Dams and reservoirs: exclusions: publicly owned or operated regulating basins.
Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to supervise the maintenance and operation of dams and reservoirs as necessary to safeguard life and property. Existing law requires the department to adopt, by regulation, a schedule of fees to cover the department's costs in carrying out the supervision of dam safety. Existing law excludes certain obstructions from being considered a dam, including a barrier that is not across a stream channel, watercourse, or natural drainage area and that has the principal purpose of impounding water for agricultural use.
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California Legislature
20212022
AB 1164
California AB 1164 (20212022)
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Dams and reservoirs: exclusions: publicly owned or operated regulating basins.
California AB 1164 (20212022) — Dams and reservoirs: exclusions: publicly owned or operated regulating basins.
Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to supervise the maintenance and operation of dams and reservoirs as necessary to safeguard life and property. Existing law requires the department to adopt, by regulation, a schedule of fees to cover the department's costs in carrying out the supervision of dam safety. Existing law excludes certain obstructions from being considered a dam, including a barrier that is not across a stream channel, watercourse, or natural drainage area and that has the principal purpose of impounding water for agricultural use.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1164 Flora Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–1 (fail) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Flora — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2021-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2021-03-04 Referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. referral-committee
2021-03-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P., & W. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-03-23 Re-referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. referral-committee
2021-05-03 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 26). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2021-05-04 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-05 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2021-05-12 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 12). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-05-13 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1471.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-05-20 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-06-03 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2021-06-09 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2021-07-01 In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2022-05-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-01 In committee: Set, final hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
2022-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-08-01 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2022-08-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-24 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 7. Page 5096.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-24 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2022-08-25 Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
2022-08-25 Re-referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2022-08-30 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage
2022-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 1.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2022-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 943, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/04f8d9a8-11fb-4494-93d5-43b010f76185. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).