California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 54 — Drinking water.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 512, 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 December 06, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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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 any corporation organized for or engaged in the business of selling, distributing, supplying, or delivering water for irrigation purposes, and requires any corporation organized for or engaged in the business of selling, distributing, supplying, or delivering water for domestic use, to provide in its articles or bylaws that water shall be sold, distributed, supplied, or delivered only to owners of its shares and that those shares are appurtenant to certain lands, as specified. This bill would specify that any corporation organized for or engaged in the business of selling, distributing, supplying, or delivering water for irrigation purposes, and any corporation organized for or engaged in the business of selling, distributing, supplying, or delivering water for domestic use that provides in its articles or bylaws that the water shall be sold, distributed, supplied, or delivered only to owners of its shares and that those shares are appurtenant to certain lands shall be known as a mutual water company. The bill would also require each mutual water company that operates a public water system to, by December 31, 2012, submit a map depicting the approximate boundaries of the property that the municipal water company serves to the local agency commission within the county in which the mutual water company operates. The bill would prohibit a mutual water company from expanding its boundaries without approval from the appropriate local agency formation commission. The bill would require a mutual water company that operates a public water system to supply certain information to a local agency formation commission upon request, as specified. This bill would require a mutual water company that operates a public water system to maintain a financial reserve fund to be used for certain types of activities. The bill would also require each board member of a mutual water company that operates a public water system to, within 6 months of taking office, complete a 2-hour course offered by a qualified trainer, as specified. (2) Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Department of Public Health to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health, including, but not limited to, conducting research, studies, and demonstration programs relating to the provision of a dependable, safe supply of drinking water, enforcing the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, adopting enforcement regulations, and conducting studies and investigations to assess the quality of water in domestic water supplies. Existing law establishes the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, continuously appropriated to the department for the provision of grants and revolving fund loans to provide for the design and construction of projects for public water systems that will enable suppliers to meet safe drinking water standards. Existing law requires the department to establish criteria to be met for projects to be eligible for consideration for this funding. This bill would provide that in considering an application for funding a project, the department shall not be prejudiced by the applicant initiating the project prior to the department approving the application for funding. This bill would also provide that preliminary project costs or construction costs that are otherwise eligible for funding shall not be ineligible because the costs were incurred by the applicant during certain time periods. (3) Existing law, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, sets forth the powers and duties of a local agency formation commission, including, among others, the powers to review and approve or disapprove with or without amendment, wholly, partially, or conditionally, proposals for changes of organization or reorganization, consistent with written policies, procedures, and guidelines adopted by the commission. This bill would additionally authorize the commission to approve, with or without amendment, wholly, partially, or conditionally, or disapprove the annexation of territory served by a mutual water company that operates a public water system into the jurisdiction of a city, a public utility, or a special district, with the consent of the respective public agency or public utility and mutual water company. (4) Under the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, each local agency formation commission is required to develop and determine the sphere of influence of each local governmental agency within the county and enact policies designed to promote the logical and orderly development of areas within the sphere of influence. In order to prepare and update spheres of influence, the commission is required to conduct a service review, including the review of growth and population projections for the affected area, present and planned capacity of public facilities and adequacy of public services, financial ability of agencies to provide services, the status of, and opportunities for, shared facilities, accountability for community service needs, and any other matter related to effective or efficient service delivery, as required by commission policy. This bill would authorize the commission to include in the service review, a review of whether the agencies under review comply with safe drinking water standards. This bill would provide that a public water system may comply with that review by submitting certain documents. (5) Existing law provides for the imposition of civil fines in amounts up to $5,000 or $25,000 for specified violations of the California Safe Drinking Water Act. This bill would provide that a mutual water company is liable for any fines, penalties, costs, expenses, or other amounts that may be imposed upon the mutual water company under the California Safe Drinking Water Act. This bill would authorize a mutual water company to levy an assessment to pay those fines. This bill would provide that if the amount of those fines exceeds 5% of the annual budget of a mutual water company, then the mutual water company would be required to levy an assessment to pay those fines.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 512, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 2. Page 3052.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2361.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 15).

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

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 6).

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  17. Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and GOV. & F.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1818.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 27).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  25. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  26. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  27. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  28. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  29. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.

  30. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

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

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

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

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

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

  36. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  37. Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and E.S. & T.M.

  38. From printer. May be heard in committee January 6.

  39. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Solorio · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Solorio

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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 54 SOLORIO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1100
Unaffiliated 75101
Democratic 1000
Total 77201
% of votes cast 96%3%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Halderman — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Butler — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Beall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — 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 Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB54 Solorio By Correa

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Evans — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Correa — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — 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 →

Do pass as amended.

