California Water Resiliency Act.

Plain English Breakdown

The official text does not provide specific details about the exact uses of grants beyond mentioning entitlement, repair, design, and construction of water infrastructure projects.

California Water Resiliency Act

This act requires the state treasurer to transfer money from the General Fund into a new fund each year, which will be used by the California Water Commission for water infrastructure projects.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a new fund called the Water Conveyance and Capacity Infrastructure Fund.
• Requires the Treasurer to annually transfer an amount equal to 1% of all state revenues from the General Fund into this newly created fund.
• Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund for the California Water Commission's actual costs of implementing these provisions and administering grants for water infrastructure projects.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Treasurer
• The California Water Commission

Terms To Know

General Fund

A big pot of money that the state uses to pay for different things.

Limits and Unknowns

• It does not specify how much money will be in the fund each year.
• It does not explain what happens if there is not enough money for all projects.

Official Summary Text

ACA 11, as introduced, Macedo.
California Water Resiliency Act.
The California Constitution declares that the general welfare requires that the water resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which they are capable, and that the right to the use of water does not extend to the waste or unreasonable use, method of use, or method of diversion of water.
This measure, the California Water Resiliency Act, would require the Treasurer to annually transfer an amount equal to 1% of all state revenues from the General Fund to the Water Conveyance and Capacity Infrastructure Fund, which the measure would create. The measure would continuously appropriate moneys in the fund to the California Water Commission for its actual costs of implementing these provisions and for administering grants for the entitlement, repair, design, and construction of water infrastructure projects that will
maintain or expand the availability of clean, safe drinking water for homes and businesses, and water for agricultural uses, consistent with area of origin water rights.

Current Bill Text

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