California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 359 — Groundwater management plans.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 572, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2011. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) 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. Existing law requires a local agency to prepare a groundwater management plan within 2 years of the date of the adoption of the resolution of intention. 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 authorize any person to request to be placed on a list established by the local agency for purposes of receiving notices regarding plan preparation, meeting announcements, and availability of draft plans, maps, and other relevant documents. The bill would require the local agency to provide each of those interested persons and the department with a specified notice prior to the 2nd hearing to determine whether to adopt the plan. The bill would require, if a groundwater management plan is not adopted within 2 years of the date of the adoption of a resolution of intention and the local agency is operating under a previously adopted groundwater management plan, that the previously adopted plan remain in effect. 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 and information regarding groundwater management plans provided by local agencies and specified groundwater monitoring entities. (2) 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, 2013, 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. The bill would require the local agency to provide the map of the recharge areas to local planning agencies and notify the department and other interested persons when a map is submitted to those local planning agencies.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 572, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 2852.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 10. Page 2164.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (August 25).

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

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 28).

  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 74. Noes 1. Page 1719.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 6.) (May 27).

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

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Huffman · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Huffman

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 359 HUFFMAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 56 Yea · 19 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 551705
Democratic 1000
Total 561905
% of votes cast 70%24%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Carter — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cook — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Bonilla — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Knight — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Davis — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB359 Huffman By Pavley

Passed 26 Yea · 10 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24904
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 261004
% of votes cast 65%25%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6300
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 359 HUFFMAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71105
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 74105
% of votes cast 93%1%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Not Voting
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Carter — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10600
Democratic 1000
Total 11600
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Norby — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Mitchell — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6005
Democratic 1000
Republican 0001
Total 7006
% of votes cast 54%0%0%46%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Not Voting
Halderman — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 359 do?
(1) 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. Existing law requires a local agency to prepare a groundwater management plan within 2 years of the date of the adoption of the resolution of intention. 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 authorize any person to request to be placed on a list established by the local agency for purposes of receiving notices regarding plan preparation, meeting announcements, and availability of draft plans, maps, and other relevant documents. The bill would require the local agency to provide each of those interested persons and the department with a specified notice prior to the 2nd hearing to determine whether to adopt the plan. The bill would require, if a groundwater management plan is not adopted within 2 years of the date of the adoption of a resolution of intention and the local agency is operating under a previously adopted groundwater management plan, that the previously adopted plan remain in effect. 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 and information regarding groundwater management plans provided by local agencies and specified groundwater monitoring entities. (2) 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, 2013, 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. The bill would require the local agency to provide the map of the recharge areas to local planning agencies and notify the department and other interested persons when a map is submitted to those local planning agencies.
Who sponsors AB 359?
AB 359 is sponsored by Huffman.
What is the current status of AB 359?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2011. Enacted.
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