AB 2260: Water: restoration management: small restoration use.

The bill aims to expand the ability to obtain water rights for small restoration uses, which include projects to preserve and enhance fish and wildlife habitats. These uses would be defined as water applications for fish and wildlife preservation and enhancement in connection with restoration projects. The bill would require the state water resources control board to prioritize processing small restoration use registrations that are paired with petitions for mandatory dedication to instream beneficial uses or wetlands habitat. Existing registration renewal provisions would also be extended to small restoration uses, following a similar 5-year period as for other small uses.