Bill Text: CA AB3012 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: State Coastal Conservancy: grants: climate change projects.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-09-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 657, Statutes of 2018. [AB3012 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB3012-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Senate  June 13, 2018

Amended  IN  Assembly  April 12, 2018

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 3012

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Introduced by Assembly Member Gallagher

February 16, 2018

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An act to amend Section 31113 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3012, as amended, Gallagher. State Coastal Conservancy: grants: climate change projects.

Existing law establishes the State Coastal Conservancy, and prescribes the membership, functions, membership and functions and duties of the conservancy with regard to the protection, preservation, and enhancement of specified coastal lands in the state. Existing law authorizes the conservancy to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change on resources within its jurisdiction, and to undertake certain projects within that designated area. Existing law authorizes the conservancy to award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for certain projects that address the effects of climate change, and, to the extent allowed, to prioritize projects that maximize public benefits, including, but not limited to, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, reducing hazards to harbors and ports, preserving and enhancing coastal wetlands and natural lands, conserving biodiversity, and providing recreational opportunities.

This bill would require the conservancy, to the extent allowed, to prioritize projects, either described above, or that reduce flood risk and enhance fish and wildlife habitat, as described.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 31113 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

31113.

 (a) In implementing this division, the conservancy is authorized to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change on resources within its jurisdiction. Pursuant to this authorization, the conservancy may undertake projects within its jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, those that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, address extreme weather events, sea level rise, storm surge, beach and bluff erosion, salt water intrusion, flooding, and other coastal hazards that threaten coastal communities, infrastructure, and natural resources.

(b) The conservancy may award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for activities authorized pursuant to subdivision (a). In awarding the grants, the conservancy shall, to the extent allowed, prioritize projects that maximize public benefits and that accomplish either of the following:

(1) Maximize public benefits, including, but not limited to, reducing Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, reducing reduce hazards to harbors and ports, preserving preserve and enhancing enhance coastal wetlands and natural lands, conserving conserve biodiversity, and providing provide recreational opportunities.

(2) Reduce flood risk and enhance fish and wildlife habitat, including multibenefit projects that remove sediment where the excavated material can be used to enhance shorelines or ecosystems.