BILL NUMBER: SB 615 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Berryhill FEBRUARY 27, 2015 An act relating to water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 615, as introduced, Berryhill. Groundwater basin adjudication. Existing law specifies the jurisdiction of the courts. Under existing law, courts may adjudicate rights to produce groundwater and exercise other powers relating to the supervision of a groundwater basin. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to streamline the process for the adjudication of groundwater rights. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to streamline the process for the adjudication of groundwater rights.