AB 1146
Water infrastructure: dams and reservoirs: water release: false pretenses.
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Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Appropriations
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Bill overview
This bill aims to prevent the release of stored water from U.S.-owned reservoirs in California if that release is done under false pretenses. It defines ‘false pretenses’ as a knowingly deceptive release of water for a purpose other than what was truthfully represented. The bill empowers the State Water Resources Control Board to issue orders and the Attorney General to seek injunctions to stop such releases, and establishes civil penalties for violations. It also clarifies the circumstances under which the board can take action to ensure compliance.
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