{"id":181845,"date":"2025-04-12T02:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T02:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/spring-2025-legislative-update-a-mid-season-bill-and-campaign-review-calcan\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T02:49:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T02:49:59","slug":"spring-2025-legislative-update-a-mid-season-bill-and-campaign-review-calcan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=181845","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2025 Legislative Update: A Mid-Season Bill and Campaign Review &#8211; CalCAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every winter, California legislators introduce approximately 2,500 bills before the bill introduction deadline in mid-February. In March, April, and May, policy committees and advocates review those 2,500 bills and decide which to advance, amend, and block. Yesterday, the legislature started its weeklong spring recess, which gives legislators, their staff, and advocates a brief moment to regroup before entering another month of bill and budget hearings, lobbying, and negotiations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Mid-Season Bill Update<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CalCAN has taken positions on six bills so far this spring. These bills, if enacted, would enshrine recently developed targets for natural and working lands climate solutions in law, expand technical assistance for farmers adopting climate smart practices, support farmers in transitioning to organic systems, remove regulatory barriers to on-farm composting, and increase funding for farmland conservation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bills below are just a handful of the nearly 100 bills CalCAN staff are tracking in some way, and CalCAN will likely take positions on a number of other bills before spring is over. If there\u2019s a bill you\u2019ve heard about that you have questions about or want us to consider engaging with, drop us a line.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Bills CalCAN Supports:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/m\"><b>AB 491<\/b><\/a><b> (Connolly) \u2013 Natural &amp; Working Lands Climate Targets<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bill, which is sponsored by Pacific Forest Trust, puts the state\u2019s nature-based climate solutions targets, which were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calclimateag.org\/state-sets-ambitious-targets-for-scaling-agricultural-climate-solutions-but-funding-gap-remains\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">established last year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Newsom administration as required by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1757\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AB 1757<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (C. Garcia, 2022), in statute so they have some staying power after Governor Newsom terms out in 2026. As a reminder, those targets include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase certified organic acreage to 10% by 2030, 15% by 2038, and 20% by 2045<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase healthy soils practice adoption on 140,000 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">additional<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> acres\/year by 2030; 190,000 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">additional <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acres\/year by 2038; and 190,000 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">additional<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> acres\/year by 2040<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conserve 12,000 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">additional <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acres\/year of croplands by 2030; 16,000 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">additional <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acres\/year by 2038; and 19,500 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">additional<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> acres\/year by 2045<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conserve 33,000 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">additional <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acres\/year of grasslands by 2030 &amp; sustain that rate through 2045<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB947\"><b>AB 947<\/b><\/a><b> (Connolly) \u2013 Climate Smart Ag Technical Assistance<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bill would make a number of changes to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/oars\/technical\/producers.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, initially established by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2377\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AB 2377<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Irwin, 2018) that have been proposed by stakeholders based on their experience with the Program over the past seven years, including the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expands the definition of technical assistance and list of eligible technical assistance activities to include conservation planning, matching funds coordination, translation, access to equipment, and environmental compliance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarifies that technical assistance grants can be used to provide assistance to farmers and ranchers over multiple grant application cycles (e.g. if the Healthy Soils Program, State Water Efficiency &amp; Enhancement Program, or Alternative Manure Management Program have grant solicitations multiple years in a row).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allows the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to support training and capacity building within technical assistance provider organizations and coordination between organizations to improve the quality, consistency, and reach of technical assistance to farmers and ranchers across the state and to help farmers and ranchers access all relevant state and federal programs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB937\"><b>AB 937<\/b><\/a><b> (Connolly) \u2013 Organic Transition Program\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bill, which is sponsored by CalCAN member California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), will make a number of changes to the state\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/oars\/otp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organic Transition Pilot Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on experience with the program to-date, including the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increases the amount allowed for administrative costs to 25% to account for the complexity of providing comprehensive support to farmers, including one-on-one technical assistance and business planning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allows for more comprehensive organic transition support by combining the organic transition components of the Conservation Agriculture Planning Grant Program into the Organic Transition Pilot Program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Builds capacity for organic technical assistance providers to ensure robust backbone support for farmers transitioning to organic.