CA AB2831

Requires the State Air Resources Board to develop a carbon offset credit for whole orchard recycling as a greenhouse gas reduction strategy.

Appropriates an unspecified amount from the General Fund to the Department of Food and Agriculture for research grants to the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources division and California State University.

Directs research funding to assess cobenefits from healthy soil practices including whole orchard recycling, cover crops, and composting, such as reducing nitrate leaching into groundwater and increasing soil water-holding capacity.

Requires a two-thirds vote for passage due to the bill's appropriation of state funds.