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Measure
Authors Ward  
Subject Timber harvesting: waste discharge requirements.
Relating To relating to timber harvesting.
Title An act to add Section 13263.8 to the Water Code, relating to timber harvesting.
Last Action Dt 2026-01-05
State Amended Assembly
Status Pending Referral
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Bill Actions
2026-01-29     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.)
2026-01-29     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-01-26     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-01-22     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).
2026-01-13     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-01-05     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.
2026-01-05     Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
2026-01-05     Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-04-04     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-24     Referred to Coms. on W. P., & W. and E.S & T.M.
2025-02-19     From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2025-02-18     Read first time. To print.
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Amended Assembly     2026-01-05
Introduced     2025-02-18
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The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act requires a California regional water quality control board to prescribe waste discharge requirements for the discharge of pollutants into state waters and authorizes the regional board to prescribe general waste discharge requirements for a category of discharges if the regional board finds or determines that certain criteria apply to the discharges in that category.

This bill would require, for a regional board that has adopted general waste discharge requirements for timber harvesting, the regional board to approve, deny, or otherwise act on a request for coverage for timber harvesting operations performed consistent with an approved timber harvesting plan subject to those general waste discharge requirements.