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ARCHIVED LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS


LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS
In the last several months, the California legislature has been working to find a solution to the Delta issues. Read proposed legislation, key testimony and responses that have taken place in Senate and Assembly Committees.

November 9, 2009
2009  Comprehensive Water Package, Special Session Policy Bills and Bond Summary,  by the California Department of Water Resources.

November 6, 2009
SBX7-1 (Simitian/Steinberg) Delta Plan/Governance
SBX7-2 (Cogdill) Bond Measure
SBX7-6 (Steinberg/Pavley) Groundwater Monitoring
SBX7-7 (Steinberg, Feuer/Huffman) Water Use Efficiency
SBX7-8 (Steinberg) Water Quality/Diversions

October 28, 2009
SB 7X2 (Cogdill) Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
Water Supply Act of 2010: water quality control plan

SB 7X3 (Steinberg) Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking
Water Supply Act of 2010: flood protection

Joint Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife and Senate Natural Resources & Water Hearing: Agenda

October 27, 2009
AB 7X1 (Fuller, Jeffries and Nielsen) Alternative Delta Legislative Package

October 26, 2009
Joint Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife and Senate Natural Resources & Water Hearing:
Agenda

October 23, 2009
Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has introduced SB 7X1, Delta Water Policy legislation into the Extraordinary Session on Water:
SB 7X1 (Steinberg) Delta Water Policy

October 12, 2009
The following amendments have been proposed to various sections of SB 68:
Delta Governance & Planning
Groundwater Elevation Monitoring
Water Rights Enforcement Tools
Urban and Agricultural Water Use Efficiency

September 12, 2009
      Update from Metropolitan General Manager

September 11, 2009
Delta Legislation Package
      SB 68 – Water Policy (replaces SB 772) –approved by Assembly Water, Parks and 
                     Wildlife
      SB 68 Bill Analysis
      Metropolitan Comment Letter , September 11, 2009 (Kightlinger)
      Metropolitan Comment Letter , September 23, 2009 (Brick)

METROPOLITAN COMMENT LETTERS

     Jeff Kightlinger, September 3, 2009
     Jeff Kightlinger, August 27, 2009
     Jeff Kightlinger, August 25, 2009
     Timothy F. Brick, August 13, 2009

September 11, 2009
Delta Legislation Package
      SB 68 – Water Policy (replaces SB 772) –approved by Assembly Water, Parks and 
                     Wildlife
      SB 68 Bill Analysis
      SB 722 Water Policy (consolidated bill package)
      AB 893 Water Bond
      Bond - Drinking Water Supply Act 2010
      Bond - Drinking Water Supply Act 2014
      Metropolitan Comment Letter , September 11, 2009 (Kightlinger)

September 9, 2009
Conference Reports:

      AB 39  - Delta Plan
      AB 49 – Water Use Efficiency
      SB 12 – Delta Governance
      SB 229 – Water Diversions and Groundwater Monitoring
      SB 458 – Delta Commission

September 4, 2009
     
Proposed Water Bond - SB 371 (Cogdill)
      Summary Amendments to SB 371

September 3, 2009
     
Metropolitan’s Comments – Jeff Kightlinger
      Conference Issues List
      Senate Republicans Joint Statement on Water
      PPIC Report
      Observations of the Hearing (September 3)

September 2, 2009
Hearing of the Conference Committee on Water

      2009 Conference Committee on Water - Members
      AB 39 (Huffman, D-San Rafael) – Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Delta Plan
      AB 49 (Feuer, D-West Hollywood and Huffman, D-San Rafael) – Water conservation:
                  urban and agricultural water management planning
      SB 12 (Simitian, D-Palo Alto) – Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
      SB 229 (Pavley, D-Santa Monica) – Water: diversion and use: groundwater
      SB 458 (Wolk, D-Davis) – Delta Protection Commission: Sacramento-
                    San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
     Observations of the Hearing (September 2)

August 28, 2009
      Observations of the Hearing - End-of-the Week Recap, August 28

August 27, 2009
Joint Informational Hearing of Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee

      Metropolitan’s Comments – Jeff Kightlinger
      Observations of the Hearing

August 26, 2009
Senate Select Committee on Delta Stewardship and Sustainability

     Agenda
     Financing Water Infrastructure, Legislative Analyst’s Office Handout
     Cost Exploration, Steven Kasower
     Water Bond Draft Language
     Water Bond Fact Sheet
     Observations of the Hearing

August 25, 2009
Joint Hearing of the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife & Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.
     Agenda and Summary
     Preprint SB 4 (SB 458 content) Senator Wolk
     Preprint AB 1 (AB 39 content) Assemblyman Huffman
     Preprint SB 1 (SB 12 content) Senator Simitian
     Metropolitan’s comments
     ACWA Testimony – Timothy Quinn

August 21,  2009
California Water Crisis, Assembly Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Addressing the State’s Water Crisis
     Agenda

August 18, 2009
Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee and Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Hearing

     Background Paper - Perspectives on the Package
     Metropolitan Board Letter
     Metropolitan Board Presentation
     Testimony by Roger Patterson
     Governor Schwarzenegger’s Letter to Senator Steinberg and Assemblyperson Karen      Bass (August 17, 2009)
     Metropolitan’s Comments – Chairman Brick (August 13, 2009)
     California Legislature Press Release – Steinberg/Bass Announce Path to Water
     Solution (August 4, 2009)

July 2, 2009
Memo to Metropolitan Board and Member Agency Managers from General Manager Jeff Kightlinger

     Evaluation Criteria for Delta Legislation
     Evaluation of Proposed Delta Legislation

April 14, 2009
Metropolitan Board Letter on Delta-related legislative bills SB 12, SB 229, SB 457, SB 458, SB 808 and AB 39.

     Delta-related Legislation 2009 (Board Letter 9-3)

 

 
Page updated: January 11, 2011