CA AB2402

Revises allocation percentages in the Noxious Weed Management Account: 60% for control and abatement (through grant program), 20% for research including mapping and risk assessment, and 20% for departmental operations.

Adds "increasing water supply and flow" as a required goal for integrated weed management plans submitted by county agricultural commissioners to receive funding.

Expands research funding purposes to include mapping, risk assessment, and prioritization of weeds in addition to biology, ecology, and management research.

Specifies that control and abatement funds shall be made available through a grant program administered by the Department of Food and Agriculture, with proposals evaluated based on strategic importance for eradication of high priority weeds.