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| 1 | + | Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2517Introduced by Assembly Member Vince FongFebruary 13, 2024An act to add Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 20630) to Part 1 of Division 11 of the Water Code, relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2517, as amended, Vince Fong. Water: water districts: irrigation districts: debris removal. long-term maintenance agreements.Existing law, the Irrigation District Law, provides for the formation of irrigation districts with prescribed powers. The law authorizes an irrigation district to control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture, and salvage any water, as specified. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to give information so far as it may be practicable to persons contemplating the formation of districts.This bill would require the department to respond to long-term maintenance agreement requests from irrigation districts within 120 days and to prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements for waterways that already have existing short-term maintenance agreements.Existing law authorizes an irrigation district to control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture, and salvage any water, including, but not limited to, sewage waters for the beneficial use or uses of the district or its inhabitants or the owners of rights to waters therein. Existing law authorizes a water district, with exceptions, to acquire, control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recycle, recapture, and salvage any water, including sewage and stormwaters, for the beneficial use or uses of the district, its inhabitants, or the owners of rights to water in the district.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to streamline the process for water districts and irrigation districts to remove debris in waterways.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 20630) is added to Part 1 of Division 11 of the Water Code, to read: CHAPTER 6. Maintenance Agreements with Department20630. (a) The department shall respond to long-term maintenance agreement requests from irrigation districts within 120 days.(b) The department shall prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements for waterways that already have existing short-term maintenance agreements.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to streamline the process for water districts and irrigation districts to remove debris in waterways. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2517Introduced by Assembly Member Vince FongFebruary 13, 2024An act to add Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 20630) to Part 1 of Division 11 of the Water Code, relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2517, as amended, Vince Fong. Water: water districts: irrigation districts: debris removal. long-term maintenance agreements.Existing law, the Irrigation District Law, provides for the formation of irrigation districts with prescribed powers. The law authorizes an irrigation district to control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture, and salvage any water, as specified. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to give information so far as it may be practicable to persons contemplating the formation of districts.This bill would require the department to respond to long-term maintenance agreement requests from irrigation districts within 120 days and to prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements for waterways that already have existing short-term maintenance agreements.Existing law authorizes an irrigation district to control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture, and salvage any water, including, but not limited to, sewage waters for the beneficial use or uses of the district or its inhabitants or the owners of rights to waters therein. Existing law authorizes a water district, with exceptions, to acquire, control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recycle, recapture, and salvage any water, including sewage and stormwaters, for the beneficial use or uses of the district, its inhabitants, or the owners of rights to water in the district.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to streamline the process for water districts and irrigation districts to remove debris in waterways.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO | |
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| 8 | 7 | Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 | |
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| 10 | 9 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 12 | 11 | Assembly Bill | |
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| 14 | 13 | No. 2517 | |
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| 16 | 15 | Introduced by Assembly Member Vince FongFebruary 13, 2024 | |
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| 18 | 17 | Introduced by Assembly Member Vince Fong | |
| 19 | 18 | February 13, 2024 | |
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| 21 | 20 | An act to add Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 20630) to Part 1 of Division 11 of the Water Code, relating to water. | |
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| 23 | 22 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 25 | 24 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 27 | - | AB 2517, as amended, Vince Fong. Water: water districts: irrigation districts: long-term maintenance agreements. | |
| 26 | + | AB 2517, as amended, Vince Fong. Water: water districts: irrigation districts: debris removal. long-term maintenance agreements. | |
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| 29 | - | Existing law, the Irrigation District Law, provides for the formation of irrigation districts with prescribed powers. The law authorizes an irrigation district to control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture, and salvage any water, as specified. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to give information so far as it may be practicable to persons contemplating the formation of districts.This bill would require the department to respond to | |
| 28 | + | Existing law, the Irrigation District Law, provides for the formation of irrigation districts with prescribed powers. The law authorizes an irrigation district to control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture, and salvage any water, as specified. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to give information so far as it may be practicable to persons contemplating the formation of districts.This bill would require the department to respond to long-term maintenance agreement requests from irrigation districts within 120 days and to prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements for waterways that already have existing short-term maintenance agreements.Existing law authorizes an irrigation district to control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture, and salvage any water, including, but not limited to, sewage waters for the beneficial use or uses of the district or its inhabitants or the owners of rights to waters therein. Existing law authorizes a water district, with exceptions, to acquire, control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recycle, recapture, and salvage any water, including sewage and stormwaters, for the beneficial use or uses of the district, its inhabitants, or the owners of rights to water in the district.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to streamline the process for water districts and irrigation districts to remove debris in waterways. | |
