires the Friant-Kern Canal to be of such capacity as the department determines necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by the canal. Existing law establishes the California Water Commission, consisting of 9 members appointed by the Governor, in the department.This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to report to the Legislature, no later than March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, as specified. The bill would require the department to include in its report a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35%, and how the money will be spent.This bill would make these provisions inoperative on March 31, 2025, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2026.This bill would require the commission to make a grant of $400,000,000 to a specified joint powers authority to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, subject to an appropriation. The bill, among other things, would require the grant to be part of a comprehensive solution to groundwater sustainability and subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley and would require the joint powers authority to demonstrate a funding match of at least 35% from user fees, local sources, federal funding, or a combination of these sources.
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35-Under existing law, the United States Bureau of Reclamation operates the federal Central Valley Project and the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Project to supply water to persons and entities in the state. Existing law requires the Friant-Kern Canal to be of such capacity as the department determines necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by the canal.
32+Under existing law, the United States Bureau of Reclamation operates the federal Central Valley Project and the Department of Water Resources operates the State Water Project to supply water to persons and entities in the state. Existing law requires the Friant-Kern Canal to be of such capacity as the department determines necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by the canal. Existing law establishes the California Water Commission, consisting of 9 members appointed by the Governor, in the department.
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3734 This bill would require the Department of Water Resources to report to the Legislature, no later than March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, as specified. The bill would require the department to include in its report a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35%, and how the money will be spent.
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38+This bill would require the commission to make a grant of $400,000,000 to a specified joint powers authority to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, subject to an appropriation. The bill, among other things, would require the grant to be part of a comprehensive solution to groundwater sustainability and subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley and would require the joint powers authority to demonstrate a funding match of at least 35% from user fees, local sources, federal funding, or a combination of these sources.
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45-The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 140.5 is added to the Water Code, to read:140.5. (a) The department shall report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, including whether the restoration is to original design capacity or a different capacity.(b) The report shall include a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35 percent of the total cost, and how the money will be spent.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on March 31, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
46+The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 140.5 is added to the Water Code, to read:140.5. (a) The department shall report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, including whether the restoration is to original design capacity or a different capacity.(b) The report shall include a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35 percent of the total cost, and how the money will be spent.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on March 31, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.SECTION 1.(a)The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(1)The Friant-Kern Canal is the main water conveyance feature on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley and also the primary delivery mechanism for water that is used for groundwater recharge.(2)The canal has lost about 1,200 cubic feet per second of carrying capacity through a portion of the canal that should be capable of carrying at least 3 times as much.(3)In 2017, more than 300,000 acre-feet of water was not delivered to recharge groundwater aquifers in some of Californias most critically overdrafted basins as a result of the loss of capacity in the canal.(b)Subject to an appropriation in the Budget Act or another statute for this purpose, the California Water Commission shall provide a grant of four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) to the Friant Water Authority to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, subject to all of the following:(1)The grant shall be part of a comprehensive solution to groundwater sustainability and subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley, developed in coordination with other entities in the region, including public, private, and academic institutions.(2)The authority shall demonstrate that the project funded with the grant will result in groundwater recharge, water supply benefits, and transportation benefits, including replacement of existing bridges within the project area, in communities served by the canal. The authority shall provide two public briefings per year to the commission to review the progress of the project and receive public input.(3)The authority may make investments, including in groundwater recharge facilities, to support the development of safe and reliable drinking water supplies for failing public water systems, state small water systems, and domestic wells.(4)The grant shall be provided to the authority in increments of not more than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) upon request by the authority.(5)The authority shall demonstrate a match of at least 35 percent of the grant funding from user fees, local sources, federal funding, or a combination of these sources.(6)The authority shall spend no more than 10 percent of grant funding for planning purposes, including the preparation of environmental review documents. Planning costs shall not include costs associated with the acquisition of additional rights-of-way, if required.(7)Notwithstanding Section 16304 of the Government Code, the commission shall set encumbrance and liquidation limits on grant funding provided pursuant to this subdivision, in coordination with the Department of Finance and the authority.(c)For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1)Authority means the Friant Water Authority.(2)Canal means the Friant-Kern Canal.(3)Commission means the California Water Commission.(4)Public water system has the same meaning as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.(5)State small water system has the same meaning as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.
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5152 SECTION 1. Section 140.5 is added to the Water Code, to read:140.5. (a) The department shall report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, including whether the restoration is to original design capacity or a different capacity.(b) The report shall include a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35 percent of the total cost, and how the money will be spent.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on March 31, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
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5758 140.5. (a) The department shall report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, including whether the restoration is to original design capacity or a different capacity.(b) The report shall include a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35 percent of the total cost, and how the money will be spent.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on March 31, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
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5960 140.5. (a) The department shall report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, including whether the restoration is to original design capacity or a different capacity.(b) The report shall include a proposal for the state to pay a share of the project cost, not to exceed 35 percent of the total cost, and how the money will be spent.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on March 31, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
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6566 140.5. (a) The department shall report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before March 31, 2021, on federal funding approved by the United States Congress in its 2021 Congressional Budget Resolution and related appropriations bills or otherwise provided to the Friant Water Authority or other government agency to restore the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal, including whether the restoration is to original design capacity or a different capacity.
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