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AB-975 • 2026

Lake and streambed alteration agreements: exemptions: culverts and bridges.

Lake and streambed alteration agreements: exemptions: culverts and bridges.

Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor
Gallagher
Last action
2026-01-22
Official status
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify any additional requirements that must be followed despite the exemptions.

Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements: Exemptions for Culverts and Bridges

This law exempts certain repairs or reconstructions of small bridges and culverts in Sutter County that were damaged by natural disasters between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024.

What This Bill Does

  • Exempts projects to repair or rebuild bridges up to 30 feet long from certain requirements if they were damaged in Sutter County due to specific events like fires, floods, storms, earthquakes, land subsidence, gradual earth movement, or landslides between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024.
  • Exempts projects to repair or rebuild culverts up to 70 feet long from certain requirements if they were damaged in Sutter County due to specific events like fires, floods, storms, earthquakes, land subsidence, gradual earth movement, or landslides between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who need to repair or rebuild small bridges in Sutter County that were damaged by natural disasters between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024.
  • People who need to repair or rebuild small culverts in Sutter County that were damaged by natural disasters between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024.

Terms To Know

Culvert
A pipe or tunnel under a road or railway for water to flow through
Bridge
A structure built over a river, road, railroad track, or other obstacle that allows people and vehicles to cross safely.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exemptions only apply until January 1, 2027.
  • This law is specific to Sutter County in California.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-22 California Legislative Information

    Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. 2025-10-01 California Legislative Information

    Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. 2025-10-01 California Legislative Information

    Vetoed by Governor.

  4. 2025-09-24 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  5. 2025-09-13 California Legislative Information

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3493.).

  6. 2025-09-13 California Legislative Information

    Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)

  7. 2025-09-09 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. 2025-09-09 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2701.).

  9. 2025-09-03 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. 2025-09-02 California Legislative Information

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. 2025-08-25 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to third reading.

  12. 2025-08-25 California Legislative Information

    From Consent Calendar.

  13. 2025-08-20 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  14. 2025-08-19 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  15. 2025-07-17 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. 2025-07-17 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16).

  17. 2025-06-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  18. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  19. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1655.)

  20. 2025-05-15 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. 2025-05-14 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

  22. 2025-05-05 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. 2025-05-01 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  24. 2025-04-30 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 29).

  25. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  26. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  27. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  28. 2025-04-10 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  29. 2025-03-19 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  30. 2025-03-18 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  31. 2025-03-10 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  32. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  33. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 975, Gallagher.
Lake and streambed alteration agreements: exemptions: culverts and bridges.
Existing law prohibits a person, a state or local governmental agency, or a public utility from substantially diverting or obstructing the natural flow of, or substantially changing or using any material from the bed, channel, or bank of, any river, stream, or lake, or depositing or disposing of debris, waste, or other material containing crumbled, flaked, or ground pavement where it may pass into any river, stream, or lake, unless prescribed requirements are met, including written notification to the Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding the activity. Existing law requires the department to determine whether the activity may substantially adversely affect an existing fish and wildlife resource and, if so, to provide a draft lake or streambed alteration agreement to the person, agency, or utility. Existing law prescribes various requirements for lake and streambed alteration
agreements. Existing law also establishes various exemptions from these provisions.
This bill would, until January 1, 2027, exempt from these provisions, subject to certain requirements, projects to repair or reconstruct a bridge 30 feet long or less or a culvert 70 feet long or less within the County of Sutter that has been damaged or destroyed as a result of fire, flood, storm, earthquake, land subsidence, gradual earth movement, or landslide, between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024, inclusive, except as specified.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Sutter.

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