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Supervisors debate AB 263 water flows and AB 495 caregiver affidavit; sheriff urges vigilance
Summary
County staff briefed supervisors on AB 263 (flow rules), AB 531 (geothermal permitting by state review) and AB 495 (caregiver affidavit expansion), prompting technical questions and safety concerns from supervisors and the sheriff.
County staff delivered a legislative update and the Board of Supervisors discussed three bills the governor recently signed: AB 263, which extends emergency flow rules for the Scott and Shasta River watersheds; AB 531, which allows geothermal projects under 50 megawatts to opt into state-level review; and AB 495, which expands who may sign a caregiver authorization affidavit.
Joanne Johnson, project coordinator for county administration, summarized the bills and noted that the county has formally opposed AB 263 and AB 531 because of concerns over loss of local control and hydrologic applicability in Siskiyou County’s rivers. Johnson said AB 263 extends emergency-flow…
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