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SB-910 • 2026

Municipal water districts: water service: Indian lands.

Municipal water districts: water service: Indian lands.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Seyarto
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
March 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact requirements or conditions under which local agency formation commissions must approve applications from water districts.

Extending Water Service to Indian Lands

The bill extends until January 1, 2032, the deadline for municipal water districts to apply to local agency formation commissions to provide water service to Indian lands outside their district boundaries.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows municipal water districts to continue applying to local agency formation commissions until January 1, 2032, to extend water services to Indian lands that are not within the district's area.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Municipal water districts
  • Local agency formation commissions

Terms To Know

local agency formation commission
A local government body that reviews and approves applications for municipal services, such as water service.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens after January 1, 2032.
  • It is unclear how many Indian lands will be affected by this extension.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 California Legislative Information

    March 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. 2026-03-05 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing March 18.

  3. 2026-02-11 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  4. 2026-01-27 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 26.

  5. 2026-01-26 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 910, as introduced, Seyarto.
Municipal water districts: water service: Indian lands.
Existing law, the Municipal Water District Law of 1911, provides for the formation of municipal water districts and grants to those districts specified powers. Existing law permits a district to acquire, control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recycle, recapture, and salvage any water for the beneficial use of the district, its inhabitants, or the owners of rights to water in the district. Existing law, upon the request of certain Indian tribes and the satisfaction of certain conditions, requires a district to provide service of water at substantially the same terms applicable to the customers of the district to the Indian tribe’s lands that are not within a district, as prescribed. Existing law also authorizes a district, until January 1, 2027, under specified circumstances, to apply to the applicable local agency formation commission to provide this service of water to
Indian lands, as defined, that are not within the district and requires the local agency formation commission to approve that application.
This bill would extend the above provisions regarding the application to the applicable local agency formation commission to January 1, 2032. By imposing new duties on local officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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