Bill Text: CA AB2346 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Outdoor recreation: Outdoors for All Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-19 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2346 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB2346-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2346

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Introduced by Assembly Member Gabriel
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia)

February 16, 2022

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An act relating to outdoor recreation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2346, as introduced, Gabriel. Outdoor recreation: Equitable Access Grant Program.

Existing law establishes the Natural Resources Agency, which consists of various departments, including the Department of Conservation, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Department of Parks and Recreation.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to, among other things, establish the Equitable Access Grant Program under the administration of the Natural Resources Agency to increase equitable access to outdoor recreational opportunities for all Californians.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would do both of the following:

(a) Establish the Equitable Access Grant Program, to be administered by the Natural Resources Agency, for the purpose of increasing equitable access to outdoor recreational opportunities for all Californians.

(b) (1) Provide funding through the awarding of grants pursuant to the Equitable Access Grant Program to eligible entities to execute community access projects, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A) Transportation.

(B) Physical activity programming.

(C) Resource interpretation.

(D) Multilingual translation.

(E) Natural science.

(F) Workforce development and career pathways.

(G) Education.

(H) Communication related to water, parks, climate, coastal protection, and other outdoor pursuits.

(2) For purposes of this section, “community access” means community engagement, technical assistance, or facilities that maximize safe and equitable physical admittance, especially for low-income communities, to natural or cultural resources, community education, or recreational amenities.