CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 23Introduced by Senator CaballeroDecember 05, 2022 An act to relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 23, as introduced, Caballero. Water supply and flood risk reduction projects: expedited permitting.The California Safe Drinking Water Act provides for the operation of public water systems and imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various duties and responsibilities for the regulation and control of drinking water in the state, including, among other things, overseeing the issuance and enforcement of public water system permits, as provided.Existing law authorizes specified works of improvement for the control, conservation, and utilization of destructive flood waters and the reclamation and protection of lands that are susceptible to overflow by flood waters.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to expedite the regulatory permitting process for water supply and flood risk reduction projects, as provided. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to expedite the regulatory permitting process for water supply and flood risk reduction projects, consistent with Californias Water Supply Strategy, Adapting to a Hotter, Drier Future, released by Governor Newsoms administration in August 2022. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 23Introduced by Senator CaballeroDecember 05, 2022 An act to relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 23, as introduced, Caballero. Water supply and flood risk reduction projects: expedited permitting.The California Safe Drinking Water Act provides for the operation of public water systems and imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various duties and responsibilities for the regulation and control of drinking water in the state, including, among other things, overseeing the issuance and enforcement of public water system permits, as provided.Existing law authorizes specified works of improvement for the control, conservation, and utilization of destructive flood waters and the reclamation and protection of lands that are susceptible to overflow by flood waters.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to expedite the regulatory permitting process for water supply and flood risk reduction projects, as provided. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 23 Introduced by Senator CaballeroDecember 05, 2022 Introduced by Senator Caballero December 05, 2022 An act to relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 23, as introduced, Caballero. Water supply and flood risk reduction projects: expedited permitting. The California Safe Drinking Water Act provides for the operation of public water systems and imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various duties and responsibilities for the regulation and control of drinking water in the state, including, among other things, overseeing the issuance and enforcement of public water system permits, as provided.Existing law authorizes specified works of improvement for the control, conservation, and utilization of destructive flood waters and the reclamation and protection of lands that are susceptible to overflow by flood waters.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to expedite the regulatory permitting process for water supply and flood risk reduction projects, as provided. The California Safe Drinking Water Act provides for the operation of public water systems and imposes on the State Water Resources Control Board various duties and responsibilities for the regulation and control of drinking water in the state, including, among other things, overseeing the issuance and enforcement of public water system permits, as provided. Existing law authorizes specified works of improvement for the control, conservation, and utilization of destructive flood waters and the reclamation and protection of lands that are susceptible to overflow by flood waters. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to expedite the regulatory permitting process for water supply and flood risk reduction projects, as provided. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to expedite the regulatory permitting process for water supply and flood risk reduction projects, consistent with Californias Water Supply Strategy, Adapting to a Hotter, Drier Future, released by Governor Newsoms administration in August 2022. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to expedite the regulatory permitting process for water supply and flood risk reduction projects, consistent with Californias Water Supply Strategy, Adapting to a Hotter, Drier Future, released by Governor Newsoms administration in August 2022. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to expedite the regulatory permitting process for water supply and flood risk reduction projects, consistent with Californias Water Supply Strategy, Adapting to a Hotter, Drier Future, released by Governor Newsoms administration in August 2022. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to expedite the regulatory permitting process for water supply and flood risk reduction projects, consistent with Californias Water Supply Strategy, Adapting to a Hotter, Drier Future, released by Governor Newsoms administration in August 2022. ### SECTION 1.