Amended IN Senate April 11, 2024 Amended IN Senate March 20, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1373Introduced by Senators Cortese and AllenFebruary 16, 2024An act to add Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 12411) to Chapter 2 of Part 4.9 of Division 6 of the Water Code, relating to water data.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1373, as amended, Cortese. Water data dashboard.Existing law imposes on the Department of Water Resources various duties with respect to water in the state. Existing law, the Open and Transparent Water Data Act, requires the department, in consultation with the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, to create, operate, and maintain a statewide integrated water data platform that, among other things, integrates existing water and ecological data information from multiple databases and provides data on completed water transfers and exchanges.This bill would require the department, with while seeking input from with the California Water Data Consortium, as defined, to create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website, as specified. The bill would include related findings and declarations.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. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Californias water resources are critical for human consumption and ecological diversity, and act as a cornerstone of the state economy.(b) Since the passage of the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (Chapter 506 of the Statutes of 2016), data collected about water in California has become easier to find.(c) The purpose of this measure is to build upon Californias integrated water data systems by merging and presenting data in a manner that is easier for a non-expert public to access and understand.SECTION 1.SEC. 2. Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 12411) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 4.9 of Division 6 of the Water Code, to read: Article 2.5. Water Data Dashboard12411. (a) The department, with while seeking input from the California Water Data Consortium, shall create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website.(b) The department shall combine merge the following data into a comprehensive list that shall to be accessible through the dashboard:(1) Any data the federal government provides to the department or the California Water Data Consortium regarding the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(2) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(3) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the State Water Project.(c) The dashboard shall include, but not be limited to, mapping, graphing, and visualizations of the data provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(c)(d) For the purposes of this section, California Water Data Consortium means the nonprofit corporation established in 2019 under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of Title 26 of the United States Code, pursuant to Section 12410. Amended IN Senate April 11, 2024 Amended IN Senate March 20, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1373Introduced by Senators Cortese and AllenFebruary 16, 2024An act to add Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 12411) to Chapter 2 of Part 4.9 of Division 6 of the Water Code, relating to water data.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1373, as amended, Cortese. Water data dashboard.Existing law imposes on the Department of Water Resources various duties with respect to water in the state. Existing law, the Open and Transparent Water Data Act, requires the department, in consultation with the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, to create, operate, and maintain a statewide integrated water data platform that, among other things, integrates existing water and ecological data information from multiple databases and provides data on completed water transfers and exchanges.This bill would require the department, with while seeking input from with the California Water Data Consortium, as defined, to create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website, as specified. The bill would include related findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Amended IN Senate April 11, 2024 Amended IN Senate March 20, 2024 Amended IN Senate April 11, 2024 Amended IN Senate March 20, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1373 Introduced by Senators Cortese and AllenFebruary 16, 2024 Introduced by Senators Cortese and Allen February 16, 2024 An act to add Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 12411) to Chapter 2 of Part 4.9 of Division 6 of the Water Code, relating to water data. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1373, as amended, Cortese. Water data dashboard. Existing law imposes on the Department of Water Resources various duties with respect to water in the state. Existing law, the Open and Transparent Water Data Act, requires the department, in consultation with the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, to create, operate, and maintain a statewide integrated water data platform that, among other things, integrates existing water and ecological data information from multiple databases and provides data on completed water transfers and exchanges.This bill would require the department, with while seeking input from with the California Water Data Consortium, as defined, to create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website, as specified. The bill would include related findings and declarations. Existing law imposes on the Department of Water Resources various duties with respect to water in the state. Existing law, the Open and Transparent Water Data Act, requires the department, in consultation with the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, to create, operate, and maintain a statewide integrated water data platform that, among other things, integrates existing water and ecological data information from multiple databases and provides data on completed water transfers and exchanges. This bill would require the department, with while seeking input from with the California Water Data Consortium, as defined, to create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website, as specified. The bill would include related findings and declarations. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Californias water resources are critical for human consumption and ecological diversity, and act as a cornerstone of the state economy.(b) Since the passage of the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (Chapter 506 of the Statutes of 2016), data collected about water in California has become easier to find.(c) The purpose of this measure is to build upon Californias integrated water data systems by merging and presenting data in a manner that is easier for a non-expert public to access and understand.SECTION 1.SEC. 2. Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 12411) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 4.9 of Division 6 of the Water Code, to read: Article 2.5. Water Data Dashboard12411. (a) The department, with while seeking input from the California Water Data Consortium, shall create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website.(b) The department shall combine merge the following data into a comprehensive list that shall to be accessible through the dashboard:(1) Any data the federal government provides to the department or the California Water Data Consortium regarding the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(2) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(3) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the State Water Project.