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Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee moves multiple energy, water and conservation bills to Appropriations
Summary
The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee advanced multiple bills affecting energy, water and public lands, moving most measures to Appropriations or placing them on call after testimony from industry, local officials and environmental groups.
The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee considered a multi‑item agenda that included bills on geothermal exploration, long‑duration energy storage permitting, groundwater governance in Tulare County, Western Joshua tree permitting, land transfers for state parks damaged by wildfire, expanded vegetation treatment programmatic CEQA coverage, offshore wind community capacity building, and a resolution urging federal funding for the National Park Service.
Highlights and committee action (motions and next steps):
- AJR 9 (Assemblymember Wallace) — Urges the president and Congress to restore full funding for the National Park Service. Multiple witnesses, including the National Parks Conservation Association and conservation groups, spoke in support. The committee adopted the resolution and left it on call during the consent process for absent members.
- AB 1089 (Assemblymember Carrillo) — Adds commercial and industrial projects to local permitting under the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act and provides exemptions to homeowners for defensible‑space removals within 100 feet. Environmental…
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