Merced County Flood Control District: assessment.
AB 2639
California Bills
20250AB__263997AMD INTRODUCED 2026-02-20 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-03-19 AMENDED_SENATE 2026-06-25 2025 AB AMD Introduced by Assembly Member Soria LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Soria
An act to add and repeal
Section of the Water Code, relating to water. water Merced County Flood Control District: assessment. 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 district to coordinate its flood control planning and response operations with other local agencies located completely or partially in the County of Merced, including, but not limited to, cities and districts with responsibilities for surface water management or flood control. By imposing additional requirements on the Merced County Flood Control District, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.</xhtml:p>"?> 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.
MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 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 of the Government Code. (
d) This
section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed. <caml:Num>SECTION 1.</caml:Num><caml:ActionLine action="IS_ADDED" xlink:href="urn:caml:statutes1982:CHP198201311:caml#xpointer(%2Fcaml%3AMeasureDoc%2Fcaml%3ABill%2Fcaml%3ABillSection%5Bcaml%3ANum%3D'SEC.%205.1.'%5D)" xlink:label="fractionType: BILL_SECTION" xlink:type="locator">Section 5.1 is added to the <caml:DocName>Merced County Flood Control District Act</caml:DocName> (Chapter of the Statutes of 1982), to read:</caml:ActionLine><caml:Fragment><caml:BillSection id="id_341555D8-7205-45A4-99AC-BEF544CCCD43"><caml:Num>SEC. 5.1.</caml:Num><caml:Content><xhtml:p>The district shall coordinate its flood control planning and response operations with other local agencies located completely or partially in the County of Merced, including, but not limited to, cities and districts with responsibilities for surface water management or flood control.</xhtml:p></caml:Content></caml:BillSection></caml:Fragment></caml:BillSection><caml:BillSection id="id_808DFC18-5B28-4863-9BB2-2F92A364E558"><caml:Num>SEC. 2.</caml:Num><caml:Content><xhtml:p>If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to