Existing law establishes that it is the policy of the state that certain rivers that possess extraordinary scenic, recreational, fishery, or wildlife values shall be preserved in their free-flowing state, together with their immediate environments, for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the state. Existing law provides that the classification or reclassification of rivers or segments of rivers within the state as wild, scenic, or recreational within the state wild and scenic rivers system shall be by statute, but authorizes the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to recommend legislation to classify or reclassify rivers or segments of rivers within the system, and include specific land use restrictions relative to each particular classification in those recommendations. Existing law, with respect to potential additions to the state wild and scenic rivers system, requires the secretary to study and submit to the Governor and the Legislature specified reports on the suitability or nonsuitability for addition to the system of rivers or segments thereof that are designated by the Legislature as potential additions, and to report his or her recommendations in that regard.
California AB 2975 (20172018) — Wild and scenic rivers.
Existing law establishes that it is the policy of the state that certain rivers that possess extraordinary scenic, recreational, fishery, or wildlife values shall be preserved in their free-flowing state, together with their immediate environments, for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the state. Existing law provides that the classification or reclassification of rivers or segments of rivers within the state as wild, scenic, or recreational within the state wild and scenic rivers system shall be by statute, but authorizes the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to recommend legislation to classify or reclassify rivers or segments of rivers within the system, and include specific land use restrictions relative to each particular classification in those recommendations. Existing law, with respect to potential additions to the state wild and scenic rivers system, requires the secretary to study and submit to the Governor and the Legislature specified reports on the suitability or nonsuitability for addition to the system of rivers or segments thereof that are designated by the Legislature as potential additions, and to report his or her recommendations in that regard.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–2 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB2975 Friedman et al. By Allen — 24–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 11–5 (pass) · lower
AB 2975 FRIEDMAN Assembly Third Reading — 49–26 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–3 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Friedman — primary (person)
Allen — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
2018-03-08 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2018-04-02 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-03 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2018-04-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-05-09 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (May 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-10 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-29 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5363.) amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 26. Page 5586.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-06-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-06-13 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2018-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-06 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-08-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 8. Page 5240.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-09 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2018-08-14 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-08-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-08-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 221, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/74059b93-3432-413d-9f9b-83e7868ecdf4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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