Amended IN Assembly May 10, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 27, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1757Introduced by Assembly Member Ward HaneyFebruary 02, 2022An act to amend Sections 10723 and 10723.8 of the Water Code, relating to groundwater.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1757, as amended, Ward Haney. Groundwater sustainability agency.Existing law declares that resource conservation is of fundamental importance to the prosperity and welfare of the people of this state and provides for the organization and operation of resource conservation districts for the purposes of soil and water conservation, among other related purposes.Existing law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires all groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the Department of Water Resources that are designated as basins subject to critical conditions of overdraft to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2020, and requires all other groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2022, except as specified. The act authorizes any local agency or combination of local agencies overlying a groundwater basin to decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin. Existing law governs the formation of a groundwater sustainability agency.This bill would authorize a conservation district overlying a groundwater basin in this state to decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin and would make the law governing the formation of a groundwater sustainability agency applicable to that district.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 10723 of the Water Code is amended to read:10723. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), any local agency or combination of local agencies, or a conservation district, overlying a groundwater basin may decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin.(b) Before deciding to become a groundwater sustainability agency, and after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the local agency or agencies, or a conservation district, shall hold a public hearing in the county or counties overlying the basin.(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the following agencies created by statute to manage groundwater shall be deemed the exclusive local agencies within their respective statutory boundaries with powers to comply with this part:(A) Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7.(B) Alameda County Water District.(C) Desert Water Agency.(D) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency.(E) Honey Lake Valley Groundwater Management District.(F) Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(G) Long Valley Groundwater Management District.(H) Mendocino City Community Services District.(I) Mono County Tri-Valley Groundwater Management District.(J) Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.(K) North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(L) Ojai Groundwater Management Agency.(M) Orange County Water District.(N) Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency.(O) San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(P) Santa Clara Valley Water District.(Q) Sierra Valley Groundwater Management District.(R) Willow Creek Groundwater Management Agency.(2) An agency identified in this subdivision paragraph (1) may opt out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency within its statutory boundaries by sending a notice to the department, which shall be posted on the departments internet website within 15 days of receipt. If an agency identified in paragraph (1) opts out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency, any other local agency or combination of local agencies operating within the statutory boundaries of the agency that has opted out may notify the department pursuant to Section 10723.8 of its decision to be the groundwater sustainability agency.(3) A local agency listed in paragraph (1) may comply with this part by meeting the requirements of Section 10733.6 or opting to become a groundwater sustainability agency pursuant to this section. A local agency with authority to implement a basin-specific management plan pursuant to its principal act shall not exercise any authorities granted in this part in a manner inconsistent with any prohibitions or limitations in its principal act unless the governing board of the local agency makes a finding that the agency is unable to sustainably manage the basin without the prohibited authority.(d) The decision of a local agency or combination of agencies, or a conservation district, to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect as provided in Section 10723.8.SEC. 2. Section 10723.8 of the Water Code is amended to read:10723.8. (a) Within 30 days of deciding to become or form a groundwater sustainability agency, the local agency or combination of local agencies, or the conservation district, shall inform the department of its decision and its intent to undertake sustainable groundwater management. The notification shall include the following information, as applicable:(1) The service area boundaries, the boundaries of the basin or portion of the basin the agency intends to manage pursuant to this part, and the other agencies managing or proposing to manage groundwater within the basin.(2) A copy of the resolution forming the new agency.(3) A copy of any new bylaws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.(4) A list of interested parties developed pursuant to Section 10723.2 and an explanation of how their interests will be considered in the development and operation of the groundwater sustainability agency and the development and implementation of the agencys sustainability plan.(b) The department shall post all complete notices received under this section on its internet website within 15 days of receipt.(c) The decision to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect 90 days after the department posts notice under subdivision (b) if no other local agency submits a notification under subdivision (a) of its intent to undertake groundwater management in all or a portion of the same area. If another notification is filed within the 90-day period, the decision shall not take effect unless the other notification is withdrawn or modified to eliminate any overlap in the areas proposed to be managed. The local agencies shall seek to reach agreement to allow prompt designation of a groundwater sustainability agency. If agreement is reached involving a material change from the information in the posted notice, a new notification shall be submitted under subdivision (a) and the department shall post notice under subdivision (b).(d) Except as provided in subdivisions (e) and (f), after the decision to be a groundwater sustainability agency takes effect, the groundwater sustainability agency shall be presumed to be the exclusive groundwater sustainability agency within the area of the basin within the service area of the local agency or conservation district that the local agency or conservation district is managing as described in the notice.(e) A groundwater sustainability agency may withdraw from managing a basin by notifying the department in writing of its intent to withdraw.(f) This section does not preclude the board from taking an action pursuant to Section 10735.6.
