CA SB872

Allocates $150 million annually from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the Department of Water Resources from fiscal year 2026-27 through 2046-47 to restore water conveyance capacity in state systems damaged by land subsidence

Allocates an additional $150 million annually for the same 21-year period to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy for levee improvements, including habitat restoration and water quality projects

Prohibits these funds from being used for design, construction, operation, or maintenance of any new Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta conveyance facilities

Addresses State Water Project infrastructure threatened by land subsidence from historical groundwater pumping, which could reduce water carrying capacity by 87% by 2040 according to legislative findings

Prioritizes subsidence repair projects in areas implementing Sustainable Groundwater Management Act best practices, and levee projects that improve water supply sustainability and habitat