California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1152 — Groundwater.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 280, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law authorizes specified entities, including, among others, local agencies managing a groundwater basin or subbasin pursuant to existing law relating to groundwater management plans or integrated regional water management plans, to assume responsibility for monitoring and reporting groundwater elevations in all or a part of a groundwater basin or subbasin. Existing law requires an entity seeking to assume those functions to notify the Department of Water Resources, and requires the department to determine which entities will perform monitoring functions. Existing law requires monitoring entities to commence monitoring and reporting groundwater elevations on or before January 1, 2012. This bill would add to the list of entities that may assume responsibility for monitoring and reporting groundwater elevations, a local agency that has been collecting and reporting groundwater elevations and that does not have a groundwater management plan, if the local agency adopts a groundwater management plan in accordance with specified provisions of existing law by January 1, 2014. The bill would permit the department to authorize the local agency to conduct monitoring and reporting of groundwater elevations on an interim basis, until the local agency adopts a groundwater management plan or until January 1, 2014, whichever occurs first. The bill would authorize a monitoring entity to report groundwater elevations using specified alternate monitoring techniques for certain groundwater basins and subbasins meeting prescribed conditions. The bill would condition this authorization upon submission of a report to the department and a determination by the department that the monitoring entity may use the alternate monitoring techniques. The bill would require a monitoring entity, every 3 years, to submit to the department information establishing its continued eligibility to use the alternate monitoring techniques. (2) Existing law requires the department to identify the extent of monitoring of groundwater elevations that is being undertaken within specified groundwater basins and subbasins. If the department determines that all or part of a basin or subbasin is not being monitored, the department is required to attempt to contact all well owners within the area not being monitored and determine if there is an interest in establishing a specified groundwater management plan, integrated regional water management plan, or voluntary groundwater monitoring association. If the department determines that there is insufficient interest in establishing a plan or association, and the county decides not to perform groundwater monitoring and reporting functions, the department is required to determine whether existing monitoring wells provide sufficient information to demonstrate seasonal and long-term trends in groundwater elevations. If the department determines that the monitoring wells provide insufficient information to demonstrate those trends, and the State Mining and Geology Board concurs with that determination, the department is required to perform groundwater monitoring functions. This bill would delete the requirement that the State Mining and Geology Board concur with the department's determination regarding the sufficiency of information provided by existing monitoring wells for purposes of the department's performance of groundwater monitoring functions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 280, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2499.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1975.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 28).

  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1453.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 11).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Read second time and amended.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 26).

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

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

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

  23. Referred to Com. on W., P. & W.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chesbro · Primary
  • Cook · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Chesbro

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Cook

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1152 CHESBRO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 75002
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Logue — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Miller — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cook — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Perea — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Campos — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Beall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Yee — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harman — Yea
Corbett — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Huff — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1152 CHESBRO Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73002
Democratic 3000
Republican 2000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Butler — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Campos — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cook — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Gatto — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Davis — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1152 do?
(1) Existing law authorizes specified entities, including, among others, local agencies managing a groundwater basin or subbasin pursuant to existing law relating to groundwater management plans or integrated regional water management plans, to assume responsibility for monitoring and reporting groundwater elevations in all or a part of a groundwater basin or subbasin. Existing law requires an entity seeking to assume those functions to notify the Department of Water Resources, and requires the department to determine which entities will perform monitoring functions. Existing law requires monitoring entities to commence monitoring and reporting groundwater elevations on or before January 1, 2012. This bill would add to the list of entities that may assume responsibility for monitoring and reporting groundwater elevations, a local agency that has been collecting and reporting groundwater elevations and that does not have a groundwater management plan, if the local agency adopts a groundwater management plan in accordance with specified provisions of existing law by January 1, 2014. The bill would permit the department to authorize the local agency to conduct monitoring and reporting of groundwater elevations on an interim basis, until the local agency adopts a groundwater management plan or until January 1, 2014, whichever occurs first. The bill would authorize a monitoring entity to report groundwater elevations using specified alternate monitoring techniques for certain groundwater basins and subbasins meeting prescribed conditions. The bill would condition this authorization upon submission of a report to the department and a determination by the department that the monitoring entity may use the alternate monitoring techniques. The bill would require a monitoring entity, every 3 years, to submit to the department information establishing its continued eligibility to use the alternate monitoring techniques. (2) Existing law requires the department to identify the extent of monitoring of groundwater elevations that is being undertaken within specified groundwater basins and subbasins. If the department determines that all or part of a basin or subbasin is not being monitored, the department is required to attempt to contact all well owners within the area not being monitored and determine if there is an interest in establishing a specified groundwater management plan, integrated regional water management plan, or voluntary groundwater monitoring association. If the department determines that there is insufficient interest in establishing a plan or association, and the county decides not to perform groundwater monitoring and reporting functions, the department is required to determine whether existing monitoring wells provide sufficient information to demonstrate seasonal and long-term trends in groundwater elevations. If the department determines that the monitoring wells provide insufficient information to demonstrate those trends, and the State Mining and Geology Board concurs with that determination, the department is required to perform groundwater monitoring functions. This bill would delete the requirement that the State Mining and Geology Board concur with the department's determination regarding the sufficiency of information provided by existing monitoring wells for purposes of the department's performance of groundwater monitoring functions.
Who sponsors AB 1152?
AB 1152 is sponsored by Chesbro and Cook.
What is the current status of AB 1152?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.
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