CA AB1486

Amends Proposition 4 (2024 bond act) provisions regarding $15,000,000 in grants for climate resilience research farms at public postsecondary institutions

Clarifies that Agricultural Experiment Stations and Agricultural Research Institutes eligible for grants are those designated by the University of California and California State University systems

Limits grant funding to $1,000,000 maximum per institution

Requires funded research farms to be constructed and maintained using environmentally sustainable infrastructure practices

Removes previously proposed requirement for State Department of Education to establish a formal grant program by July 1, 2026