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Senate panel advances permanent hydropower authority for Reclamation District 108
Summary
The Senate Committee on Local Government voted to advance AB 59, which would remove the sunset on Reclamation District 108’s authority to participate in hydropower projects and require periodic reporting to the Legislature, giving the district longer-term certainty for financing and construction.
Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry introduced AB 59 before the Senate Committee on Local Government to give Reclamation District 108 permanent authority to participate in hydropower projects and require periodic legislative reporting. Supporters said the change is needed to secure long-term financing for small hydro projects and other energy investments.
Reclamation District 108 provides irrigation and drainage to nearly 48,000 acres of farmland in southern Colusa County and northern Yolo County. Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry told the committee that the district’s hydropower authority is…
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