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB279\"><b>SB 279<\/b><\/a><b> (McNerney) \u2013 On-Farm Composting Regulations<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bill, which is co-sponsored by several advocacy and commodity groups,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> removes a number of longstanding regulatory barriers to increasing the production and sale of compost on farms and ranches, including the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increases the volume of on-site feedstock materials allowed from 100 to 500 cubic yards for composting operations which fall under the \u201cexcluded tier\u201d (the lowest tier) under CalRecycle regulations (see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/govt.westlaw.com\/calregs\/Document\/I98CD3F0B5B4D11EC976B000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&amp;originationContext=documenttoc&amp;transitionType=CategoryPageItem&amp;contextData=(sc.Default)\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">section 17855 of Title 14 of the CCR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makes the composting of ag materials from a \u201clarge-scale biomass management event,\u201d including orchard\/vineyard removal and crop rotation, and the blending of those materials with manure an excluded activity under CalRecycle regulations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increases the volume of compost a composting operation may sell from 1,000 to 5,000 cubic yards annually while still remaining in the \u201cexcluded tier\u201d (where applicable under section 17855) or \u201cenforcement agency notification tier\u201d (for composting operations on agricultural land per <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/govt.westlaw.com\/calregs\/Document\/I98F11ABD5B4D11EC976B000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&amp;originationContext=documenttoc&amp;transitionType=CategoryPageItem&amp;contextData=(sc.Default)\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">section 17856(d)(1) of Title 14 of CCR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB411\"><b>AB 411<\/b><\/a><b> (Papan) \u2013 Livestock Carcass Composting\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bill, which is sponsored by the California Cattlemen\u2019s Association, would authorize small-scale on-farm composting of routine livestock mortalities and butcher waste under best management practices (BMPs) adopted by CDFA in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board and CalRecycle.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><b>Bill CalCAN Supports \u2013 If Amended:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB462\"><b>SB 462<\/b><\/a><b> (Cortese) \u2013 California Farmland Conservancy Program\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bill, which is sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, would require the state to allocate $20 million per year from the General Fund for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservation.ca.gov\/dlrp\/grant-programs\/cfcp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California Farmland Conservancy Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but would permanently exclude grazing lands from this fund. As we wrote about in our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calclimateag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SB-462-Support-if-amended-AFT-and-CalCAN-4.2.2025.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">support-if-amended letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we appreciate Senator Cortese\u2019s leadership to uplift farmland conservation by attempting to create an on-going funding source for the program and would support the bill if amended to remove the exclusion of grazing lands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this year on our blog, we wrote about:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have a few updates on those topics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>AMMP Funding:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, CalCAN submitted a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calclimateag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FY-25-26-CalCAN-Budget-Ask-Letter.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">budget letter to the legislature<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> supporting the administration\u2019s proposed Proposition 4 expenditure plan and calling for the legislature to increase funding for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/oars\/AMMP\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alternative Manure Management Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (AMMP) from $7 million to $50 million in FY 25-26, citing four arguments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reducing dairy methane is critical to achieving climate targets and climate resilience\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMMP is one of GGRF\u2019s most cost-effective programs and a preliminary analysis shows that the cost-effectiveness is higher than previously estimated\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMMP projects produce compost needed to reduce reliance on fossil fuel-based fertilizers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMMP is oversubscribed and is the primary source of funding for methane-reducing technologies on small and mid-scale dairies\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>GGRF Campaign:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calclimateag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15-of-GGRF-for-AgClimate-Solutions-Google-Docs.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">submitted a letter on behalf of a growing coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of agricultural and food system organizations to legislators leading Cap-and-Trade negotiations to make the case for investing 15% of the state\u2019s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) in a portfolio of agricultural climate solutions. That case centers on a few key arguments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California has agricultural climate targets but is not on track to meet them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existing programs can help us meet those targets, but need consistent funding<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agricultural climate solutions are some of the most cost-effective GHG reduction solutions and offer a multitude of economic, environmental, food security, public health, and climate resilience co-benefits\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agriculture has been underfunded relative to its GHG emissions and GHG reduction potential<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Want to sign your organization onto that letter?<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/calclimateag.org\/spring-2025-legislative-update\/mailto:brian@calclimateag.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send Brian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a note.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ICYMI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Sacramento Bee published an op-ed earlier this week amplifying our GGRF ask and rationale, and we encourage you to check it out and share it on your social media: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/article303513546.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California has a golden opportunity to fund climate smart agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"572\">As we move into the second half of the legislative session, we\u2019ll continue tracking and weighing in on these key issues. Stay tuned for more updates, and as always, we welcome your input and collaboration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"692\">\ud83d\udcec <strong>Questions about a bill or <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>want us to consider engaging with a bill\/issue not listed above?<\/strong> <\/span>Drop us a line \u2014 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every winter, California legislators introduce approximately 2,500 bills before the bill introduction deadline in mid-February. In March, April, and May, policy committees and advocates review those 2,500 bills and decide which to advance, amend, and block. 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