Bill Text: CA AB2962 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2962

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Bill Title: Wholesale Regional Water System Security and Reliability Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-26 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [AB2962 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2962

Introduced by Assembly Member Papan

February 16, 2024

An act to amend Section 1250 of the Water Code, relating to water.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2962, as introduced, Papan. Water appropriations: permits.

Existing law authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to administer a water rights program pursuant to which the 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.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the latter provision.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 1250 of the Water Code is amended to read:

1250.

The board shall consider and act upon all applications for permits to appropriate water and shall do all things required or proper relating to ~~such~~ these applications.