Amended IN Assembly May 10, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 27, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1757Introduced by Assembly Member Ward HaneyFebruary 02, 2022An act to amend Sections 10723 and 10723.8 of the Water Code, relating to groundwater.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1757, as amended, Ward Haney. Groundwater sustainability agency.Existing law declares that resource conservation is of fundamental importance to the prosperity and welfare of the people of this state and provides for the organization and operation of resource conservation districts for the purposes of soil and water conservation, among other related purposes.Existing law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires all groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the Department of Water Resources that are designated as basins subject to critical conditions of overdraft to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2020, and requires all other groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2022, except as specified. The act authorizes any local agency or combination of local agencies overlying a groundwater basin to decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin. Existing law governs the formation of a groundwater sustainability agency.This bill would authorize a conservation district overlying a groundwater basin in this state to decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin and would make the law governing the formation of a groundwater sustainability agency applicable to that district.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 10, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 27, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2022
Amended IN Assembly May 10, 2022
Amended IN Assembly April 27, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1757
Introduced by Assembly Member Ward HaneyFebruary 02, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Ward Haney
February 02, 2022
An act to amend Sections 10723 and 10723.8 of the Water Code, relating to groundwater.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1757, as amended, Ward Haney. Groundwater sustainability agency.
Existing law declares that resource conservation is of fundamental importance to the prosperity and welfare of the people of this state and provides for the organization and operation of resource conservation districts for the purposes of soil and water conservation, among other related purposes.Existing law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires all groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the Department of Water Resources that are designated as basins subject to critical conditions of overdraft to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2020, and requires all other groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2022, except as specified. The act authorizes any local agency or combination of local agencies overlying a groundwater basin to decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin. Existing law governs the formation of a groundwater sustainability agency.This bill would authorize a conservation district overlying a groundwater basin in this state to decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin and would make the law governing the formation of a groundwater sustainability agency applicable to that district.
Existing law declares that resource conservation is of fundamental importance to the prosperity and welfare of the people of this state and provides for the organization and operation of resource conservation districts for the purposes of soil and water conservation, among other related purposes.
Existing law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires all groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the Department of Water Resources that are designated as basins subject to critical conditions of overdraft to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2020, and requires all other groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2022, except as specified. The act authorizes any local agency or combination of local agencies overlying a groundwater basin to decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin. Existing law governs the formation of a groundwater sustainability agency.
This bill would authorize a conservation district overlying a groundwater basin in this state to decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin and would make the law governing the formation of a groundwater sustainability agency applicable to that district.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 10723 of the Water Code is amended to read:10723. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), any local agency or combination of local agencies, or a conservation district, overlying a groundwater basin may decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin.(b) Before deciding to become a groundwater sustainability agency, and after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the local agency or agencies, or a conservation district, shall hold a public hearing in the county or counties overlying the basin.(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the following agencies created by statute to manage groundwater shall be deemed the exclusive local agencies within their respective statutory boundaries with powers to comply with this part:(A) Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7.(B) Alameda County Water District.(C) Desert Water Agency.(D) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency.(E) Honey Lake Valley Groundwater Management District.(F) Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(G) Long Valley Groundwater Management District.(H) Mendocino City Community Services District.(I) Mono County Tri-Valley Groundwater Management District.(J) Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.(K) North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(L) Ojai Groundwater Management Agency.(M) Orange County Water District.(N) Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency.(O) San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(P) Santa Clara Valley Water District.(Q) Sierra Valley Groundwater Management District.(R) Willow Creek Groundwater Management Agency.(2) An agency identified in this subdivision paragraph (1) may opt out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency within its statutory boundaries by sending a notice to the department, which shall be posted on the departments internet website within 15 days of receipt. If an agency identified in paragraph (1) opts out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency, any other local agency or combination of local agencies operating within the statutory boundaries of the agency that has opted out may notify the department pursuant to Section 10723.8 of its decision to be the groundwater sustainability agency.