PUBLIC RESOURCES

• AB 30, Ward. Atmospheric rivers: research: reservoir operations. Reconfigures the existing Atmospheric Rivers: Research, Mitigation, and Climate Forecasting Program (Atmospheric Rivers Program) within the Department of Water Resources (DWR). An act to amend the heading of Article 8 (commencing with Section 347) of Chapter 2.5 of Division 1 of, and to repeal and add Section 347 of, the Water Code, relating to atmospheric rivers.

• AB 279, Blanca Rubio. San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority: annual pumping right assessment. This bill raises the maximum amount the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority (Authority) can impose for an annual pumping assessment from $10 to $20. An act to amend Section 605 of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Act (Chapter 776 of the Statutes of 1992), relating to water.

• AB 297, Vince Fong. Wildfires: local assistance grant program: prescribed grazing: advance payments. Recognize prescribed grazing as a fire prevention activity eligible for the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's (CAL FIRE) local assistance grant program for fire prevention and home hardening education activities. An act to amend Sections 4124 and 4124.5 of, and to add Section 4004.5 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention.

• AB 338, Aguiar-Curry. Fuel reduction work. Requires, beginning on July 1, 2026, fuel reduction work, done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out of public funds, to meet specified labor standards, including that all workers performing work within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades be paid at least the general prevailing rate of per diem wages. An act to add Division 47 (commencing with Section 80200) to the Public Resources Code, relating to fuel reduction work.

• AB 345, Wilson. Habitat restoration: flood control: advance payments. Authorizes the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB) to provide advance payments, as specified, to local agencies for projects that restore habitat for threatened and endangered species under state or federal law or improve flood protection. An act to add Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 550) to Division 1 of the Water Code, relating to water.

• AB 356, Mathis. California Environmental Quality Act: aesthetic impacts. This bill extends until January 1, 2029, an existing provision that waives consideration of aesthetic effects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for projects that refurbish, convert, or replace derelict buildings. This bill requires the lead agency to file a notice with the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) when it uses this waiver. An act to amend Section 21081.3 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.

• AB 399, Boerner. Water Ratepayers Protections Act of 2023: County Water Authority Act: exclusion of territory: procedure. Requires a member agency of a county water authority (CWA) to receive majority voter approval of the entire CWA electorate, in addition to a requirement under existing law to receive majority voter approval of the member agency's electorate, before it can it can exclude its territory from a CWA. An act to amend Section 11 of the County Water Authority Act (Chapter 545 of the Statutes of 1943), relating to water.

• AB 584, Hart. California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development: emergency waiver. This bill expands the eligibility criteria for certain coastal zone projects requiring immediate action for an emergency waiver of permitting requirements by increasing the value of permanent structures erected under an emergency permitting waiver to $125,000 from $25,000, and authorizes the annual indexing of the cap on the value of these structures based upon the Consumer Price Index, as provided. An act to amend Section 30611 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.

• AB 588, Robert Rivas. Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Act: board members. This bill expands the eligibility for the City of Watsonville's appointed board member on the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (PVWMA) by allowing them to have a "close and continuing" relationship with the agricultural community. An act to amend Section 402 of the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Act (Chapter 257 of the Statutes of 1984), relating to the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency.

• AB 606, Mathis. California Endangered Species Act: accidental take: farms or ranches. Extends the sunset to authorize accidental take of listed species in the course of otherwise lawful and routine agricultural activities until January 1, 2029, and requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to conduct outreach to raise awareness within the agricultural community about required reporting of an accidental take, as specified. An act to amend Section 2087 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to endangered species.

• AB 618, Bauer-Kahan. State parks: reservations. Requires and authorizes changes to the Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) camping reservation system to deter late cancellations and no shows, and institutes a reservation drawing for up to five of the most popular camping and lodging sites. An act to add Section 5010.1.5 to, and to add and repeal Section 5010.1.6 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to state parks.

• AB 655, Petrie-Norris. Fish and wildlife: aquatic invasive species: Caulerpa. This bill expands the prohibition from selling, possessing, importing, transporting, transferring, releasing alive in the state, or giving away without consideration for specific species of Caulerpa, a genus of salt water algae, to all Caulerpa species due to their invasive potential. An act to amend Section 2300 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to algae.

• AB 682, Mathis. State Water Resources Control Board: online search tool: funding applications. This bill requires the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to, by January 1, 2025, update its online search tool for funding applications to include, at a minimum, specified information relating to the status of water systems' funding applications. An act to add Section 1270.5 to the Water Code, relating to water.

• AB 706, Luz Rivas. Leasing of public lands: minerals other than oil and gas. This bill makes various changes to the statutes governing the State Lands Commission's authority to grant permits and leases for mineral extraction and removal, including to make these statutes consistent with a prohibition on extracting or removing hard minerals, as defined, from state waters subject to tidal influence and to create a new type of permit for nonexclusive geological or geophysical exploration for minerals. An act to amend Sections 6890, 6895, 6896, 6897, 6898, and 6899 of, and to repeal Sections 6892 and 6894 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to public lands.

• AB 755, Papan. Water: public entity: water usage demand analysis. Requires a public entity to conduct a "water usage demand analysis" before completing, or as part of, a cost-of-service analysis used to set fees and charges for water service pursuant to Proposition 218. Requires the water usage demand analysis to identify the costs of water service for the highest users incurred by the public entity and the average annual volume of water delivered to high water users. An act to add Chapter 3.8 (commencing with Section 390) to Division 1 of the Water Code, relating to water.

• AB 779, Wilson. Groundwater: adjudication. Makes various changes relating to the process for groundwater adjudication proceedings to increase transparency, including adding requirements that a court take into account the needs of disadvantaged communities and small farmers when entering a judgement and that groundwater pumpers in a basin subject to an adjudication continue to comply with any applicable groundwater sustainability plan. An act to amend Sections 840 and 850 of, and to add Section 831.5 to, the Code of Civil Procedure, and to amend Section 10737.4 of, and to add Sections 10737.3 and 10737.9 to, the Water Code, relating to groundwater.

• AB 809, Bennett. Salmonid populations: California Monitoring Program. Requires the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to establish the California Monitoring Program (CMP) to collect comprehensive data on anadromous salmonid populations to inform salmon and steelhead recovery, conservation, and management activities. An act to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 6950) to Part 1 of Division 6 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to salmon.

• AB 876, Robert Rivas. Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project: environmental laws: exemptions. Exempts state and local approvals of the Pajaro River Project from specified waste discharge permit and lake and streambed alteration agreement (LSAA) requirements. Declares that the environmental assessment previously prepared for the project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) satisfies the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). An act relating to the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• AB 882, Davies. Coastal resources: State Coastal Conservancy: advance payments. This bill authorizes, until July 1, 2025, the State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) to authorize advance payments under its contract or grant programs in accordance with the state's general law for advance payments. An act to add and repeal Section 31123 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.

• AB 939, Pellerin. Santa Clara Valley Water District. Makes numerous changes to the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Act. An act to amend Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 6.1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13.2, 14, 15, 17, 21, 25.1, 25.2, 25.6, 26.1, 26.3, 26.4, 26.6, 26.7, 26.12, 26.13, 26.15, 26.17, 28, 31, and 33 of, to amend and renumber Sections 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.10, and 7.11 of, and to repeal Sections 7, 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 of, the Santa Clara Valley Water District Act (Chapter 1405 of the Statutes of 1951), relating to the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

• AB 1046, Lowenthal. Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act: exemptions. Makes a number of changes to the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act (Alquist-Priolo Act). An act to amend Sections 2621.6, 2621.7, and 2621.8 of the Public Resources Code, relating to geologic hazards.

• AB 1150, Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife. Parks, recreation, and vessels: omnibus. Authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) through January 1, 2029, to enter into community access agreements with eligible entities to provide interpretive services and visitor services at units of the state parks system to underserved park users; adds Native American tribes as entities eligible for competitive grants from the Recreational Trails Fund; updates references related to Golden Bear Pass eligibility; and decouples collection of vessel (boat) registration fees from zebra and quagga mussel infestation fees (mussel infestation fee). An act to amend Section 675 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, to amend Sections 5011 and 5072.8 of, and to add and repeal Section 5009.5 of, the Public Resources Code, and to amend Sections 9853 and 9860 of the Vehicle Code, relating to parks and recreation.

• AB 1279, Mike Fong. California Conservation Corps: contracts: community conservation corps. Extends the authorization for the California Conservation Corps (CCC) to enter into contracts with certified community conservation corps indefinitely. An act to amend Section 14318 of the Public Resources Code, relating to conservation.

• AB 1469, Kalra. Santa Clara Valley Water District. Authorizes the Santa Clara Valley Water District (the district) to assist unsheltered people living along streams, in riparian corridors, or otherwise within the district's jurisdiction, in consultation with a city or the County of Santa Clara, to provide solutions or improve outcomes for the unsheltered individuals. An act to amend Section 4 of, and to add Section 12.8 to, the Santa Clara Valley Water District Act (Chapter 1405 of the Statutes of 1951), relating to the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

• AB 1526, Committee on Natural Resources. Public resources. This committee omnibus bill makes various technical, clarifying, and cleanup changes to the Public Resources Code, including to extend certain Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) deadlines, create a process to allow for more than one use of the one-time conversion exemption under the Forest Practice Act, add aerosol paint to the Architectural Paint Recovery Program, and adopt technical and clarifying amendments to Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. An act to amend Sections 3114, 3206.2, 4584, 42040, 42041, 42051.1, 42053, 42061, 42064, 42064.01, 42067, 42081, 42464.3, 48701, 48703, and 48705 of, and to add Section 48707 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to public resources.

• AB 1548, Hart. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: grant program: recycling infrastructure projects. This bill adds specificity on the types of projects that are eligible for the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery's (CalRecycle's) grant program that provides financial assistance to promote the development of organic waste infrastructure and waste reduction programs. An act to amend Section 42999 of the Public Resources Code, relating to greenhouse gases.

• AB 1572, Friedman. Potable water: nonfunctional turf. Prohibits the use of potable water to irrigate nonfunctional turf on commercial, municipal, institutional (except for cemeteries), homeowners' association, common interest development, and community service organization properties. Begins a phase-in of this ban on specified property types beginning January 1, 2027. An act to amend Sections 10540, 10608.12, and 10608.22 of, to add Section 110 to, and to add Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 10608.14) to Part 2.55 of Division 6 of, the Water Code, relating to water. • AB 1611, Lowenthal. Fish and Game Code: violations. This bill makes violations of additional sections of the Fish and Game Code and related regulations mostly applicable to commercial fishing punishable as either an infraction or misdemeanor, as provided. An act to amend Sections 8026 and 12000 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife.

• AB 1706, Bonta. Public trust lands: Encinal Terminals public trust lands: City of Alameda. This bill grants public trust lands at the Encinal Terminals to the City of Alameda in trust, effective upon their conveyance to the city pursuant to this bill's authorization and in accordance with the Encinal Terminals exchange agreement. An act relating to tidelands and submerged lands.

• AB 1736, Juan Carrillo. Water replenishment districts: competitive bidding. This bill allows the Water Replenishment District of Southern California to negotiate a contract for work if it receives no bids. An act to amend Section 60604 of the Water Code, relating to groundwater.

• AB 1760, Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife. Fish and Game Code. This bill makes numerous technical and non-substantive changes to the Fish and Game Code to improve organization and clarity, remove obsolete or redundant material, and other technical clarifications and corrections, among other provisions. An act to amend Sections 70, 308, 315.3, 355, 356, 398, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 711, 711.4, 1055.3, 1122.5, 1348.3, 1352, 1500.5, 1605, 1608, 1771, 1772, 1798, 1798.5, 1798.6, 1909, 1913, 1930.5, 1932, 2003, 2007, 2014, 2021, 2021.5, 2074.6, 2074.8, 2076, 2080.3, 2081.2, 2086, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127, 2150.3, 2185, 2356, 2359, 2541, 2576, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2585, 2586, 2587, 2588, 2854, 3004.5, 3049, 3051, 3200, 3270, 3407, 3462, 3466, 3500, 3680, 3681, 3700.1, 3702.5, 3704, 3704.5, 3801, 3801.6, 3953, 3960, 3961, 4004, 4154, 4180.1, 4181.1, 4181.5, 4188, 4301, 4302, 4304, 4332, 4341, 4651, 4654, 4755, 4757, 5500, 5507, 5522, 5650.1, 5653, 5653.1, 5654, 5671, 5672, 5674, 5700, 5701, 5701.5, 5800, 5901, 5946, 5981, 6023, 6100, 6652, 6656, 6657, 6704, 6707, 7090, 7120, 7149.05, 7149.2, 7151, 7180.1, 7181.1, 7232, 7706, 7850, 7856, 7921, 7925, 8032, 8037, 8040, 8041, 8043, 8047, 8050, 8233.5, 8246, 8246.2, 8276.5, 8398, 8399.1, 8403, 8429, 8494, 8603, 8623, 8625, 8626, 8752, 8754, 8755, 8756, 8780, 8841, 9001.7, 9011, 9027.5, 9050, 10000, 10002, 10653, 10654, 10662, 10741, 10770, 10820, 10821, 10822, 10823, 10824, 10825, 10826, 10827, 10828, 10829, 10830, 10831, 10832, 10833, 10835, 10836, 10837, 10838, 10842, 10843, 10844, 10860, 10880, 11018, 12001.5, 12002, 12002.2.1, 12002.4, 12002.5, 12002.6, 12002.8, 12008.1, 12010, 12017, 12020, 12023, 12153, 13011, 13013, 15512, 15601, and 15700 of, to amend and renumber Sections 8104 and 8475 of, to add Sections 1930.2 and 4180.2 to, to repeal Sections 1068, 4656, 6705, 6924, 7182.1, 8045, 8237, and 8606.1 of, and to repeal Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 8614) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 6 of, the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife. 2023 Senate Public Resources Laws • SB 39, Laird. Sierra Nevada Conservancy: Sierra Nevada Region: subregions: climate resilience and equity. This bill, among other things, revises and recasts the subregions of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (Conservancy) and requires the Conservancy to support efforts that advance climate resilience and equity. An act to amend Sections 33301, 33302, 33320, and 33322 of the Public Resources Code, relating to resource conservation.

• SB 69, Cortese. California Environmental Quality Act: local agencies: filing of notices of determination or exemption. This bill requires local agencies in charge of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) projects to provide additional public notices about the project on specified timelines. An act to amend Section 21152 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.

• SB 91, Umberg. California Environmental Quality Act: supportive and transitional housing: motel conversion: environmental leadership transit projects. This bill (1) eliminates the January 1, 2025, sunset date on a provision of state law that exempts from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) certain projects that convert a motel, hotel, residential hotel, or hostel to supportive or transitional housing and (2) extends CEQA streamlining provisions for "environmental leadership transit projects" (ELTPs) located within the County of Los Angeles that meet certain specified requirements. An act to amend Sections 21080.50 and 21168.6.9 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.

• SB 122, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. Public resources trailer bill. This bill is the omnibus Resources budget trailer bill. This bill contains provisions necessary to implement the 2023 Budget Act. An act to amend Section 1021.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Section 1610 of, and to add Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 1927) to Division 2 of, the Fish and Game Code, to amend Sections 4101.4 and 4104 of, and to add and repeal Sections 4104.5, 4105.5, and 4109 of, the Food and Agricultural Code, to repeal Section 12087.3 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 25502, 38562.2, 116773.2, 116773.4, 116773.6, and 116773.8 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 716, 3258, 5080.18, 42034.2, and 71154 of, and to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 5081) to Chapter 1.2 of Division 5 of, the Public Resources Code, to repeal Section 17131.19 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to amend Sections 1831, 1846, 6300, 6302, 6304, 6305, 13198, 13198.2, 13260, and 13523 of, to add Sections 1242.1, 1242.2, 1242.3, 6433, and 13198.3 to, to add Part 4 (commencing with Section 6700) to Division 3 of, and to repeal Section 13198.8 of, the Water Code, to amend the Budget Act of 2021 (Chapter 69 of the Statutes of 2021) by amending Item 3940-162-8506 of Section 2.00 of that act, to amend Section 106 of Chapter 73 of the Statutes of 2021, and to repeal Section 95 of Chapter 50 of the Statutes of 2022, relating to public resources, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• SB 147, Ashby. Fully protected species: California Endangered Species Act: authorized take. This bill authorizes the take of fully protected species for certain infrastructure projects, as defined, by permit if specified conditions are met. An act to amend Sections 395, 3511, 4700, 5050, and 5515 of, and to add Section 2081.15 to, the Fish and Game Code, relating to fully protected species, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• SB 149, Caballero. California Environmental Quality Act: administrative and judicial procedures: record of proceedings: judicial streamlining. This bill makes various changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). An act to amend Sections 21167.6, 21181, 21183, 21189.1, and 21189.3 of, and to add Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 21189.80) to Division 13 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• SB 256, Dodd. Parklands: City of Davis. This bill authorizes the City of Davis to convey a conservation easement, lease, or license for a habitat conservation project, the geologic storage of carbon dioxide, and specified agricultural activities on parcels acquired by the City with funding from Proposition 70, as specified. An act to add Section 5915.5 to the Public Resources Code, relating to parklands.

• SB 272, Laird. Sea level rise: planning and adaptation. This bill requires a local government in the coastal zone or within the San Francisco Bay to develop a sea level rise plan as part of either a local coastal program or a shoreline resiliency plan that includes certain information, including sea level rise adaptation strategies and recommended projects, requires local governments to comply by January 1, 2034, as specified, and prioritizes funding for implementation of sea level rise adaptation strategies in approved plans, among other things. An act to add Division 20.6.9 (commencing with Section 30985) to the Public Resources Code, relating to sea level rise.

• SB 273, Wiener. Tidelands and submerged lands: City and County of San Francisco: Piers 30-32: mixed-use development. This bill revises the terms of previous legislative grants related to the development of Pier 30-32 to reflect the most recent public/private development proposal, and authorizes the State Lands Commission to approve a mixed-use development that includes general office use if certain conditions are met, among other things, as provided. An act to amend Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, and 14 of Chapter 489 of the Statutes of 2001, relating to tidelands and submerged lands.

• SB 306, Caballero. Climate change: Equitable Building Decarbonization Program: Extreme Heat Action Plan. This bill requires annually reporting to the Legislature by the California Energy Commission (CEC) regarding the direct install program as part of the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program and codifies the Extreme Heat Action Plan with required reporting. An act to add Section 71361 to, and to add and repeal Section 25665.7 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to climate change.

• SB 337, Min. Environmental protection: lands and coastal waters conservation goal. Codifies the goal of the state to conserve at least 30% of California's lands and coastal waters by 2030. An act to amend Section 71450 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental protection.

• SB 353, Dodd. Beverage containers: recycling. This bill adds large fruit and vegetable juice containers to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (Bottle Bill). This bill extends the date by which beverage containers for large fruit and vegetable juice containers are required to comply with statutory postconsumer recycled content requirements until 2026. This bill establishes certain extensions on labeling requirements for new containers added to the Bottle Bill. This bill authorizes the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to use either the three month average or 12 month average for scrap material values when adjusting processing payments. This bill establishes a per-ton temporary payment to rural recyclers for glass until 2030. This bill makes other minor changes to the Bottle Bill program and CalRecycle's operations. An act to amend Sections 14504, 14506, 14510, 14547, 14556, 14560.5, 14561, 14575, and 40401 of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 14560 of, and to add and repeal Section 14573.1 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to beverage containers, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• SB 360, Blakespear. California Coastal Commission: member voting. This bill expands the list of entities that Coastal Commissioners could simultaneously serve on to include membership of a local area formation commission and joint powers authority, and makes an additional technical change. An act to amend Section 30318 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.

• SB 389, Allen. State Water Resources Control Board: investigation of water right. This bill authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to investigate and ascertain whether or not a water right is valid, authorizes SWRCB to issue an information order in furtherance of the investigation, and authorizes a diversion of use of water ascertained to be unauthorized to be enforced as a trespass. An act to amend Section 1051 of the Water Code, relating to water.

• SB 475, Min. Park property: City of Laguna Woods: City Centre Park. This bill allows the City of Laguna Woods (City) in Orange County to use a portion of its City Centre Park property for the purpose of constructing a new fire station, if specified conditions are met. An act to add Section 5096.634 to the Public Resources Code, relating to park property.

• SB 500, McGuire. Fish and wildlife. This bill enacts or amends multiple provisions of law relating to commercial fishing, including, among others, increasing the base fee for a sea urchin diving permit to raise revenue for the California Sea Urchin Commission, requiring the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to adopt regulations regarding the marking and color coding of lines used in certain state fisheries, and extending the sunset on the risk assessment and mitigation program to limit marine life entanglement from the Dungeness crab fishery, among other fishery-related items. An act to amend Sections 7857, 8030, 8032.5, 8033, 8041, 8043, 8043.2, 8046, 8046.1, 8047, 8276.1, 8280.3, 8285, 8405.2, 9055, 15101, 15103, and 15104 of, to add Sections 9054.5 and 9056 to, and to repeal Section 8045 of, the Fish and Game Code, and to amend Section 79132 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to fish and wildlife.

• SB 539, Stern. Sepulveda Basin: planning process: nature-based climate solutions. This bill directs the Department of Water Resources and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to provide assistance the City of Los Angeles and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to the extent requested, in order to integrate nature-based climate solutions into the planning process for the Sepulveda Basin. An act relating to the Sepulveda Basin.

• SB 566, Jones. Geodetic datums and spatial reference network. This bill authorizes the use of additional geographical measurement systems for the purposes of surveying and mapping. An act to amend Sections 8801, 8810, 8815, 8815.1, 8815.2, 8815.3, 8815.4, 8815.5, 8817, 8851, 8852, 8853, 8854, 8856, 8857, 8858, and 8860 of the Public Resources Code, relating to the spatial reference network.

• SB 568, Newman. Electronic waste: export. This bill requires any person who exports covered electronic waste (e-waste) or a covered electronic device (CED) intended for recycling or disposal to a foreign country, or to another state for ultimate export to a foreign country, to, at least 60 days prior to export, demonstrate that the person attempted to locate an in-state e-waste recycler and that the e-waste or CED could not be managed by an in-state e-waste recycler. An act to amend Section 42476.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to recycling.

• SB 579, Umberg. Fish: Annual Provisional Stocking Document. This bill requires the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to make an updated "Annual Provisional Stocking Document" available on its website before January 1 of each year. This bill also requires the stocking document to include a specified disclaimer stating the fish plants are not completely certain to occur as planned, CDFW may not be able to adhere to the provisional stocking dates and places due to various unforeseen conditions, and the "Fish Planting Schedule" available on CDFW's website provides more up-to-date and accurate information. An act to add Section 6404 to the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish.

• SB 613, Seyarto. Organic waste: reduction goals: local jurisdictions: low-population waiver. This bill creates a waiver for low-population local jurisdictions and exempts those jurisdictions from • SB 1383 organics waste diversion goals until December 31, 2028, if they do not already have another, specified, waiver. An act to add Section 42652.8 to the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.

• SB 659, Ashby. California Water Supply Solutions Act of 2023. This bill requires the Department of Water Resources (DWR), as part of the 2028 update to the California Water Plan, and each subsequent update thereafter to the plan, to provide actionable recommendations to develop additional groundwater recharge opportunities that increase the recharge of the state's groundwater basins. An act to amend Section 10004 of, and to add Section 10004.7 to, the Water Code, relating to groundwater.

• SB 668, Dodd. State parks: operating agreements. This bill removes the sunset date on the Department of Parks and Recreation's (State Parks) authority to enter into operating agreements with qualified nonprofit organizations for the development, improvement, restoration, care, maintenance, administration, or operation of a unit or units, or portion of a unit, of the state park system, as agreed to by the director of State Parks. An act to amend Section 5080.42 of the Public Resources Code, relating to parks.

• SB 692, Dahle. South Fork Irrigation District. Makes certain non-residents eligible to serve on the South Fork Irrigation District (SFID) Board of Directors. An act to add Section 21100.8 to the Water Code, relating to irrigation districts.

• SB 704, Min. Coastal resources: California Coastal Act of 1976: industrial developments: oil and gas developments: refineries: petrochemical facilities: offshore wind. This bill authorizes the California Coastal Commission to seek scientific advice on offshore wind, and revise the coastal-dependent industrial use policies in the Coastal Act of 1976 to bar new or expanded oil and gas development and new or expanded refineries or petrochemical facilities from being considered a coastal-dependent industrial use and authorizes their permitting if all applicable Coastal Act provisions are complied with, among other things. An act to amend Sections 30006.5, 30260, 30262, 30263, and 30701 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.

• SB 756, Laird. Water: inspection: administrative procedure: notice: service. This bill enhances the enforcement authorities of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards (regional water boards) as it relates to unlicensed Cannabis cultivation. An act to amend Sections 1055, 1121, 1834, 13267, 13303, and 13323 of, and to add Section 1051.1 to, the Water Code, relating to water.

• SB 835, Smallwood-Cuevas. Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy: watershed and open-space plan: report. This bill extends the sunset date, from January 1, 2024, to January 1, 2026, for the Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy (BHC) to provide a report on the watershed and open-space improvement plan to the Legislature. An act to amend Section 32565.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to conservancies.

• SB 836, Dahle. Landowner: water right holder: jointly used conduits: County of Siskiyou. This bill permits a landowner or water right holder, in the County of Siskiyou, to modify or replace segments of a conduit if the conduit crosses the landowner's property or conveys water to which the water right holder has a right, the conduit is not under the authority of a public agency, and the modification does not impede the flow of water to a water right holder. An act to amend and renumber the headings of Article 2 (commencing with Section 7001) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 7005) of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of, and to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 7000.5) to Chapter 1 of Division 4 of, the Water Code, relating to water.