CA AB2026

States legislative intent to enact future legislation increasing groundwater storage and removing impediments to recharge while protecting water rights, communities, water projects, and environmental needs

References the Governor's executive orders over the past decade to maximize groundwater recharge opportunities for communities and farms

Identifies specific areas for future legislative action: temporary urgency permitting for groundwater recharge, unpermitted diversion of flood flows, and permitted groundwater recharge processes

Builds on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which requires high- and medium-priority basins to operate under groundwater sustainability plans

Contains no appropriation, creates no fiscal impact, and requires only a majority vote (intent bill only with no substantive changes to current law)