(3) A local agency listed in paragraph (1) may comply with this part by meeting the requirements of Section 10733.6 or opting to become a groundwater sustainability agency pursuant to this section. A local agency with authority to implement a basin-specific management plan pursuant to its principal act shall not exercise any authorities granted in this part in a manner inconsistent with any prohibitions or limitations in its principal act unless the governing board of the local agency makes a finding that the agency is unable to sustainably manage the basin without the prohibited authority.(d) The decision of a local agency or combination of agencies, or a conservation district, to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect as provided in Section 10723.8.SEC. 2. Section 10723.8 of the Water Code is amended to read:10723.8. (a) Within 30 days of deciding to become or form a groundwater sustainability agency, the local agency or combination of local agencies, or the conservation district, shall inform the department of its decision and its intent to undertake sustainable groundwater management. The notification shall include the following information, as applicable:(1) The service area boundaries, the boundaries of the basin or portion of the basin the agency intends to manage pursuant to this part, and the other agencies managing or proposing to manage groundwater within the basin.(2) A copy of the resolution forming the new agency.(3) A copy of any new bylaws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.(4) A list of interested parties developed pursuant to Section 10723.2 and an explanation of how their interests will be considered in the development and operation of the groundwater sustainability agency and the development and implementation of the agencys sustainability plan.(b) The department shall post all complete notices received under this section on its internet website within 15 days of receipt.(c) The decision to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect 90 days after the department posts notice under subdivision (b) if no other local agency submits a notification under subdivision (a) of its intent to undertake groundwater management in all or a portion of the same area. If another notification is filed within the 90-day period, the decision shall not take effect unless the other notification is withdrawn or modified to eliminate any overlap in the areas proposed to be managed. The local agencies shall seek to reach agreement to allow prompt designation of a groundwater sustainability agency. If agreement is reached involving a material change from the information in the posted notice, a new notification shall be submitted under subdivision (a) and the department shall post notice under subdivision (b).(d) Except as provided in subdivisions (e) and (f), after the decision to be a groundwater sustainability agency takes effect, the groundwater sustainability agency shall be presumed to be the exclusive groundwater sustainability agency within the area of the basin within the service area of the local agency or conservation district that the local agency or conservation district is managing as described in the notice.(e) A groundwater sustainability agency may withdraw from managing a basin by notifying the department in writing of its intent to withdraw.(f) This section does not preclude the board from taking an action pursuant to Section 10735.6.
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 10723 of the Water Code is amended to read:10723. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), any local agency or combination of local agencies, or a conservation district, overlying a groundwater basin may decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin.(b) Before deciding to become a groundwater sustainability agency, and after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the local agency or agencies, or a conservation district, shall hold a public hearing in the county or counties overlying the basin.(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the following agencies created by statute to manage groundwater shall be deemed the exclusive local agencies within their respective statutory boundaries with powers to comply with this part:(A) Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7.(B) Alameda County Water District.(C) Desert Water Agency.(D) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency.(E) Honey Lake Valley Groundwater Management District.(F) Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(G) Long Valley Groundwater Management District.(H) Mendocino City Community Services District.(I) Mono County Tri-Valley Groundwater Management District.(J) Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.(K) North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(L) Ojai Groundwater Management Agency.(M) Orange County Water District.(N) Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency.(O) San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(P) Santa Clara Valley Water District.(Q) Sierra Valley Groundwater Management District.(R) Willow Creek Groundwater Management Agency.(2) An agency identified in this subdivision paragraph (1) may opt out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency within its statutory boundaries by sending a notice to the department, which shall be posted on the departments internet website within 15 days of receipt. If an agency identified in paragraph (1) opts out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency, any other local agency or combination of local agencies operating within the statutory boundaries of the agency that has opted out may notify the department pursuant to Section 10723.8 of its decision to be the groundwater sustainability agency.(3) A local agency listed in paragraph (1) may comply with this part by meeting the requirements of Section 10733.6 or opting to become a groundwater sustainability agency pursuant to this section. A local agency with authority to implement a basin-specific management plan pursuant to its principal act shall not exercise any authorities granted in this part in a manner inconsistent with any prohibitions or limitations in its principal act unless the governing board of the local agency makes a finding that the agency is unable to sustainably manage the basin without the prohibited authority.(d) The decision of a local agency or combination of agencies, or a conservation district, to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect as provided in Section 10723.8.
