Bill Text: CA AB676 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 676

NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft

Bill Title: Water: general state policy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2024-01-25 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. [AB676 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB676-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 676

Introduced by Assembly Member Bennett

February 13, 2023

An act to amend Section 106 of the Water Code, relating to water.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 676, as introduced, Bennett. Water: general state policy.

Existing law establishes various state water policies, including the policy that the use of water for domestic purposes is the highest use of water and that the next highest use is for irrigation.

This bill would instead declare that the use of water for health and safety purposes is the highest use of water.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 106 of the Water Code is amended to read:

106.

It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this ~~State~~ state that the use of water for ~~domestic~~ health and safety purposes is the highest use of water and that the next highest use is for irrigation.