Bill Text: CA SB1 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Coastal resources: sea level rise.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-23 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 236, Statutes of 2021. [SB1 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB1-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
March 23, 2021 |
Introduced by Senator Atkins (Principal coauthor: Senator Stern) (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Petrie-Norris) (Coauthors: Senators Hertzberg, Hueso, Laird, Limón, and Portantino) |
December 07, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 30001.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:30001.5.
The Legislature further finds and declares that the basic goals of the state for the coastal zone are to:SEC. 2.
Article 8 (commencing with Section 30270) is added to Chapter 3 of Division 20 of the Public Resources Code, to read:Article 8. Sea Level Rise
30270.
The commission shall take into account the effects of sea level rise in coastal resources planning and management policies and activities in order to identify, assess, and, to the extent feasible, mitigate the adverse effects of sea level rise.SEC. 3.
Section 30421 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:30421.
State and regional agencies shall identify, assess, and, to the extent feasible and consistent with their statutory authorities, minimize and mitigate the impacts of sea level rise.SEC. 4.
Section 30501 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:30501.
The commission shall adopt, after public hearing, procedures for the preparation, submission, approval, appeal, certification, and amendment of a local coastal program, including, but not limited to, all of the following:SEC. 5.
Division 20.6.5 (commencing with Section 30970) is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:DIVISION 20.6.5. California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021
30970.
This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021.30971.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:30972.
(a) (1) There is hereby created within(2)For purposes of this division, “collaborative” means the California Sea Level Rise State and Regional Support Collaborative.
(b)(1)The collaborative shall consist of five members.
(2)The membership of the collaborative shall be composed of all of the following voting members:
(A)The Secretary for Environmental
Protection, who shall be the cochair.
(B)The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, who shall be the cochair.
(C)A public member, appointed by the Governor.
(3)The membership of the collaborative shall be composed of the following nonvoting members, who shall serve a term of four years each.
(A)A person appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(B)A person appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(c)