Two separate pieces of legislation that would help to better conserve managed wetlands in California are currently pending in the State Legislature.  

AB 828 (Connolly) would provide a temporary exemption for certain managed wetlands from the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which has imposed groundwater pumping restrictions and associated fees for landowners in overdrafted groundwater basins.  This includes duck clubs in the Tulare Basin and East Grasslands that rely heavily on groundwater resources to annually flood their wetlands and are currently being threatened by SGMA implementation.

AB 2875 (Friedman) would declare the policy of the State of California to ensure no net loss of and long-term gain in the quality, quantity and permanence of wetlands.  The bill essentially codifies into state law the “No Net Loss of Wetlands” executive order that was established under Governor Pete Wilson in 1993. 

Please contact your State Senator and Assembly Member now and urge them to support these important bills by clicking here:  Action Center — California Waterfowl (calwaterfowl.org)