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9A Page 5 S8 1.. Delta Governance ISimitian) . General Provisions - policies and definitions (Div. 35, Part 1) . Early Actions - before adoption of Delta Plan (Div. 35, Part 2) . Delta Stewardship Council - creation & authority (Div. 35, Part 3) . Delta Water Master - creation and authority . Delta Independent Science Board - creation and authority . Delta Finance (Div. 35, Part 5) . Similar to SB 12 (Slmitian) As introduced, the legislation would create the Delta Stewardship Council. This council would have the authority to pursue delta restoration work and a water conveyance facility. Four of the council's seven members would be appointed by the governor and two by the Legislature. The seventh would be the chair of the Delta Protection Commission. None of the council's seven members have specific appointment requirements (I.e., no specific city seats or county seats). The Council has no oversight by the Legislature or other state agency. The legislation also creates a new "Independent Science Board" and a "Delta Water Master" that has new authority to enforce environmental regulations. AB 1.. The Delta Plan {Huffman) . General Provisions - policies and definitions (Div. 35, Part 1) . Early Actions - before adoption of Delta Plan (Div. 35, Part 2) . Delta Plan Development - completed by 2011 (Div. 35, Part 4) . Bay Delta Conservation Plan Requirements . Similar to AB 39 (Huffman) SB 2 .. Water Use Reportlna {Pavlev) . Water Diversion and Use Reporting - requirements and enforcement . Civil liability for Water Trespass - modifications . Groundwater Elevation Monitoring . Similar to SB 229 (Pavley) AS 2.. Water Conservation and Sustainable Manaaement {Feuer/Huffman) . Urban Water Conservation - 20 percent by 2020 . Agricultural Water Management Plans . Sustainable Regional Water Resource Management . Similar to AB 49 (Feuer) This legislation requires the state and urban retail water suppliers to meet 20 percent water conservation by 2020. Urban retail water suppliers (defined as supplying water to more than 3000 municipal customers) have several options for calculating their reduction targets and baseline numbers in the bill. For more Information about the Legislative Water Package, contact Kyra Ross, League legislative representative, at (916) 658-8200 or kross(Q)cacities.ora. Supreme Court to Rule on Prevailing Wage Payments for Construction Contracts The Califomia Supreme Court earlier this week agreed to consider the case of State Building and Construction Trades Council of California (SBCTC) v. City of Vista. At issue in this case is whether charter cities are required to comply with the state's prevailing wage law when awarding construction contracts. The Court of Appeal concluded the answer is no - charter cities are not required to pay prevailing wages. SBCTC appealed the decision, and now the Supreme Court will settle the issue. The lawsuit calls into question charter cities' ability to control their own municipal affairs. The Court of Appeal upheld this ability. Consistent with the League's mission to protect local control, the League will file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the city of Vista and all charter cities. While the League 5