STOP AB 40
Assembly Bill 40 undermines regulatory certainty and threatens California jobs, investment and infrastructure
AB 40 sends the wrong message to employers, workers, investors, and local communities. California should encourage projects that comply with the law — not reopen them years after completing environmental review, receiving final approvals, and attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in public and private investment.
AB 40 THREATENS JOBS, HOUSING & ECONOMY
FEWER JOBS
Fewer construction and manufacturing jobs, and delayed housing and infrastructure projects across the state.
HURTS UNION JOBS
Jeopardizes existing and future well-paying union jobs.
HIGHER COSTS
Higher project costs, with more investment flowing to other states instead of California.
GREATER TAXPAYER RISK
More than $240 million already invested through the Trade Corridor Improvement Fund could be put at risk and increase taxpayer costs.
AB 40 IS BAD FOR CALIFORNIANS
If enacted, AB 40 would:
✕ Undermine confidence that government approvals are final.
✕ Increase project risk, financing costs, and delays.
✕ Threaten housing, infrastructure, and manufacturing investment.
✕ Jeopardize more than $240 million in existing taxpayer infrastructure funding.
✕ Set a precedent that could affect virtually every major CEQA-approved project in California.
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$240M+
IN EXISTING TAXPAYER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING JEOPARDIZED
FINAL SHOULD MEAN FINAL
AB 40 is about far more than one project. If the Legislature can reopen a project years after it has completed environmental review, survived litigation, and received final approvals, no future project approval can truly be considered final.
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Businesses and communities deserve certainty that when they follow the law and obtain every required approval, government will honor those decisions, not reopen them years later for political reasons.
When government changes the rules after the game has already been played, everyone loses.
STOP AB 40
AB 40 is not simply about one project. It is about whether businesses, workers, local communities, and taxpayers can rely on government approvals after years of environmental review and compliance.
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California cannot remain competitive if every approved project can be reopened after the fact.
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Government should keep its word. Final should mean final.