(1) The California Constitution requires the reasonable and beneficial use of water. Under the public trust doctrine, the State Water Resources Control Board, among other state agencies, is required to take the public trust into account in the planning and allocation of water resources and to protect the public trust whenever feasible. Existing law establishes the Water Rights Fund, which consists of various fees and penalties. The moneys in the Water Rights Fund are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the administration of the board's water rights program.
(1) The California Constitution requires the reasonable and beneficial use of water. Under the public trust doctrine, the State Water Resources Control Board, among other state agencies, is required to take the public trust into account in the planning and allocation of water resources and to protect the public trust whenever feasible. Existing law establishes the Water Rights Fund, which consists of various fees and penalties. The moneys in the Water Rights Fund are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the administration of the board's water rights program.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
W/O REF. TO FILE SB104 Committee on B. & F.R. (Leno) Concurrence — 33–3 (pass) · upper
SB 104 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By SKINNER — 68–1 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading SB104 Committee on B. & F.R. — 24–9 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-01-10 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-01-10 (Corrected May 9).
2013-01-11 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 10.
2013-01-24 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-05-08 Withdrawn from committee.
2013-05-08 Ordered to second reading.
2013-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-13 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 9. Page 900.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-13 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-24 Referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2013-08-29 Hearing postponed by committee.
2014-02-24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-02-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee