(a) For the purposes of this section:

(1) “Bottled water” has the same meaning as defined in § 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.

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(2) “Residential development” has the same meaning as defined in § 65008 of the Government Code.

(3) “Retail water facility” has the same meaning as defined in § 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.

(4) “Water-vending machine” has the same meaning as defined in § 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.

(5) “Water hauler” has the same meaning as defined in § 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) A city, including a charter city, or a county shall not issue a building permit for the construction of a new residential development where a source of water supply is water transported by a water hauler, bottled water, a water-vending machine, or a retail water facility.

(c) This section does not apply to a residence that will be rebuilt because of a fire or natural disaster.

(d) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern and not a municipal affair, as that term is used in § 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 612, Sec. 1. (AB 367) Effective January 1, 2018.)