Bill Text: CA SB1301 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Tijuana River Valley: watershed action plan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-09-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 368, Statutes of 2020. [SB1301 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SB1301-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
August 11, 2020 |
Amended
IN
Senate
June 18, 2020 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 26, 2020 |
Introduced by Senator Hueso |
February 21, 2020 |
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 71107) is added to Division 34 of the Public Resources Code, to read:PART 2.6. Tijuana River Valley Binational Watershed Development Plan
71107.
(a) Upon an appropriation of funds from the Legislature to the California Environmental Protection Agency for this purpose, the California Environmental Protection Agency shall work with the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Coastal Conservancy, and the San Diego River Conservancy to create a binational watershed development plan for the Tijuana River Valley, which should be developed in coordination with the appropriate Mexican entities to encapsulate the whole watershed. The plan shall include all of the following:(a)Upon an appropriation of funds from the Legislature to the conservancy for this purpose, the conservancy shall work with the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Coastal Conservancy, and the California Environmental Protection Agency to create a binational watershed management plan for the Tijuana River Valley, which should be developed in coordination with the appropriate Mexican entities to encapsulate the whole watershed. The plan shall include all of the following:
(1)Identification of key stakeholders and partnerships for data collection.
(2)Identification of issues of concern for the
Tijuana River Valley in both the United States and Mexican portions.
(3)Short-term and long-term goals and targets for the plan.
(4)Methods and strategies to seek to restore water quality in degraded areas and to protect overall watershed health.
(5)Methods and strategies to protect the public health and limit beach closures.
(b)While preparing the plan required pursuant to subdivision (a), the conservancy shall seek relevant information and advice by conducting appropriate public outreach and by establishing and consulting an advisory body that includes the appropriate and relevant state agencies, local governments, and nongovernmental organizations and
the federal government.
(c)The binational watershed management plan prepared pursuant to this section may be used by the Tijuana River Watershed Advisory Panel, established pursuant to Section 32659.4, to satisfy or further the requirement to prepare a strategic plan pursuant to Section 32659.5.