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ACWA’s Water News: Bills on transfers, water rights advance

Posted by: Maven on July 2, 2010 at 6:47 am

From ACWA’s Water News:

“ACWA-opposed legislation on water transfers, water rights and indemnity provisions cleared policy committees on June 29.

AB 2776 (Huffman), which would impose unnecessary and costly restrictions on voluntary water transfers, passed the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on a 5-4 vote. The bill includes language nearly identical to AB 2049 (Arambula), which failed passage on the Assembly floor on June 2 and again on June 3. The language was amended into AB 2776 the day of the June 29 hearing.

As amended, the bill would limit voluntary water transfers even if the parties agree the transfers are beneficial to the state. It would apply to any long-term water transfer of 20 years or more. AB 2776 now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee. … “

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July 2, 2010 · Filed Under Legislation - State & Federal

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