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Committee advances SB 650 to add appeal timelines and severability language to Delta Reform Act

3860681 · June 17, 2025
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Summary

SB 650 would add an appeals timeline, clarify who may file appeals and insert a severability clause into the Delta Reform Act; supporters described the changes as procedural and not meant to affect conveyance projects.

Senator Cabaldon presented SB 650 to the committee as a narrow, noncontroversial package of technical changes to the Delta Reform Act intended to improve due process and preserve enforceability of the Delta plan.

The bill would (1) establish an appeals timeline not currently in law, with a longer-than-normal timeline because the Delta’s issues often generate controversy; (2) clarify that persons eligible to file appeals include local governments (identified by the sponsor as a…

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