California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2595 — Desalination.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The Cobey-Porter Saline Water Conversion Law authorizes the Department of Water Resources, either independently or in cooperation with public or private entities to conduct a program of investigation, study, and evaluation in the field of saline water conversion, to provide assistance to persons or entities seeking to construct desalination facilities, and after submission of a written report and upon appropriation from the Legislature, to finance, construct, and operate saline water conversion facilities. Existing law required the department, not later than July 1, 2004, to report to the Legislature on potential opportunities and impediments for using seawater and brackish water desalination, and to examine what role, if any, the state should play in furthering the use of desalination technology. Existing law also required the department to convene a Water Desalination Task Force, comprised of representatives from listed agencies and interest groups, to advise the department in carrying out these duties and in making recommendations to the Legislature. The California Ocean Protection Act establishes the Ocean Protection Council in state government. Existing law requires the Ocean Protection Council to coordinate activities of state agencies that are related to the protection and conservation of coastal waters and ocean ecosystems to improve the effectiveness of state efforts to protect ocean resources within existing fiscal limitations, to establish policies to coordinate the collection, evaluation, and sharing of scientific data related to coastal and ocean resources among agencies, and to identify and recommend to the Legislature changes in law needed to achieve these goals. This bill would require the council to report to the Legislature, by December 31, 2014, on opportunities for improving the current statewide permitting processes for seawater desalination facilities and to recommend potential administrative and legislative actions for improving the permitting process while maintaining current regulatory protections. The bill would require the chair of the council to select a member of the council to be the chair of the Seawater Desalination Permit Improvement Task Force. This bill would require the chair of the task force to convene the Seawater Desalination Permit Improvement Task Force to review the current permitting processes required by all state regulatory agencies for the planning, design, construction, monitoring, and operation of seawater desalination facilities, to identify opportunities for improving the permitting process, and to advise the council in making the report.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26).

  5. 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.

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

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

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 9. Page 5182.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 25).

  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Read second time and amended.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 23).

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

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

  18. Referred to Coms. on W., P. & W. and NAT. RES.

  19. Read first time.

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

  21. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hall · Primary
  • Price · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Hall

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Price

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea

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AB 2595 HALL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 9 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 509018
Republican 2000
Democratic 0001
Total 529019
% of votes cast 65%11%0%24%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Not Voting
Feuer — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Nay
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Yamada — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hayashi — Nay
Hill — Nay
Huber — Yea
Carter — Yea
Allen — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Huffman — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Beall — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lara — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Nay
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Dickinson — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Ammiano — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Nay
Buchanan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Not Voting
Mansoor — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Lara — Yea
Campos — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9102
Republican 0001
Total 9103
% of votes cast 69%8%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Nay
Lara — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2595 do?
The Cobey-Porter Saline Water Conversion Law authorizes the Department of Water Resources, either independently or in cooperation with public or private entities to conduct a program of investigation, study, and evaluation in the field of saline water conversion, to provide assistance to persons or entities seeking to construct desalination facilities, and after submission of a written report and upon appropriation from the Legislature, to finance, construct, and operate saline water conversion facilities. Existing law required the department, not later than July 1, 2004, to report to the Legislature on potential opportunities and impediments for using seawater and brackish water desalination, and to examine what role, if any, the state should play in furthering the use of desalination technology. Existing law also required the department to convene a Water Desalination Task Force, comprised of representatives from listed agencies and interest groups, to advise the department in carrying out these duties and in making recommendations to the Legislature. The California Ocean Protection Act establishes the Ocean Protection Council in state government. Existing law requires the Ocean Protection Council to coordinate activities of state agencies that are related to the protection and conservation of coastal waters and ocean ecosystems to improve the effectiveness of state efforts to protect ocean resources within existing fiscal limitations, to establish policies to coordinate the collection, evaluation, and sharing of scientific data related to coastal and ocean resources among agencies, and to identify and recommend to the Legislature changes in law needed to achieve these goals. This bill would require the council to report to the Legislature, by December 31, 2014, on opportunities for improving the current statewide permitting processes for seawater desalination facilities and to recommend potential administrative and legislative actions for improving the permitting process while maintaining current regulatory protections. The bill would require the chair of the council to select a member of the council to be the chair of the Seawater Desalination Permit Improvement Task Force. This bill would require the chair of the task force to convene the Seawater Desalination Permit Improvement Task Force to review the current permitting processes required by all state regulatory agencies for the planning, design, construction, monitoring, and operation of seawater desalination facilities, to identify opportunities for improving the permitting process, and to advise the council in making the report.
Who sponsors AB 2595?
AB 2595 is sponsored by Hall and Price.
What is the current status of AB 2595?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 2595?
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