SECTION 1. Section 10723 of the Water Code is amended to read:
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10723. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), any local agency or combination of local agencies, or a conservation district, overlying a groundwater basin may decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin.(b) Before deciding to become a groundwater sustainability agency, and after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the local agency or agencies, or a conservation district, shall hold a public hearing in the county or counties overlying the basin.(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the following agencies created by statute to manage groundwater shall be deemed the exclusive local agencies within their respective statutory boundaries with powers to comply with this part:(A) Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7.(B) Alameda County Water District.(C) Desert Water Agency.(D) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency.(E) Honey Lake Valley Groundwater Management District.(F) Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(G) Long Valley Groundwater Management District.(H) Mendocino City Community Services District.(I) Mono County Tri-Valley Groundwater Management District.(J) Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.(K) North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(L) Ojai Groundwater Management Agency.(M) Orange County Water District.(N) Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency.(O) San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(P) Santa Clara Valley Water District.(Q) Sierra Valley Groundwater Management District.(R) Willow Creek Groundwater Management Agency.(2) An agency identified in this subdivision paragraph (1) may opt out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency within its statutory boundaries by sending a notice to the department, which shall be posted on the departments internet website within 15 days of receipt. If an agency identified in paragraph (1) opts out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency, any other local agency or combination of local agencies operating within the statutory boundaries of the agency that has opted out may notify the department pursuant to Section 10723.8 of its decision to be the groundwater sustainability agency.(3) A local agency listed in paragraph (1) may comply with this part by meeting the requirements of Section 10733.6 or opting to become a groundwater sustainability agency pursuant to this section. A local agency with authority to implement a basin-specific management plan pursuant to its principal act shall not exercise any authorities granted in this part in a manner inconsistent with any prohibitions or limitations in its principal act unless the governing board of the local agency makes a finding that the agency is unable to sustainably manage the basin without the prohibited authority.(d) The decision of a local agency or combination of agencies, or a conservation district, to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect as provided in Section 10723.8.
10723. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), any local agency or combination of local agencies, or a conservation district, overlying a groundwater basin may decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin.(b) Before deciding to become a groundwater sustainability agency, and after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the local agency or agencies, or a conservation district, shall hold a public hearing in the county or counties overlying the basin.(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the following agencies created by statute to manage groundwater shall be deemed the exclusive local agencies within their respective statutory boundaries with powers to comply with this part:(A) Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7.(B) Alameda County Water District.(C) Desert Water Agency.(D) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency.(E) Honey Lake Valley Groundwater Management District.(F) Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(G) Long Valley Groundwater Management District.(H) Mendocino City Community Services District.(I) Mono County Tri-Valley Groundwater Management District.(J) Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.(K) North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(L) Ojai Groundwater Management Agency.(M) Orange County Water District.(N) Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency.(O) San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(P) Santa Clara Valley Water District.(Q) Sierra Valley Groundwater Management District.(R) Willow Creek Groundwater Management Agency.(2) An agency identified in this subdivision paragraph (1) may opt out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency within its statutory boundaries by sending a notice to the department, which shall be posted on the departments internet website within 15 days of receipt. If an agency identified in paragraph (1) opts out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency, any other local agency or combination of local agencies operating within the statutory boundaries of the agency that has opted out may notify the department pursuant to Section 10723.8 of its decision to be the groundwater sustainability agency.(3) A local agency listed in paragraph (1) may comply with this part by meeting the requirements of Section 10733.6 or opting to become a groundwater sustainability agency pursuant to this section. A local agency with authority to implement a basin-specific management plan pursuant to its principal act shall not exercise any authorities granted in this part in a manner inconsistent with any prohibitions or limitations in its principal act unless the governing board of the local agency makes a finding that the agency is unable to sustainably manage the basin without the prohibited authority.(d) The decision of a local agency or combination of agencies, or a conservation district, to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect as provided in Section 10723.8.
