BILL ANALYSIS
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Bill No: SB 855
Author: Haynes (R)
Amended: 6/14/99
Vote: 21
SENATE AG. AND WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE : 11-0, 4/6/99
AYES: Costa, Kelley, Bowen, Johannessen, Monteith, Ortiz,
Peace, Perata, Poochigian, Speier, Wright
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SENATE FLOOR : 37-0, 5/13/99 (Consent)
AYES: Alarcon, Alpert, Baca, Bowen, Brulte, Burton,
Chesbro, Costa, Dunn, Escutia, Figueroa, Hayden, Haynes,
Hughes, Johannessen, Johnson, Johnston, Karnette, Kelley,
Knight, Leslie, Lewis, McPherson, Monteith, Morrow,
Mountjoy, Murray, O'Connell, Peace, Polanco, Poochigian,
Rainey, Schiff, Sher, Solis, Vasconcellos, Wright
NOT VOTING: Ortiz, Perata, Speier
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 74-0, 6/30/99 (Consent) - ROLL CALL NOT
AVAILABLE
SUBJECT : Recycled water
SOURCE : Central Basin Municipal Water District
West Basin Municipal Water District
DIGEST : This bill:
1.Allows customers to request their retail water suppliers
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to enter into an agreement, or to adopt recycled water
rates for delivery of recycled water to the customer.
The retail water supplier would be required to submit an
offer to the customer for recycled water service within
120 days that includes a price term.
2.Requires a retail water supplier that has not previously
established recycled water rates to establish such rates
either by contract with the customer, or by ordinance or
resolution within 120 days from the date of the customer
request.
Assembly Amendments (1) extend the number of days that a
retail water supplier is required to submit an offer to a
customer for a recycled water service from 90 to 120, and
(2) make technical changes.
ANALYSIS : The Water Recycling Act of 1991 (WRA) was
amended by SB 2103 during the 1998 legislative session.
Under the 1998 amendments, water retailers are required to
enter into a contract to provide recycled water to a
customer if, at the request of the customer, the water
retailer determines that recycled water is available or can
be made available to the customer. The water retailer must
provide a written offer to the customer within 120 days
after receiving the customer request. The offer must set
out the terms and conditions on which recycled water can be
made available to the customer.
The WRA also requires the water retailer to set rates for
recycled water service if no rate exists. The WRA does not
require the retail water supplier to set the rate within a
specific time period. If the retail water supplier does
not set the rate in a timely manner, then either the
customer or the retail water supplier may seek formal
mediation. If formal mediation fails, remedy is in the
courts without a presumption in favor of the retail water
supplier.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/30/99)
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Central Basin Municipal Water District (co-source)
West Basin Municipal Water District (co-source)
TSM:cm 6/30/99 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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