Bill Text: CA AB2815 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Water rights: appropriations of water.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-17 - From printer. May be heard in committee March 19. [AB2815 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB2815-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2815

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Introduced by Assembly Member Gray

February 16, 2018

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An act to amend Section 1200 of the Water Code, relating to water resources.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2815, as introduced, Gray. Water rights: appropriations of water.

Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board administers a water rights program pursuant to which the state board grants permits and licenses to appropriate water. Existing law requires the board to consider and act upon all applications for permits to appropriate water. Existing law provides that in relation to applications, permits, or licenses to appropriate water, the terms stream, lake or other body of water, or water refers only to surface water and to subterranean streams flowing through known and definite channels.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in the latter provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 1200 of the Water Code is amended to read:

1200.

 Whenever the terms stream, lake or other body of water, or water occurs in relation to applications to appropriate water or permits or licenses issued pursuant to such those applications, such the term refers only to surface water, and to subterranean streams flowing through known and definite channels.