10723. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), any local agency or combination of local agencies, or a conservation district, overlying a groundwater basin may decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin.(b) Before deciding to become a groundwater sustainability agency, and after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the local agency or agencies, or a conservation district, shall hold a public hearing in the county or counties overlying the basin.(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the following agencies created by statute to manage groundwater shall be deemed the exclusive local agencies within their respective statutory boundaries with powers to comply with this part:(A) Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7.(B) Alameda County Water District.(C) Desert Water Agency.(D) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency.(E) Honey Lake Valley Groundwater Management District.(F) Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(G) Long Valley Groundwater Management District.(H) Mendocino City Community Services District.(I) Mono County Tri-Valley Groundwater Management District.(J) Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.(K) North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(L) Ojai Groundwater Management Agency.(M) Orange County Water District.(N) Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency.(O) San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Groundwater Sustainability Agency.(P) Santa Clara Valley Water District.(Q) Sierra Valley Groundwater Management District.(R) Willow Creek Groundwater Management Agency.(2) An agency identified in this subdivision paragraph (1) may opt out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency within its statutory boundaries by sending a notice to the department, which shall be posted on the departments internet website within 15 days of receipt. If an agency identified in paragraph (1) opts out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency, any other local agency or combination of local agencies operating within the statutory boundaries of the agency that has opted out may notify the department pursuant to Section 10723.8 of its decision to be the groundwater sustainability agency.(3) A local agency listed in paragraph (1) may comply with this part by meeting the requirements of Section 10733.6 or opting to become a groundwater sustainability agency pursuant to this section. A local agency with authority to implement a basin-specific management plan pursuant to its principal act shall not exercise any authorities granted in this part in a manner inconsistent with any prohibitions or limitations in its principal act unless the governing board of the local agency makes a finding that the agency is unable to sustainably manage the basin without the prohibited authority.(d) The decision of a local agency or combination of agencies, or a conservation district, to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect as provided in Section 10723.8.
10723. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), any local agency or combination of local agencies, or a conservation district, overlying a groundwater basin may decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin.
(b) Before deciding to become a groundwater sustainability agency, and after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the local agency or agencies, or a conservation district, shall hold a public hearing in the county or counties overlying the basin.
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the following agencies created by statute to manage groundwater shall be deemed the exclusive local agencies within their respective statutory boundaries with powers to comply with this part:
(A) Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7.
(B) Alameda County Water District.
(C) Desert Water Agency.
(D) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency.
(E) Honey Lake Valley Groundwater Management District.
(F) Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
(G) Long Valley Groundwater Management District.
(H) Mendocino City Community Services District.
(I) Mono County Tri-Valley Groundwater Management District.
(J) Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.
(K) North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
(L) Ojai Groundwater Management Agency.
(M) Orange County Water District.
(N) Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency.
(O) San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
(P) Santa Clara Valley Water District.
(Q) Sierra Valley Groundwater Management District.
(R) Willow Creek Groundwater Management Agency.
(2) An agency identified in this subdivision paragraph (1) may opt out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency within its statutory boundaries by sending a notice to the department, which shall be posted on the departments internet website within 15 days of receipt. If an agency identified in paragraph (1) opts out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency, any other local agency or combination of local agencies operating within the statutory boundaries of the agency that has opted out may notify the department pursuant to Section 10723.8 of its decision to be the groundwater sustainability agency.
(3) A local agency listed in paragraph (1) may comply with this part by meeting the requirements of Section 10733.6 or opting to become a groundwater sustainability agency pursuant to this section. A local agency with authority to implement a basin-specific management plan pursuant to its principal act shall not exercise any authorities granted in this part in a manner inconsistent with any prohibitions or limitations in its principal act unless the governing board of the local agency makes a finding that the agency is unable to sustainably manage the basin without the prohibited authority.
(d) The decision of a local agency or combination of agencies, or a conservation district, to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect as provided in Section 10723.8.
