Bill > AB269

This bill amends California's existing Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Local Assistance Program by specifically adding the removal of project facilities as an eligible type of project that can receive state funding. The program, administered by the Department of Water Resources, provides state funding for safety and enhancement projects at existing state jurisdictional dams that were in service before January 1, 2023. Previously, the program supported various dam-related improvements such as repairs, seismic retrofits, spillway repairs, and sediment removal, but now explicitly includes facility removal as an eligible project type. Grant recipients must provide at least a 50% cost share, though the department can waive or reduce this requirement if the dam poses a significant public safety risk and the full cost share would cause extreme financial hardship. The bill maintains the program's core priorities of protecting public safety, restoring water storage, reducing flood risks, enhancing water supply reliability, and protecting habitat and water quality, while continuing to prohibit dam height increases or expanded water impoundment.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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