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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)
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