AB497 would exempt the State Water Resources Control Board from certain procedural requirements for updating the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San.

AB497 addresses the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary, focusing on the Sacramento River and its tributaries. The bill exempts the State Water Resources Control Board from specific procedural requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, including the preparation of an environmental impact report. It mandates the board to adopt an updated plan by August 31, 2026, and clarifies that the absence of responses to comments on the draft substitute environmental document does not invalidate the board's actions.

AB497 would exempt the State Water Resources Control Board from certain procedural requirements for updating the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San.

AB497 addresses the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary, focusing on the Sacramento River and its tributaries. The bill exempts the State Water Resources Control Board from specific procedural requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, including the preparation of an environmental impact report. It mandates the board to adopt an updated plan by August 31, 2026, and clarifies that the absence of responses to comments on the draft substitute environmental document does not invalidate the board's actions.