An act to
amend Section 39719 of the Health and Safety Code, and to
add Section 13145.5
to
to, and to add Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 430) to Division 1 of,
the Water Code, relating to
water quality.
water, and making an appropriation therefor.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.
Section 39719 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
39719.
(a) The Legislature shall appropriate the annual proceeds of the fund for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in this state in accordance with the requirements of Section 39712.
(b) To carry out a portion of the requirements of subdivision (a), annual proceeds are continuously appropriated for the following:
(1) Beginning in the 2015–16 fiscal year, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, 35 percent of annual proceeds are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for transit, affordable housing, and sustainable communities programs as following:
(A) Ten percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the Transportation Agency for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program created by Part 2 (commencing with Section 75220) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code.
(B) Five percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program created by Part 3 (commencing with Section 75230) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code. Funds shall be allocated by the Controller, according to requirements of the program, and pursuant to the distribution formula in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 99312 of, and Sections 99313 and 99314 of, the Public Utilities Code.
(C) Twenty percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the Strategic Growth Council for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program created by Part 1 (commencing with Section 75200) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code. Of the amount appropriated in this subparagraph, no less than 10 percent of the annual proceeds, shall be expended for affordable housing, consistent with the provisions of that program.
(2) Beginning in the 2015–16 fiscal year, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, 25 percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the High-Speed Rail Authority for the following components of the initial operating segment and Phase I Blended System as described in the 2012 business plan adopted pursuant to Section 185033 of the Public Utilities Code:
(A) Acquisition and construction costs of the project.
(B) Environmental review and design costs of the project.
(C) Other capital costs of the project.
(D) Repayment of any loans made to the authority to fund the project.
(3) Beginning in the 2016–17 fiscal year, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, 25 percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the Department of Water Resources to comply with the requirements of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 430) of Division 1 of the Water Code.
(c) In determining the amount of annual proceeds of the fund for purposes of the calculation in subdivision (b), the funds subject to Section 39719.1 shall not be included.
SEC. 2.
Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 430) is added to Division 1 of the Water Code, to read:
CHAPTER  4.5. Water Storage and Reliability
430.
(a) On or before January 1, 2017, the Department of Water Resources, after one or more public workshops, shall identify the current statewide water storage capacity, including local, state, and federal projects, and prepare a strategy and implementation plan to achieve an expansion in statewide water storage capacity of 25 percent by January 1, 2025, and 50 percent by January 1, 2050.
(b) The Department of Water Resources shall provide a copy of the strategy and implementation plan to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and publish this information on the Department of Water Resources’ publicly available Internet Web site.
(c) On January 1, 2018, and every two years thereafter, until January 1, 2050, the Department of Water Resources shall update the strategy and implementation plan to reflect any changes made to the strategy and plan.
(d) The Department of Water Resources shall provide a copy of the updated strategy and implementation plans required pursuant to subdivision (c) to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and publish this information on the Department of Water Resources’ publicly available Internet Web site.
431.
(a) The Department of Water Resources shall increase the state’s total water storage capacity by 25 percent by January 1, 2025, and by 50 percent by January 1, 2050.
(b) The increase in water storage capacity required pursuant to subdivision (a) may be accomplished through a mix of both surface water and groundwater storage projects, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Surface water storage projects identified in the CALFED Bay-Delta Program Record of Decision, dated August 28, 2000, except for projects prohibited by Chapter 1.4 (commencing with Section 5093.50) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code.
(2) Local and regional surface water storage projects.
(3) Groundwater storage projects and groundwater contamination prevention or remediation projects that provide water storage benefits.
(4) Conjunctive use and reservoir reoperation projects.
432.
(a) On January 1, 2020, and every five years thereafter, until January 1, 2050, the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall report to the Legislature on the Department of Water Resources’ progress on fulfilling the requirements imposed under Section 431.
(b) The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall include in the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) whether the Department of Water Resources is expected to achieve the water storage requirements imposed under Section 431 on time.
SECTION 1.
SEC. 3.
Section 13145.5 is added to the Water Code, to read:
13145.5.
In formulating state policy for water quality control and adopting or approving a water quality control plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the state board shall take into consideration, consistent with the requirements of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, any applicable groundwater sustainability plan or alternative adopted or approved under Part 2.74 (commencing with Section 10720) of Division 6 and available information and data regarding the impacts of groundwater use and management on beneficial uses of surface waters.

Summary: (1) Existing law establishes the Department of Water Resources in the Natural Resources Agency, and, among other things, empowers the department to conduct investigations of all or any portion of any stream, stream system, lake, or other body of water.
Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the State Air Resources Board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism relative to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
This bill would require the department to increase statewide water storage capacity by 25% by January 1, 2025, and 50% by January 1, 2050, as specified. The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2017, to identify the current statewide water storage capacity and prepare a strategy and implementation plan to achieve those expansions in statewide water storage capacity, and would require the department to update the strategy and implementation plan on January 1, 2018, and every 2 years thereafter, until January 1, 2050. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to report to the Legislature on January 1, 2020, and every 5 years thereafter, until January 1, 2050, on the department’s progress on achieving those required increases in statewide water storage capacity, as specified. The bill would, beginning in the 2016–17 fiscal year, continuously appropriate 25% of the annual proceeds of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the department to comply with these requirements.
Existing
(2) Existing
law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards as the principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to water quality. Existing law requires the state board to formulate and adopt state policy for water quality control. Existing law requires each regional board to formulate and adopt water quality control plans for all areas within the region and prohibits a water quality control plan, or a revision of the plan, adopted by a regional board, from becoming effective unless it is approved by the state board.
Existing law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires all groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the Department of Water Resources that are designated as basins subject to critical conditions of overdraft to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2020, and requires all other groundwater basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins to be managed under a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans by January 31, 2022, except as specified.
This bill would require the state board, in formulating state policy for water quality control and adopting or approving a water quality control plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, to take into consideration, consistent with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, any applicable groundwater sustainability plan or alternative and available information and data regarding the impacts of groundwater use and management on beneficial uses of surface waters.