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<br />Assembly Bill No. 1658
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<br />An act to add Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 10800) to Divi-
<br />sion 6 of thl' Water Code, relating to water conservation, and making
<br />an appropriation therefor,
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<br />(.\ppro\'l:,d by GO\"(>Tllor September 20. 1986. Filed with
<br />Secretary of State September 22.1986.]
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<br />LEGIS LA Tl\'E COlJ:'\SEL'S DIGEST
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<br />AB 1658, Isenberg. Agricultural water management planning,
<br />(I) Under existing law, local agricultural water suppliers are not
<br />genl'rally required to adopt and enforce water conservation plans,
<br />This bill would enact the Agricultural Water Management
<br />Planning Act to require every agricultural water supplier supplying
<br />more than 50,000 acre. feet of water annually for agricultural
<br />purposes directly to customers to prepare a prescribed information
<br />report and, would require those suppliers that determine that a
<br />significant opportunity exists to conserve water or reduce the
<br />quantity of highly saline or toxic drainage water to prepare and
<br />adopt, in accordance with prescribed requirements, an agricultural
<br />water management plan meeting specified guidelines, The bill
<br />would require the Department of Water Resources to reimburse
<br />each supplier for the cost of preparing the informational report, not
<br />to exceed 85,000 per report and to reimburse each supplier preparing
<br />an agricultural water management plan, not to exceed $25,000 per
<br />plan, and would specify that no supplier shall be required to prepare
<br />a plan unless funds are appropriated to reimburse the supplier for its
<br />costs associated with the plans by the 1990-91 fiscal year. The bill
<br />would authorize an agricultural water supplier indirectly providing
<br />water to customers to adopt an agricultural water management plan
<br />or to participate in specified planning activities.
<br />The bill would require the plan to be filed with the department,
<br />and would require the department to prepare and submit to the
<br />Legislature a report summarizing the status of the plans not later
<br />than January I, 1993, The bill would specify requirements for actions
<br />or proceedings arising under the bill and would specify related
<br />matters,
<br />The bill would impose a state.mandated local program as its
<br />requirements would be applicable to local public agencies.
<br />The bill would make legislative findings and declarations in this
<br />connection.
<br />The bill would remain operative only until January I, 1993, except
<br />that if, an agricultural water supplier fails to submit its required
<br />information report or agricultural water management plan prior to
<br />January I, 1993, it would remain operative for that supplier until it
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