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| 31 | 30 | Existing law, the Irrigation District Law, provides for the formation of irrigation districts with prescribed powers. The law authorizes an irrigation district to control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture, and salvage any water, as specified. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to give information so far as it may be practicable to persons contemplating the formation of districts. | |
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| 33 | - | This bill would require the department to respond to a request to enter into a long-term maintenance agreement requests from agreement, as defined, with an irrigation districts district within 120 days and to prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements agreement requests for waterways that already have existing short-term regular-term maintenance agreements. agreements, as defined. | |
| 32 | + | This bill would require the department to respond to long-term maintenance agreement requests from irrigation districts within 120 days and to prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements for waterways that already have existing short-term maintenance agreements. | |
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| 34 | + | Existing law authorizes an irrigation district to control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture, and salvage any water, including, but not limited to, sewage waters for the beneficial use or uses of the district or its inhabitants or the owners of rights to waters therein. Existing law authorizes a water district, with exceptions, to acquire, control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recycle, recapture, and salvage any water, including sewage and stormwaters, for the beneficial use or uses of the district, its inhabitants, or the owners of rights to water in the district. | |
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| 38 | + | This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to streamline the process for water districts and irrigation districts to remove debris in waterways. | |
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| 35 | 42 | ## Digest Key | |
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| 37 | 44 | ## Bill Text | |
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| 39 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 20630) is added to Part 1 of Division 11 of the Water Code, to read: CHAPTER 6. Maintenance Agreements with Department20630. (a) The department shall respond to | |
| 46 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 20630) is added to Part 1 of Division 11 of the Water Code, to read: CHAPTER 6. Maintenance Agreements with Department20630. (a) The department shall respond to long-term maintenance agreement requests from irrigation districts within 120 days.(b) The department shall prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements for waterways that already have existing short-term maintenance agreements.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to streamline the process for water districts and irrigation districts to remove debris in waterways. | |
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| 41 | 48 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 43 | 50 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 45 | - | SECTION 1. Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 20630) is added to Part 1 of Division 11 of the Water Code, to read: CHAPTER 6. Maintenance Agreements with Department20630. (a) The department shall respond to | |
| 52 | + | SECTION 1. Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 20630) is added to Part 1 of Division 11 of the Water Code, to read: CHAPTER 6. Maintenance Agreements with Department20630. (a) The department shall respond to long-term maintenance agreement requests from irrigation districts within 120 days.(b) The department shall prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements for waterways that already have existing short-term maintenance agreements. | |
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| 47 | 54 | SECTION 1. Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 20630) is added to Part 1 of Division 11 of the Water Code, to read: | |
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| 49 | 56 | ### SECTION 1. | |
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| 51 | - | CHAPTER 6. Maintenance Agreements with Department20630. (a) The department shall respond to | |
| 58 | + | CHAPTER 6. Maintenance Agreements with Department20630. (a) The department shall respond to long-term maintenance agreement requests from irrigation districts within 120 days.(b) The department shall prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements for waterways that already have existing short-term maintenance agreements. | |
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| 53 | - | CHAPTER 6. Maintenance Agreements with Department20630. (a) The department shall respond to | |
| 60 | + | CHAPTER 6. Maintenance Agreements with Department20630. (a) The department shall respond to long-term maintenance agreement requests from irrigation districts within 120 days.(b) The department shall prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements for waterways that already have existing short-term maintenance agreements. | |
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| 55 | 62 | CHAPTER 6. Maintenance Agreements with Department | |
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| 57 | 64 | CHAPTER 6. Maintenance Agreements with Department | |
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| 59 | - | 20630. (a) The department shall respond to | |
| 66 | + | 20630. (a) The department shall respond to long-term maintenance agreement requests from irrigation districts within 120 days.(b) The department shall prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements for waterways that already have existing short-term maintenance agreements. | |
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| 63 | - | 20630. (a) The department shall respond to | |
| 70 | + | 20630. (a) The department shall respond to long-term maintenance agreement requests from irrigation districts within 120 days. | |
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| 65 | - | (b) The department shall prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements | |
| 72 | + | (b) The department shall prioritize responding to long-term maintenance agreements for waterways that already have existing short-term maintenance agreements. | |
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| 67 | - | (c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: | |
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| 69 | - | (1) Long-term maintenance agreement means an agreement with a duration of greater than five years. | |
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| 76 | + | It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to streamline the process for water districts and irrigation districts to remove debris in waterways. |