BILL NUMBER: AB 1398	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JANUARY 6, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 10, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Papan

                        FEBRUARY 26, 1999

    An act to add Section 23028 to the Government Code,
relating to the San Francisco   An act relating to the
San Francisco  Public Utilities Commission.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1398, as amended, Papan.   San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission:   water rates   State Auditor 
. 
   (1) Under  
   Under  existing law, the San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission supplies water at wholesale to various retail water
suppliers.
   This bill would  declare that it is the intent of the
Legislature to implement the recommendations set forth in the State
Auditor's audit report concerning the San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission.   require the commission to prescribe rates
for the sale of water at wholesale that reflect the proportional cost
of delivering water to retail water suppliers, thereby imposing a
state-mandated local program.
  (2) 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, including the creation of a State Mandates Claims Fund
to pay the costs of mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 statewide
and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed
$1,000,000.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions. 
   Vote:  majority.  Appropriation:  no.  Fiscal committee:  
yes   no  . State-mandated local program:
 yes   no  .


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

  
  SECTION 1.  Section 23028 is added to the  
  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to implement the
recommendations set forth in the State Auditor's audit report
concerning the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. 
 Government Code, to read:
   23028.  The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission shall
prescribe rates for the sale of water at wholesale that reflect the
proportional cost of delivering water to retail water suppliers.
  SEC. 2.  Notwithstanding Section 17610 of the Government Code, if
the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains
costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and
school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7
(commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the
Government Code.  If the statewide cost of the claim for
reimbursement does not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000),
reimbursement shall be made from the State Mandates Claims Fund.