CCKA Legislative Tracker

CCKA drafts, sponsors and supports state bills aimed at protecting and improving the health of California's waterways and ocean, and ensuring clean, abundant water throughout the state for all uses. On this page you can track legislation relevant to the waters of California, submit comments on legislation, and learn about your local Senators and Assembly Members.

CCKA actively tracked the 2009 special legislative session on water called by Governor Schwarzenegger.  The Legislature passed a package of water bills on Delta governance, groundwater monitoring, water conservation, water diversion and use, and an $11.14 billion proposed water bond.  In late June 2010, the Governor announced that he would ask the Legislature to postpone the bond, now Proposition 18, to 2012, citing California's deficit and broken budget system.

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Below are some of the bills that CCKA is tracking this legislative session. Click on a bill to see the bill's text, legislative history and status.

Water Quality/Supply

AB 1834 (Solorio)  – Establishes Legislature's intent to encourage California water agencies to develop integrated regional water management plans that retain stormwater runoff to fulfill the water supply needs of their communities and reduce downstream water quality problems.

AB 2376 (Huffman)  – Requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to convene a committee to develop a strategic vision for California fish and wildlife management.

SB 1107 (Kehoe)  – The Interceptor and Trap Grease Transportation Act of 2010; requires the State Water Board to adopt and implement regulations to manage the transportation of some interceptor and trap grease to appropriate facilities for recycling, treatment, or proper disposal.

SB 565 (Pavley)  – Authorizes the State Water Board to monitor, investigate, and assess fines to regulate water diversions.

SB 1284 (Ducheny)  – Exempts some effluent limitation violations and reporting requirements from State Water Board minimum mandatory penalties.

SCA 18 (Liu)  – Excludes fees and charges for storm water and urban runoff management from the approval requirement for the imposition or increase of a property related fee or charge.

Protecting Marine and Coastal Areas

AB 1998 (Brownley) – Bans plastic bags and restricts the use of paper bags at grocery stores.

AB 2125 (Ruskin)  – Directs the Ocean Protection Council to analyze and develop recommendations on marine spatial planning.

AB 2598 (Brownley) – Requires sea level rise action plans for marinas, harbors, ports, tidelands and other at-risk lands held in public trust.

SB 21 (Simitian) – Requires the Department of Fish and Game to create a reporting system for derelict fishing gear.

SB 1006 (Pavley)  – Requires the Resources Agency, in developing and implementing climate change adaptation strategies, to fully consider and undertake initiatives that protect or enhance natural ecosystem functions in relation to wetlands, beaches, flood plains, watersheds, and greenhouse gas emissions.