California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2304 — Groundwater management plans: components.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes specified local agencies that provide water service to adopt and implement a groundwater management plan. Existing law requires a local agency that elects to develop a groundwater management plan to hold a hearing prior to adopting a resolution of intention to draft a plan and, after the plan is prepared, to hold a 2nd hearing to determine whether to adopt the plan. Existing law requires the local agency to publish a specified notice before each of these hearings. This bill would require the local agency to provide a copy of a resolution of intention to the Department of Water Resources within 30 days of the date of adoption. The bill would require the local agency, upon written request, to provide a copy of the proposed groundwater management plan to an interested person. The bill would require the local agency to provide each of those interested persons with a specified notice at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the 2nd hearing to determine whether to adopt the plan. The bill would require the department to post on its Internet Web site the information the department possesses regarding the local agencies that have jurisdiction to develop groundwater management plans. Existing law requires a local agency seeking specified state funds for certain groundwater projects to include in a groundwater management plan various components, including components relating to the monitoring and management of groundwater levels within the groundwater basin. This bill would specify that the groundwater projects to which these requirements apply include projects that are part of an integrated regional water management program or plan. The bill, commencing January 1, 2012, would additionally require a map identifying the recharge areas, as defined, for the groundwater basin to be included in a groundwater management plan for purposes of the state funding requirements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 28. Page 6835.)

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6707.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 12. Page 4872.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  11. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (June 22).

  12. 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.

  13. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 5481.)

  16. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 5339.).

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (May 5).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 27).

  22. In committee: Set, first hearing. Further hearing to be set.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on W.,P. & W.

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P. & W. Read second time and amended.

  25. Referred to Coms. on W.,P. & W. and L. GOV.

  26. Read first time.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  28. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Eng · Cosponsor
  • Huffman · Primary
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Ruskin · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Huffman

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Eng
  • Pavley
  • Ruskin

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 2304 HUFFMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 57 Yea · 31 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 542802
Democratic 2100
Republican 1200
Total 573102
% of votes cast 63%34%0%2%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Hall — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2304 Huffman By Wolk

Passed 23 Yea · 12 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211204
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 231205
% of votes cast 58%30%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Nay
Ducheny — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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AB 2304 HUFFMAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 28 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 542704
Democratic 3000
Republican 1101
Total 582805
% of votes cast 64%31%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Ma — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 5300
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Fong — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government.

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 6404
Total 8404
% of votes cast 50%25%0%25%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Blumenfield — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Tom — Nay
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2304 do?
Existing law authorizes specified local agencies that provide water service to adopt and implement a groundwater management plan. Existing law requires a local agency that elects to develop a groundwater management plan to hold a hearing prior to adopting a resolution of intention to draft a plan and, after the plan is prepared, to hold a 2nd hearing to determine whether to adopt the plan. Existing law requires the local agency to publish a specified notice before each of these hearings. This bill would require the local agency to provide a copy of a resolution of intention to the Department of Water Resources within 30 days of the date of adoption. The bill would require the local agency, upon written request, to provide a copy of the proposed groundwater management plan to an interested person. The bill would require the local agency to provide each of those interested persons with a specified notice at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the 2nd hearing to determine whether to adopt the plan. The bill would require the department to post on its Internet Web site the information the department possesses regarding the local agencies that have jurisdiction to develop groundwater management plans. Existing law requires a local agency seeking specified state funds for certain groundwater projects to include in a groundwater management plan various components, including components relating to the monitoring and management of groundwater levels within the groundwater basin. This bill would specify that the groundwater projects to which these requirements apply include projects that are part of an integrated regional water management program or plan. The bill, commencing January 1, 2012, would additionally require a map identifying the recharge areas, as defined, for the groundwater basin to be included in a groundwater management plan for purposes of the state funding requirements.
Who sponsors AB 2304?
AB 2304 is sponsored by Eng, Huffman, Pavley, and Ruskin.
What is the current status of AB 2304?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2304?
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