| More NewsDEPARTMENT OF FINANCE BILL ANALYSIS AB 1806 Analyst/Principal Date Program Budget Manager Date (0622) K. DaRosa Karen Finn Department Deputy Director Date Governor's Office: By: Date: Position Approved Position Disapproved BILL ANALYSIS Form DF-43 (Rev 03/95 Buff) RES :AB-1806-20080730060628PM-AB01806.rtf 0/0/00 0:00 AM AMENDMENT DATE: July 1, 2008 BILL NUMBER: AB 1806 POSITION: Neutral, note concerns AUTHOR: L. Wolk BILL SUMMARY: Fish: Rescue or Relocation: Emergency Plans Existing law requires petitions to the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) for changes in water rights to consider the impact on fish and wildlife. This bill would require the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to develop guidelines for an emergency contingency plan to protect fishery resources in the FISCAL SUMMARY According to the DFG, this bill would require one limited-term environmental scientist position at a cost of about The Water Board reports that the requirement to reopen and reevaluate water right permits would result in While no additional funding is currently identified relating to the bill’s implementation, this bill would authorize the Water Board to incorporate any future associated costs in the calculation of water right fees. COMMENTS The Department of Finance (Finance) is neutral on this bill but notes concerns that many of the bill’s requirements are already required by the CEQA and therefore the bill may be unnecessary. Additionally, the Water Board currently has plans to conduct a comprehensive review of the Delta and amend the water right permits for the State Water Project (SWP) and the Central Valley Project (CVP) as needed. Finance notes that the CEQA requires an entity to fully mitigate the negative environmental impacts of its actions and the California Endangered Species Act requires an entity to obtain a permit from the DFG to take endangered species. As such, a number of the provisions of the bill are already required by state law.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||