Bill Text: CA SB442 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State parks: resource exploitation exceptions: commercialization of investigation results.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 477, Statutes of 2019. [SB442 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB442-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 442

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Introduced by Senator Dodd

February 21, 2019

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An act relating to state parks.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 442, as introduced, Dodd. State parks: resource exploitation exceptions: scientific investigations.

Under existing law, the Department of Parks and Recreation has control of the state park system. Existing law prohibits commercial exploitation of resources in state park system units, but provides certain exceptions for commercial drilling for oil or gas and commercial fishing, as specified. Upon receiving prior approval from the Director of Parks and Recreation, existing law encourages qualified institutions and individuals to conduct nondestructive forms of scientific investigation within state park system units.

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to later enact legislation that would expand the opportunities for scientific investigation within the California state park system.

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 later enact legislation that would expand the opportunities for scientific investigation within the California state park system pursuant to Section 5001.65 of the Public Resources Code.