(c) The dashboard shall include, but not be limited to, mapping, graphing, and visualizations of the data provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(c)(d) For the purposes of this section, California Water Data Consortium means the nonprofit corporation established in 2019 under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of Title 26 of the United States Code, pursuant to Section 12410. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Californias water resources are critical for human consumption and ecological diversity, and act as a cornerstone of the state economy.(b) Since the passage of the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (Chapter 506 of the Statutes of 2016), data collected about water in California has become easier to find.(c) The purpose of this measure is to build upon Californias integrated water data systems by merging and presenting data in a manner that is easier for a non-expert public to access and understand. SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Californias water resources are critical for human consumption and ecological diversity, and act as a cornerstone of the state economy.(b) Since the passage of the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (Chapter 506 of the Statutes of 2016), data collected about water in California has become easier to find.(c) The purpose of this measure is to build upon Californias integrated water data systems by merging and presenting data in a manner that is easier for a non-expert public to access and understand. SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: ### SECTION 1. (a) Californias water resources are critical for human consumption and ecological diversity, and act as a cornerstone of the state economy. (b) Since the passage of the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (Chapter 506 of the Statutes of 2016), data collected about water in California has become easier to find. (c) The purpose of this measure is to build upon Californias integrated water data systems by merging and presenting data in a manner that is easier for a non-expert public to access and understand. SECTION 1.SEC. 2. Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 12411) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 4.9 of Division 6 of the Water Code, to read: Article 2.5. Water Data Dashboard12411. (a) The department, with while seeking input from the California Water Data Consortium, shall create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website.(b) The department shall combine merge the following data into a comprehensive list that shall to be accessible through the dashboard:(1) Any data the federal government provides to the department or the California Water Data Consortium regarding the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(2) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(3) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the State Water Project.(c) The dashboard shall include, but not be limited to, mapping, graphing, and visualizations of the data provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(c)(d) For the purposes of this section, California Water Data Consortium means the nonprofit corporation established in 2019 under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of Title 26 of the United States Code, pursuant to Section 12410. SECTION 1.SEC. 2. Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 12411) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 4.9 of Division 6 of the Water Code, to read: ### SECTION 1.SEC. 2. Article 2.5. Water Data Dashboard12411. (a) The department, with while seeking input from the California Water Data Consortium, shall create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website.(b) The department shall combine merge the following data into a comprehensive list that shall to be accessible through the dashboard:(1) Any data the federal government provides to the department or the California Water Data Consortium regarding the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(2) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(3) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the State Water Project.(c) The dashboard shall include, but not be limited to, mapping, graphing, and visualizations of the data provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(c)(d) For the purposes of this section, California Water Data Consortium means the nonprofit corporation established in 2019 under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of Title 26 of the United States Code, pursuant to Section 12410. Article 2.5. Water Data Dashboard12411. (a) The department, with while seeking input from the California Water Data Consortium, shall create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website.(b) The department shall combine merge the following data into a comprehensive list that shall to be accessible through the dashboard:(1) Any data the federal government provides to the department or the California Water Data Consortium regarding the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(2) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(3) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the State Water Project.(c) The dashboard shall include, but not be limited to, mapping, graphing, and visualizations of the data provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(c)(d) For the purposes of this section, California Water Data Consortium means the nonprofit corporation established in 2019 under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of Title 26 of the United States Code, pursuant to Section 12410. Article 2.5. Water Data Dashboard Article 2.5. Water Data Dashboard 12411. (a) The department, with while seeking input from the California Water Data Consortium, shall create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website.(b) The department shall combine merge the following data into a comprehensive list that shall to be accessible through the dashboard:(1) Any data the federal government provides to the department or the California Water Data Consortium regarding the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(2) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.(3) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the State Water Project.(c) The dashboard shall include, but not be limited to, mapping, graphing, and visualizations of the data provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(c)(d) For the purposes of this section, California Water Data Consortium means the nonprofit corporation established in 2019 under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of Title 26 of the United States Code, pursuant to Section 12410. 12411. (a) The department, with while seeking input from the California Water Data Consortium, shall create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website. (b) The department shall combine merge the following data into a comprehensive list that shall to be accessible through the dashboard: (1) Any data the federal government provides to the department or the California Water Data Consortium regarding the movement of water in the Central Valley Project. (2) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the Central Valley Project. (3) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the State Water Project. (c) The dashboard shall include, but not be limited to, mapping, graphing, and visualizations of the data provided pursuant to subdivision (b). (c) (d) For the purposes of this section, California Water Data Consortium means the nonprofit corporation established in 2019 under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of Title 26 of the United States Code, pursuant to Section 12410.