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AB-1886 Water use: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed: report.(2009-2010)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 10012 is added to the Water Code, to read:

10012.
 In preparing and updating the California Water Plan, the department shall include a report meeting the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 85021.

SECTION 1.SEC. 2.

 Section 85021 of the Water Code is amended to read:

85021.
 (a)  The policy of the State of California is to reduce reliance on the Delta in meeting California’s future water supply needs through a statewide strategy of investing in improved regional supplies, conservation, and water use efficiency. Each region that depends on water from the Delta watershed shall improve its regional self-reliance for water through investment in water use efficiency, water recycling, advanced water technologies, local and regional water supply projects, and improved regional coordination of local and regional water supply efforts.
(b) The department, as a part of the preparation of the department’s Bulletin 160, shall include in the California Water Plan a report on progress toward meeting the goals stated in subdivision (a).