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CA AB1750

Bill

Status

Passed

9/25/2012

Primary Sponsor

Robert Blumenfield

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Origin

State Assembly

2011-2012 Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts rainwater collected from rooftops from state water rights permit requirements, allowing capture without a permit from the State Water Resources Control Board.

  • Authorizes landscape contractors holding a Landscape Contractor (C-27) license to design and install exterior components of rainwater capture systems that are not attached to structures, provided the system is used exclusively for landscape irrigation or decorative water features.

  • Allows landscape contractors to enter into prime contracts for rainwater capture system construction if the system serves only landscape irrigation or decorative water features in a landscaping project.

  • Defines "rainwater capture system" as a facility designed to capture and store rainwater from building rooftops for onsite use, and establishes that this does not alter existing water rights law or agricultural water use.

Legislative Description

Rainwater Capture Act of 2012.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 537, Statutes of 2012.

9/25/2012

Committee Referrals

Rules5/7/2012
Water, Parks and Wildlife3/27/2012
Business and Professions3/1/2012

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