Dept. Finance v. Com. on State Mandates

Filed 11/16/

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE et al., ) ) Plaintiffs and Respondents, ) ) S214855 v. ) ) Ct.App. 2/1 B237153

COMMISSION ON STATE MANDATES, )

) Los Angeles County Defendant and Respondent; ) Super. Ct. No. BS130730 ) ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., ) ) Real Parties in Interest ) and Appellants. ) ____________________________________)

ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND

DENYING PETITION FOR REHEARING

THE COURT:

The opinion in this matter filed on August 29, 2016, and appearing in the California Official Reports at 1 Cal.5th 749, is modified as follows: On page 768 of the published opinion, a footnote is inserted at the end of the sentence that reads: “The board’s legal authority to administer the CWA and its technical experience in water quality control would call on sister agencies as well as courts to defer to that finding.” The new footnote, which is numbered as footnote 15,

1 reads: “Of course, this finding would be case specific, based among other things on local factual circumstances.” On page 771…