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SB-586 Flood management: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 65962.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:

65962.1.
 (a) For purposes of Sections 65865.5, 65962, and 66474.5, the Mossdale Tract shall achieve the urban level of flood protection by 2040.
(b) For purposes of this section, “Mossdale Tract” means an area of land identified as Reclamation District No. 17 on page 144 of Bulletin No. 37 (1930) of the Department of Water Resources, along with such contiguous urban and urbanizing areas to the east of the tract as would be subject to flooding from the San Joaquin River at an urban level of flood protection.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 8307 of the Water Code, the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency may be required to contribute its fair and reasonable share of any property damage caused by a flood to the extent that the state’s exposure to liability for property damage has been increased by cities or counties unreasonably approving, as defined in Section 8307 of the Water Code, any new development in the Mossdale Tract between the years 2025 and 2040.

SEC. 2.

 Section 65962.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:

65962.2.
 (a) For purposes of Sections 65865.5, 65962, and 66474.5, the City of West Sacramento shall achieve the urban level of flood protection by 2040.
(b) For purposes of this section, “City of West Sacramento” means the incorporated area in the County of Yolo as identified in Resolution No. 86-112 of the County of Yolo Board of Supervisors at Yolo County Official Records Book 1801, pages 384 to 403, inclusive, and Book 1801, pages 368 to 382, inclusive.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 8307 of the Water Code, the West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency may be required to contribute its fair and reasonable share of any property damage caused by a flood to the extent that the state’s exposure to liability for property damage has been increased by cities or counties unreasonably approving, as defined in Section 8307 of the Water Code, any new development in the City of West Sacramento between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2040.

SEC. 3.

 Section 65962.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:

65962.3.
 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 9795 and 10231.5, on or before December 31, 2028, and every five years thereafter until December 31, 2038, the West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency and the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency shall provide a report to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee, the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2, and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 describing plans and actions taken to improve flood protection in the preceding five years in the City of West Sacramento and the Mossdale Tract pursuant to Sections 65962.1 and 65962.2, respectively.
(b) In order to minimize duplication, the report described in subdivision (a) may be composed of materials developed to meet other reporting requirements.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2039, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 4.
 The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique land use planning considerations relative to flood hazard zones in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.
SEC. 5.
 This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order to expedite completion of 200-year flood control projects protecting life and property in San Joaquin County and West Sacramento, and to assure a continuing funding stream, and in order to expedite and increase the likelihood of significant federal financial participation in development of the projects, it is necessary that the bill take effect immediately.