CA AJR36

Declares that overflow water from federal Central Valley Project reservoirs (including Shasta and Folsom Lake) should be redirected for beneficial use within the central valley rather than flowing to the Pacific Ocean.

Calls for operation of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta pumping facilities to divert overflow water to areas with critical water needs, including the central valley and southern California.

References California's five-year drought, mandatory 25-percent urban water restrictions announced April 1, 2015, and the impact on agricultural production (over 500,000 acres fallowed in 2014).

Notes that federal Bureau of Reclamation requirements mandate dam water release when capacity reaches 60 percent, with Shasta Lake releasing 20,000 cubic feet per second in March 2016.

Directs the Assembly Chief Clerk to transmit the resolution to federal leadership including the President, Vice President, congressional leadership, and California's federal delegation.