May 13, 2017 - Assembly Bill 975 (Friedman): Wild and Scenic Rivers. Assembly Bill 975 would expand the area protected in the state’s Wild & Scenic Rivers System from immediately adjacent to the affected river segment to one-quarter of a mile, including both public and private lands. 

Status: AB 975 awaits action in the Assembly. 

RCRC Position:  Oppose
Source: Rural County Representatives of California

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California Assemblymember Laura Friedman, author of AB 975 – California has 1,362 miles of state-designated rivers in the California Wild and Scenic Rivers System – critical habitat for wildlife with extraordinary historical, cultural, and environmental value.  As uncertainty mounts at the federal level, AB 975 ensures that California’s rivers that have a federal designation as Wild and Scenic are also protected under state law.
Source: California Assemblymember Laura Friedman