Amended  IN  Assembly  March 21, 2024

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 3044

Introduced by Assembly Member Alanis

February 16, 2024

An act to amend Section 35420 10609.33 of the Water Code, relating to water.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 3044, as amended, Alanis. Water: distribution for irrigation. Urban retail water suppliers: urban water use objectives: report.
Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources, on or before January 1, 2028, and in coordination with the State Water Resources Control Board, to submit a report to the Legislature on the progress of urban retail water suppliers towards achieving their urban water use objective.
This bill would instead require the report to be submitted to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2029.

Existing law, the California Water District Law, requires all water distributed for irrigation purposes, except as otherwise provided, to be apportioned ratably to each holder of title to land upon the basis of the ratio that the last assessment against that land for district purposes bears to the whole sum assessed in the district for district purposes.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that law.

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

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 10609.33 of the Water Code is amended to read:

10609.33.
 (a) On or before January 1, 2028, 2029, the department, in coordination with the board, shall submit a report to the Legislature on the progress of urban retail water suppliers towards achieving their urban water use objective pursuant to Section 10609.2. 10609.20.
(b) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on January 1, 2032, 2033, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

SECTION 1.Section 35420 of the Water Code is amended to read:
35420.

All water distributed for irrigation purposes, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall be apportioned ratably to each holder of title to land upon the basis of the ratio that the last assessment against that land for district purposes bears to the whole sum assessed in the district for district purposes.