SEC. 2. Section 10723.8 of the Water Code is amended to read:10723.8. (a) Within 30 days of deciding to become or form a groundwater sustainability agency, the local agency or combination of local agencies, or the conservation district, shall inform the department of its decision and its intent to undertake sustainable groundwater management. The notification shall include the following information, as applicable:(1) The service area boundaries, the boundaries of the basin or portion of the basin the agency intends to manage pursuant to this part, and the other agencies managing or proposing to manage groundwater within the basin.(2) A copy of the resolution forming the new agency.(3) A copy of any new bylaws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.(4) A list of interested parties developed pursuant to Section 10723.2 and an explanation of how their interests will be considered in the development and operation of the groundwater sustainability agency and the development and implementation of the agencys sustainability plan.(b) The department shall post all complete notices received under this section on its internet website within 15 days of receipt.(c) The decision to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect 90 days after the department posts notice under subdivision (b) if no other local agency submits a notification under subdivision (a) of its intent to undertake groundwater management in all or a portion of the same area. If another notification is filed within the 90-day period, the decision shall not take effect unless the other notification is withdrawn or modified to eliminate any overlap in the areas proposed to be managed. The local agencies shall seek to reach agreement to allow prompt designation of a groundwater sustainability agency. If agreement is reached involving a material change from the information in the posted notice, a new notification shall be submitted under subdivision (a) and the department shall post notice under subdivision (b).(d) Except as provided in subdivisions (e) and (f), after the decision to be a groundwater sustainability agency takes effect, the groundwater sustainability agency shall be presumed to be the exclusive groundwater sustainability agency within the area of the basin within the service area of the local agency or conservation district that the local agency or conservation district is managing as described in the notice.(e) A groundwater sustainability agency may withdraw from managing a basin by notifying the department in writing of its intent to withdraw.(f) This section does not preclude the board from taking an action pursuant to Section 10735.6.
SEC. 2. Section 10723.8 of the Water Code is amended to read:
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10723.8. (a) Within 30 days of deciding to become or form a groundwater sustainability agency, the local agency or combination of local agencies, or the conservation district, shall inform the department of its decision and its intent to undertake sustainable groundwater management. The notification shall include the following information, as applicable:(1) The service area boundaries, the boundaries of the basin or portion of the basin the agency intends to manage pursuant to this part, and the other agencies managing or proposing to manage groundwater within the basin.(2) A copy of the resolution forming the new agency.(3) A copy of any new bylaws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.(4) A list of interested parties developed pursuant to Section 10723.2 and an explanation of how their interests will be considered in the development and operation of the groundwater sustainability agency and the development and implementation of the agencys sustainability plan.(b) The department shall post all complete notices received under this section on its internet website within 15 days of receipt.(c) The decision to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect 90 days after the department posts notice under subdivision (b) if no other local agency submits a notification under subdivision (a) of its intent to undertake groundwater management in all or a portion of the same area. If another notification is filed within the 90-day period, the decision shall not take effect unless the other notification is withdrawn or modified to eliminate any overlap in the areas proposed to be managed. The local agencies shall seek to reach agreement to allow prompt designation of a groundwater sustainability agency. If agreement is reached involving a material change from the information in the posted notice, a new notification shall be submitted under subdivision (a) and the department shall post notice under subdivision (b).(d) Except as provided in subdivisions (e) and (f), after the decision to be a groundwater sustainability agency takes effect, the groundwater sustainability agency shall be presumed to be the exclusive groundwater sustainability agency within the area of the basin within the service area of the local agency or conservation district that the local agency or conservation district is managing as described in the notice.(e) A groundwater sustainability agency may withdraw from managing a basin by notifying the department in writing of its intent to withdraw.(f) This section does not preclude the board from taking an action pursuant to Section 10735.6.
10723.8. (a) Within 30 days of deciding to become or form a groundwater sustainability agency, the local agency or combination of local agencies, or the conservation district, shall inform the department of its decision and its intent to undertake sustainable groundwater management. The notification shall include the following information, as applicable:(1) The service area boundaries, the boundaries of the basin or portion of the basin the agency intends to manage pursuant to this part, and the other agencies managing or proposing to manage groundwater within the basin.(2) A copy of the resolution forming the new agency.(3) A copy of any new bylaws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.(4) A list of interested parties developed pursuant to Section 10723.2 and an explanation of how their interests will be considered in the development and operation of the groundwater sustainability agency and the development and implementation of the agencys sustainability plan.(b) The department shall post all complete notices received under this section on its internet website within 15 days of receipt.(c) The decision to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect 90 days after the department posts notice under subdivision (b) if no other local agency submits a notification under subdivision (a) of its intent to undertake groundwater management in all or a portion of the same area. If another notification is filed within the 90-day period, the decision shall not take effect unless the other notification is withdrawn or modified to eliminate any overlap in the areas proposed to be managed. The local agencies shall seek to reach agreement to allow prompt designation of a groundwater sustainability agency. If agreement is reached involving a material change from the information in the posted notice, a new notification shall be submitted under subdivision (a) and the department shall post notice under subdivision (b).(d) Except as provided in subdivisions (e) and (f), after the decision to be a groundwater sustainability agency takes effect, the groundwater sustainability agency shall be presumed to be the exclusive groundwater sustainability agency within the area of the basin within the service area of the local agency or conservation district that the local agency or conservation district is managing as described in the notice.(e) A groundwater sustainability agency may withdraw from managing a basin by notifying the department in writing of its intent to withdraw.(f) This section does not preclude the board from taking an action pursuant to Section 10735.6.
