Chris Ward
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 78
Author
Existing law establishes the Atmospheric Rivers: Research, Mitigation, and Climate Forecasting Program in the Department of Water Resources. Existing law requires the department, upon an appropriation for purposes of the program, to research climate forecasting and the causes and impacts that climate change has on atmospheric rivers, to operate reservoirs in a manner that improves flood protection, and to reoperate flood control and water storage facilities to capture water generated by atmospheric rivers. This bill would rename that program the Atmospheric Rivers Research and Forecast Improvement Program: Enabling Climate Adaptation Through Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations and Hazard Resiliency (AR/FIRO) Program. The bill would require the department to research, develop, and implement new observations, prediction models, novel forecasting methods, and tailored decision support systems to improve predictions of atmospheric rivers and their impacts on water supply, flooding, post-wildfire debris flows, and environmental conditions. The bill would also require the department to utilize relevant information to operate reservoirs in a manner that improves flood protection in the state and to reoperate flood control and water storage facilities to capture water generated by atmospheric rivers and other storms.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 134, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2673.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2036.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1710.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From printer. May be heard in committee January 5.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB30 | HTML |
| 12/05/22 - Introduced | |
| 06/26/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/15/23 - Enrolled | |
| 09/01/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/10/23- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife | |
| 04/24/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/19/23- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 07/05/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/09/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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