California AB59 allows Reclamation District No. 108 to continue generating hydroelectric power.

California AB59 amends the Water Code to allow Reclamation District No. 108 to continue exercising its hydroelectric power authority after January 1, 2026. The bill requires the district to submit a report to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Local Government on or before January 1, 2031, and between January 1, 2035, and January 1, 2036. The report must include whether the district has obtained permission from the Colusa Local Agency Formation Commission to enact its hydroelectric authority, whether the district is using or plans to use its hydroelectric authority, and if so, the status.

California AB59 allows Reclamation District No. 108 to continue generating hydroelectric power.

California AB59 amends the Water Code to allow Reclamation District No. 108 to continue exercising its hydroelectric power authority after January 1, 2026. The bill requires the district to submit a report to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Local Government on or before January 1, 2031, and between January 1, 2035, and January 1, 2036. The report must include whether the district has obtained permission from the Colusa Local Agency Formation Commission to enact its hydroelectric authority, whether the district is using or plans to use its hydroelectric authority, and if so, the status.