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CA AB1043

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

9/16/2014

Primary Sponsor

Edwin Chau

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Origin

State Assembly

2013-2014 Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the Groundwater Contamination Cleanup Project Fund in the State Treasury to receive costs recovered from parties responsible for groundwater contamination
  • Makes recovered funds available to grantees of Prop 84 groundwater grants to supplement cleanup costs, with total grants capped at actual cleanup costs
  • Directs excess recovered funds to the State Water Resources Control Board for orphan groundwater contamination cleanup projects in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control
  • Authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to use fund moneys for administrative costs and legal recovery efforts against responsible parties, with recovered judgment amounts returned to the fund
  • Requires grantees to submit expenditure plans and provide annual public notice of funded projects on their websites beginning July 1, 2015

Legislative Description

Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 349, Statutes of 2014.

9/16/2014

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/23/2014
Rules6/19/2014
Environmental Quality5/20/2014
Natural Resources and Water6/13/2013
Rules5/29/2013
Appropriations5/1/2013
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials3/7/2013

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