Bills

AB 1972: Water right permits and licenses: annual fee: exemption.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Assembly
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-03-17

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-22: In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.)

Introduced

In Committee

Awaiting First Chamber Vote

Passed First Chamber

In Committee

Awaiting Second Chamber Vote

Passed Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

Existing law requires each person or entity who holds a permit or license to appropriate water, leases water pursuant to specified provisions of law, or files a specified application, registration, or petition to pay a fee according to a fee schedule established by the State Water Resources Control Board.

This bill would require the board to exempt a water right applicant person who holds a water right permit or license from paying the annual fee pursuant to a specified regulation for a pond with 20 acre-feet or less of water.

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