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Extending Hydroelectric Power Authority for Reclamation District No. 108
This law lets Reclamation District No. 108 keep its power to build and run hydroelectric plants after January 2026, but it must report on this plan by specific dates.
What This Bill Does
- Extends the authority for Reclamation District No. 108 to generate hydroelectric power past January 1, 2026.
- Requires the district to send a progress report to state lawmakers by January 1, 2031.
- Requires another report between January 1, 2035, and January 1, 2036.
- Asks for details on whether the district has permission from the Colusa Local Agency Formation Commission to use this power.
- Requests an explanation if the district is not currently using its hydroelectric authority.
Who It Names or Affects
- Reclamation District No. 108
- The Assembly and Senate Committees on Local Government
Terms To Know
- Hydroelectric power
- Electricity made by using the energy of moving water.
- Reclamation District
- A local group formed to manage land that was once swampy or prone to flooding.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law does not say if the district will actually build a power plant.
- It is unknown when, or if, Reclamation District No. 108 will start using this authority again.
- Reimbursement for state costs only happens if officials decide the bill creates new required expenses.