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
Emmerson — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Pavley — Yea

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AB 54 SOLORIO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 74003
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Conway — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Cook — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Butler — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Miller — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Furutani — 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 →

Do pass as amended.

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
Hall — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 54 do?
(1) Existing law authorizes any corporation organized for or engaged in the business of selling, distributing, supplying, or delivering water for irrigation purposes, and requires any corporation organized for or engaged in the business of selling, distributing, supplying, or delivering water for domestic use, to provide in its articles or bylaws that water shall be sold, distributed, supplied, or delivered only to owners of its shares and that those shares are appurtenant to certain lands, as specified. This bill would specify that any corporation organized for or engaged in the business of selling, distributing, supplying, or delivering water for irrigation purposes, and any corporation organized for or engaged in the business of selling, distributing, supplying, or delivering water for domestic use that provides in its articles or bylaws that the water shall be sold, distributed, supplied, or delivered only to owners of its shares and that those shares are appurtenant to certain lands shall be known as a mutual water company. The bill would also require each mutual water company that operates a public water system to, by December 31, 2012, submit a map depicting the approximate boundaries of the property that the municipal water company serves to the local agency commission within the county in which the mutual water company operates. The bill would prohibit a mutual water company from expanding its boundaries without approval from the appropriate local agency formation commission. The bill would require a mutual water company that operates a public water system to supply certain information to a local agency formation commission upon request, as specified. This bill would require a mutual water company that operates a public water system to maintain a financial reserve fund to be used for certain types of activities. The bill would also require each board member of a mutual water company that operates a public water system to, within 6 months of taking office, complete a 2-hour course offered by a qualified trainer, as specified. (2) Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Department of Public Health to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health, including, but not limited to, conducting research, studies, and demonstration programs relating to the provision of a dependable, safe supply of drinking water, enforcing the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, adopting enforcement regulations, and conducting studies and investigations to assess the quality of water in domestic water supplies. Existing law establishes the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, continuously appropriated to the department for the provision of grants and revolving fund loans to provide for the design and construction of projects for public water systems that will enable suppliers to meet safe drinking water standards. Existing law requires the department to establish criteria to be met for projects to be eligible for consideration for this funding. This bill would provide that in considering an application for funding a project, the department shall not be prejudiced by the applicant initiating the project prior to the department approving the application for funding. This bill would also provide that preliminary project costs or construction costs that are otherwise eligible for funding shall not be ineligible because the costs were incurred by the applicant during certain time periods. (3) Existing law, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, sets forth the powers and duties of a local agency formation commission, including, among others, the powers to review and approve or disapprove with or without amendment, wholly, partially, or conditionally, proposals for changes of organization or reorganization, consistent with written policies, procedures, and guidelines adopted by the commission. This bill would additionally authorize the commission to approve, with or without amendment, wholly, partially, or conditionally, or disapprove the annexation of territory served by a mutual water company that operates a public water system into the jurisdiction of a city, a public utility, or a special district, with the consent of the respective public agency or public utility and mutual water company. (4) Under the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, each local agency formation commission is required to develop and determine the sphere of influence of each local governmental agency within the county and enact policies designed to promote the logical and orderly development of areas within the sphere of influence. In order to prepare and update spheres of influence, the commission is required to conduct a service review, including the review of growth and population projections for the affected area, present and planned capacity of public facilities and adequacy of public services, financial ability of agencies to provide services, the status of, and opportunities for, shared facilities, accountability for community service needs, and any other matter related to effective or efficient service delivery, as required by commission policy. This bill would authorize the commission to include in the service review, a review of whether the agencies under review comply with safe drinking water standards. This bill would provide that a public water system may comply with that review by submitting certain documents. (5) Existing law provides for the imposition of civil fines in amounts up to $5,000 or $25,000 for specified violations of the California Safe Drinking Water Act. This bill would provide that a mutual water company is liable for any fines, penalties, costs, expenses, or other amounts that may be imposed upon the mutual water company under the California Safe Drinking Water Act. This bill would authorize a mutual water company to levy an assessment to pay those fines. This bill would provide that if the amount of those fines exceeds 5% of the annual budget of a mutual water company, then the mutual water company would be required to levy an assessment to pay those fines.
Who sponsors AB 54?
AB 54 is sponsored by Solorio.
What is the current status of AB 54?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 06, 2010. Enacted.
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