Bill Text: CA SB40 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

California Senate Bill 40 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-03 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB40 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB40-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 40	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JANUARY 6, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JANUARY 17, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Pavley

                        DECEMBER 10, 2012

   An act to amend Section 79700 of, and to amend the heading of
Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) of, the Water Code, to
amend Section 3 of Chapter 3 of the Seventh Extraordinary Session of
the Statutes of 2009, to amend Section 9 of Chapter 126 of the
Statutes of 2010, and to amend Section 2 of Chapter 226 of the
Statutes of 2010, relating to the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
Water Supply Act of 2012  , and declaring the urgency thereof, to
take effect immediately  .


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 40, as amended, Pavley. Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
Water Supply Act of 2012.
   Existing law creates the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water
Supply Act of 2012, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize
the issuance of bonds in the amount of $11,140,000,000 pursuant to
the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a safe drinking
water and water supply reliability program. Existing law provides for
the submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 4,
2014, statewide general election.
   This bill would change the name of the act to the Safe, Clean, and
Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2014 and declare the intent of
the Legislature to amend the act for the purpose of reducing and
potentially refocusing the $11,140,000,000 bond. 
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute. 
   Vote: 2/3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to amend the Safe,
Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012 for the purpose
of reducing and potentially refocusing the $11,140,000,000 bond.
  SEC. 2.  The heading of Division 26.7 (commencing with Section
79700) of the Water Code, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 126 of
the Statutes of 2010, is amended to read:

      DIVISION 26.7.  THE SAFE, CLEAN, AND RELIABLE DRINKING WATER
SUPPLY ACT OF 2014


  SEC. 3.  Section 79700 of the Water Code, as amended by Section 2
of Chapter 126 of the Statutes of 2010, is amended to read:
   79700.  This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the
Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2014.
  SEC. 4.  Section 3 of Chapter 3 of the Seventh Extraordinary
Session of the Statutes of 2009, as amended by Section 2 of Chapter
74 of the Statutes of 2012, is amended to read:
  Sec. 3.  Section 1 of this act shall take effect only upon the
approval by the voters of the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
Water Supply Act of 2014, as set forth in that section at the
November 4, 2014, statewide general election.
  SEC. 5.  Section 9 of Chapter 126 of the Statutes of 2010, as
amended by Section 3 of Chapter 74 of the Statutes of 2012, is
amended to read:
  Sec. 9.  (a) The Secretary of State shall submit Sections 79702,
79716, 79749, and 79749.5 of the Water Code, as amended by Sections 2
to 6, inclusive, of this act, in place of Sections 79702, 79716,
79749, and 79749.5 of the Water Code, as added by Section 1 of
Chapter 3 of the Seventh Extraordinary Session of the Statutes of
2009, in order that they are voted upon as part of the Safe, Clean,
and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2014, at the November 4,
2014, statewide general election.
   (b) The Secretary of State shall submit the heading of Division
26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) of, and Section 79700 of, the
Water Code, as amended by Sections 2 and 3 of this act, in place of
the heading of Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) of, and
Section 79700 of, the Water Code, as amended by Sections 1 and 2 of
Chapter 126 of the Statutes of 2010, in order that they are voted
upon as part of the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply
Act of 2014, at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election.
  SEC. 6.  Section 2 of Chapter 226 of the Statutes of 2010, as
amended by Section 4 of Chapter 74 of the Statutes of 2012, is
amended to read:
  Sec. 2.  The Secretary of State shall submit Section 79770 of the
Water Code, as amended by Section 1 of this act, in place of Section
79770 of the Water Code, as added by Section 1 of Chapter 3 of the
Seventh Extraordinary Session of the Statutes of 2009, in order that
it is voted upon as part of the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
Water Supply Act of 2014 at the November 4, 2014, statewide general
election. 
  SEC. 7.    This act is an urgency statute necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety
within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go
into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to ensure that the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
Water Supply Act of 2012 has an appropriate title at the November 4,
2014, statewide general election, it is necessary that this act take
effect immediately.