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AB 839CALIFORNIASession 20252026State Billfiled

California AB 839 authorizes expedited environmental review for up to three sustainable aviation fuel projects

Original title: California Environmental Quality Act: expedited judicial review: sustainable aviation fuel projects.

Record date · August 13, 2026

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill allows the Governor to designate up to three sustainable aviation fuel projects as infrastructure projects, granting them streamlined environmental review and a 270-day target for resolving legal challenges. By expanding these requirements to local lead agencies, the bill creates a state-mandated local program.

Why it matters

This measure changes the legal timeline for environmental litigation and agency review for specific aviation fuel projects, potentially accelerating project approval by limiting the duration of court proceedings to 270 days.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Local lead agencies

These agencies must perform additional duties related to environmental review and record preparation for projects certified under this bill.

Directly affected

Sustainable aviation fuel project developers

Developers of up to three projects may receive streamlined environmental review and expedited judicial resolution if certified by the Governor.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean for a project to be certified as an 'infrastructure project'?

It means the project qualifies for streamlined environmental review, including the requirement that the be prepared concurrently with the review and that legal challenges be resolved within 270 days.

Does this bill provide funding to local agencies for the extra work required?

No, the bill specifies that no reimbursement is required for the state-mandated costs imposed on local agencies.

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