AB-1000 • 2026

California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: Five-Mile Basin.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Gallagher
Last action: 2026-02-02
Official status: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on why the exemption is necessary or beneficial.

California Environmental Quality Act Exemption for Five-Mile Basin

AB-1000 exempts a sediment removal project in Five-Mile Basin, City of Chico from certain environmental review requirements under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

What This Bill Does

Exempts a specific sediment removal project in Five-Mile Basin, City of Chico from CEQA's requirement to prepare an environmental impact report or negative declaration.

Who It Names or Affects

The City of Chico
Lead agencies responsible for approving the sediment removal project in Five-Mile Basin

Terms To Know

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): A law that requires government agencies to consider the environmental impacts before making decisions on projects.
Environmental Impact Report: A document that explains and analyzes the potential environmental effects of a project.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify when the exemption will take effect.
Only applies to the specific sediment removal project in Five-Mile Basin, City of Chico.

Bill History

2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31 California Legislative Information
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-03-18 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-03-17 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-17 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1000, as amended, Gallagher.
Water quality: statewide program.
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: Five-Mile Basin.
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment.
This bill would exempt from the
requirements of CEQA a project to remove sediment from the Five-Mile Basin in the City of Chico.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Chico.
The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act designates the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards as the principal state agencies with authority over matters relating to water quality. The act requires the state board and the regional boards to, among other things, coordinate their respective activities to achieve a unified and effective water quality control program in the state.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.

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