In action on Tuesday, April 12, the Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife committee passed Assembly Bill 2551 authored by Assemblymembers James Gallagher (R- Plumas Lake), Kristin Olsen (R- Riverbank), and Rudy Salas (D- Bakersfield). “We cannot meet the needs of Californians without increasing our state’s water supply,” said Olsen. “This bill provides an important tool that will allow long-awaited storage projects to finally be built.”