Bill Text: CA AB676 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
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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-Amended.html
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-Amended.html
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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 amended, 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 specify that the use of water for domestic purposes includes water use for human consumption, cooking, sanitary purposes, and care of household livestock, animals, and gardens. gardens, fire suppression and other safety purposes, and any other purpose determined to be a domestic purpose by a court, as specified.
Digest Key
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 106 of the Water Code is amended to read:106.
(a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this state that the use of water for domestic purposes is the highest use of water and that the next highest use is for irrigation.(b) Domestic purposes include water use for purposes such as all of the following:
(1) Human consumption, cooking, or sanitary purposes.
(2) Care of household livestock and animals.
(3) Care of household
gardens.
(4) Fire suppression and other safety purposes.
(5) Any other purpose a court finds would be appropriately considered a domestic purpose based on the circumstances in existence and what is generally accepted as a domestic purpose at the time of the litigation before the court.
(4)
(6) Deliveries of water for purposes such as
those
purposes listed in paragraphs (1) to (3), (5), inclusive, by water corporations regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, community water systems, and other public, municipal, and industrial water
agencies.