Bill Text: CA SB470 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Water: Urban Water Community Drought Relief program: Small Community Drought Relief program: high fire hazard and very high fire hazard severity zones.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-01-25 - Veto sustained. [SB470 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB470-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
September 01, 2023 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
July 12, 2023 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 27, 2023 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 21, 2023 |
Introduced by Senator Alvarado-Gil |
February 13, 2023 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 13198.5 is added to the Water Code, to read:13198.5.
(a) There is hereby established in the department the Urban Water Community Drought Relief program to provide grants for interim or immediate drought relief to secure the future of California’s water supply to address immediate impacts on human health and safety, to protect fish and wildlife resources, and to provide water to urban communities that lose or are threatened with the loss or contamination of water supplies.SEC. 3.
Section 13198.51 is added to the Water Code, to read:13198.51.
(a) There is hereby established in the department the Small Community Drought Relief program to provide grants for interim or immediate drought relief to address impacts on human health and safety and impacts on fish and wildlife resources, and to provide water to persons or small or rural communities that lose or are threatened with the loss or contamination of water supplies.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would, in the event appropriations are made for the programs described in subdivision (f) of Section 19.55 of the Budget Act of 2021, ensure funding eligibility for projects that reduce the risk of wildfire for entire neighborhoods and communities through water delivery system improvements for fire suppression purposes in high fire hazard severity zone communities or very high fire hazard severity zone communities, as designated by the State Fire Marshal
pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 4201) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code or by a local agency pursuant to Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 51175) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code.