§ 65596.7

(a) On or before June 30, 2019, the director shall convene a working group comprised of representatives from the landscape nursery industry, the agricultural community, the landscape retail industry, environmental organizations, urban water agencies, academia, landscape contractors, landscape architects, and the independent technical panel created pursuant to Section 10631.7 of the Water Code.

(b) The working group shall have both of the following tasks:

(1) Examining the current state of consumer information available and accessible regarding water use associated with landscape plants.

(2) Exploring and identifying options for improving the availability, accessibility, and quality of consumer information regarding water use associated with landscape plants, in both electronic and physical formats.

(c) The working group shall complete its tasks on or before January 1, 2020, and shall provide a written overview of its findings and recommendations, if any, to the director, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the President pro Tempore of the Senate.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 867, Sec. 7. (AB 2371) Effective January 1, 2019.)