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CA AB2669
Bill
Status
6/3/2010
Primary Sponsor
Manuel Perez
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AI Summary
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Requires written public notices from water systems regarding drinking water safety to be provided in English, Spanish, and any other language spoken by more than 10 percent of persons served, commencing July 1, 2011.
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Mandates that public water system notices include contact information for the water system and, for languages other than English or Spanish spoken by 1,000+ residents, information on how to obtain translated copies.
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Requires non-written emergency notifications to be provided in appropriate languages as approved by the department in the water system's emergency notification plan.
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Adds environmental documentation to the costs that must be evaluated under the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund's affordability assessment when determining total funding for projects.
Legislative Description
Public water systems.
Last Action
Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 5083.) From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. Withdrawn from committee. Ordered to third reading. Read third time, passage refused. (Ayes 15. Noes 8. Page 5103.) Motion to reconsider made by Senator Ducheny. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 37. Noe
8/31/2010