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SENATE BILL 1004 (SOTO – 2003)
CHAPTER 614, STATUTES OF 2003 SB 1004
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Sections of the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act were amended in 2003 following legislative passage of Senate Bill 1004. (See Exhibit A, #1h) This bill was introduced on February 21, 2003 by Senator Nell Soto, who carried this bill for an organization known as “Environment California.” (See Exhibit A, #1a and #13, page 1)
Senate Bill 1004 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality and the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, the Assembly Committee on Transportation and the Assembly Committee Water, Parks and Wildlife where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibit A, #2, #3, #7 and #12) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. (See Exhibit A, #5 and #10)
Six amendments were made to Senate Bill 1004 as it was considered by the Legislature. (See Exhibit A, #1b through #1g and #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Gray Davis signed Senate Bill 1004 on September 29th, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on that same day as Chapter 614 of the Statutes of 2003. (See Exhibit A, #1h and #2)
The Unfinished Business analysis of Senate Bill 1004 as last amended on September 9, 2003 that was produced by the Office of Senate Floor Analyses described this bill as follows:
DIGEST: This bill authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and regional water quality control boards (RWQCBs) to order persons who discharge waste into the waters of the state (responsible parties) to provide replacement water to water suppliers and private well owners whose supplies are contaminated and requires notice of perchlorate storage.
(See Exhibit A, #14, pages 1 and 2)