Bill Text: CA SB938 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Water rights: reconsideration of a decision or order.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-20 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB938 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB938-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 938	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 3, 2014

   An act to amend Section 1122 of the Water Code, relating to water.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 938, as introduced, Galgiani. Water rights: reconsideration of
a decision or order.
   Existing law specifies procedures under which a person may be
subject to administrative civil liability for unauthorized diversion
or use of water. Existing law specifies procedures under which the
State Water Resources Control Board is authorized to order a
reconsideration of all or part of its decision or order.
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1122 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   1122.  The board may order a reconsideration of all or part of a
decision or order on the board's own motion or on the filing of a
petition of any interested person or entity. The petition shall be
filed not later than 30 days from the date the board adopts a
decision or order. The authority of the board to order a
reconsideration on its own motion shall expire 30 days after it has
adopted a decision or order. The board shall order or deny
reconsideration on a petition  therefor  not later
than 90 days from the date the board adopts the decision or order.