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AB 35, explained

Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.

Active Passed · Author: Alvarez

In plain English

AB 35 allows state agencies to create emergency regulations to carry out programs funded by Proposition 4, a $10 billion bond measure approved by voters in November 2024. These emergency regulations would cover projects related to drinking water, wildfires, droughts, coastal protection, extreme heat, farms, parks, and air quality. The regulations would stay in effect until officially repealed.

If this passes

What would actually change, according to the bill's official digest. No predictions, no opinions.

Who's lobbying this bill

55 organizations reported lobbying activity mentioning this bill. California disclosures don't say which side an organization is on, only that they paid to influence it. Amounts shown are payments to lobbying firms where the filing discloses them.

Orange, County Of
paid to lobbying firms, quarters naming this bill · 2 filings
$138K
Irvine Ranch Water District
paid to lobbying firms, quarters naming this bill · 2 filings
$108K
Westlands Water District
paid to lobbying firms, quarters naming this bill · 2 filings
$80K
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