Bill Text: CA AB1640 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Office of Planning and Research: regional climate networks: regional climate adaptation and resilience action plans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-08-11 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB1640 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB1640-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 19, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 23, 2022 |
Introduced by Assembly Members Ward, Bennett, Mullin, and Quirk (Coauthors: Assembly Members Berman and Eduardo Garcia) |
January 12, 2022 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 71133 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:71133.
For purposes of this section and Sections 71134 to 71136, inclusive, the following definitions apply:SEC. 3.
Section 71134 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:71134.
SEC. 4.
Section 71135 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:71135.
(a) Eligible entities may establish and participate in a regional climate network. Eligible entities shall notify the Office of Planning and Research in writing before the establishment of a regional climate(b)Membership in a regional climate network may be modified at any time consistent with this section.
(c)
(d)
SEC. 5.
Section 71136 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:71136.
(a) A regional climate network may engage in any of the following activities to address climate change:(e)The Office of Planning and Research may request that established regional climate networks submit a biennial report to the Office of Planning and Research that includes, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(1)The participating
eligible entities of the regional climate network.
(2)An outline of all activities and the outcome of each activity.
(3)Actions taken by the regional climate network.
(4)An accounting of the administration of, and expenditures made by, the regional climate networks.
(5)Recommendations to state agencies on opportunities to support regional climate adaptation and mitigation planning, investment, and implementation.