Bill would make rice conservation a commission priority after UC Davis report
AB 1551 would add California's rice footprint to the California Rice Commission's priorities, citing a UC Davis study recommending a 470,000‑acre footprint (300,000 acres flooded in winter) to sustain wetland habitat and avoid up to $2 billion in restoration costs.
The full story
Assemblymember Maggie Krell told the Senate Agriculture subcommittee AB 1551 asks the California Rice Commission to identify implementation of the state’s rice footprint as a priority, in part to protect wetland habitat that rice fields provide to hundreds of species.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
or
Free account
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in