10723.8. (a) Within 30 days of deciding to become or form a groundwater sustainability agency, the local agency or combination of local agencies, or the conservation district, shall inform the department of its decision and its intent to undertake sustainable groundwater management. The notification shall include the following information, as applicable:(1) The service area boundaries, the boundaries of the basin or portion of the basin the agency intends to manage pursuant to this part, and the other agencies managing or proposing to manage groundwater within the basin.(2) A copy of the resolution forming the new agency.(3) A copy of any new bylaws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.(4) A list of interested parties developed pursuant to Section 10723.2 and an explanation of how their interests will be considered in the development and operation of the groundwater sustainability agency and the development and implementation of the agencys sustainability plan.(b) The department shall post all complete notices received under this section on its internet website within 15 days of receipt.(c) The decision to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect 90 days after the department posts notice under subdivision (b) if no other local agency submits a notification under subdivision (a) of its intent to undertake groundwater management in all or a portion of the same area. If another notification is filed within the 90-day period, the decision shall not take effect unless the other notification is withdrawn or modified to eliminate any overlap in the areas proposed to be managed. The local agencies shall seek to reach agreement to allow prompt designation of a groundwater sustainability agency. If agreement is reached involving a material change from the information in the posted notice, a new notification shall be submitted under subdivision (a) and the department shall post notice under subdivision (b).(d) Except as provided in subdivisions (e) and (f), after the decision to be a groundwater sustainability agency takes effect, the groundwater sustainability agency shall be presumed to be the exclusive groundwater sustainability agency within the area of the basin within the service area of the local agency or conservation district that the local agency or conservation district is managing as described in the notice.(e) A groundwater sustainability agency may withdraw from managing a basin by notifying the department in writing of its intent to withdraw.(f) This section does not preclude the board from taking an action pursuant to Section 10735.6.
10723.8. (a) Within 30 days of deciding to become or form a groundwater sustainability agency, the local agency or combination of local agencies, or the conservation district, shall inform the department of its decision and its intent to undertake sustainable groundwater management. The notification shall include the following information, as applicable:
(1) The service area boundaries, the boundaries of the basin or portion of the basin the agency intends to manage pursuant to this part, and the other agencies managing or proposing to manage groundwater within the basin.
(2) A copy of the resolution forming the new agency.
(3) A copy of any new bylaws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.
(4) A list of interested parties developed pursuant to Section 10723.2 and an explanation of how their interests will be considered in the development and operation of the groundwater sustainability agency and the development and implementation of the agencys sustainability plan.
(b) The department shall post all complete notices received under this section on its internet website within 15 days of receipt.
(c) The decision to become a groundwater sustainability agency shall take effect 90 days after the department posts notice under subdivision (b) if no other local agency submits a notification under subdivision (a) of its intent to undertake groundwater management in all or a portion of the same area. If another notification is filed within the 90-day period, the decision shall not take effect unless the other notification is withdrawn or modified to eliminate any overlap in the areas proposed to be managed. The local agencies shall seek to reach agreement to allow prompt designation of a groundwater sustainability agency. If agreement is reached involving a material change from the information in the posted notice, a new notification shall be submitted under subdivision (a) and the department shall post notice under subdivision (b).
(d) Except as provided in subdivisions (e) and (f), after the decision to be a groundwater sustainability agency takes effect, the groundwater sustainability agency shall be presumed to be the exclusive groundwater sustainability agency within the area of the basin within the service area of the local agency or conservation district that the local agency or conservation district is managing as described in the notice.
(e) A groundwater sustainability agency may withdraw from managing a basin by notifying the department in writing of its intent to withdraw.
(f) This section does not preclude the board from taking an action pursuant to Section 10735.6.