Merced County Flood Control District: assessment., the official text

An act to add and repeal Section 1061 of the Water Code, relating to water.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

Existing law, the Merced County Flood Control District Act, establishes the Merced County Flood Control District to control the flood and stormwaters of the district, which consists of all the territory of the County of Merced.
This bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to conduct and submit to the Legislature and the Governor an assessment, on or before July 1, 2027, evaluating the efficacy of the Merced County Flood Control District, as prescribed.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 1061 is added to the Water Code, to read:
1061.
(a) The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall conduct an assessment, on or before July 1, 2027, evaluating the efficacy of the Merced County Flood Control District.
(b) The results of the final assessment shall be reported, in writing, to the Legislature and the Governor on or before July 1, 2027. The final assessment shall include, but not be limited to, both of the following:
(1) Comparing the Merced County Flood Control District to flood control districts in other regions of the state.
(2) Policy recommendations on how the Merced County Flood Control District could be modernized to meet the needs of the County of Merced.
(c) The report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.