Bill Text: CA SB582 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Climate Emergency Mitigation, Safe Restoration, and Just Resilience Act of 2021.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Failed) 2022-01-31 - Died on file pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB582 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB582-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
May 20, 2021 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 05, 2021 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 10, 2021 |
Introduced by Senator Stern (Principal coauthor: Senator Cortese) (Coauthor: Senator Wiener) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Lee) |
February 18, 2021 |
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Climate Emergency Mitigation, Safe Restoration, and Just Resilience Act of 2021.SEC. 2.
Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:38566.
In adopting rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions authorized by this division, the state board shall ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40 percent and up to 80 percent below the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit no later than December 31, 2030.SEC. 3.
Division 33.5 (commencing with Section 70900) is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:DIVISION 33.5. CLIMATE CHANGE RESTORATION AND RESILIENCE
PART 1. Safe Restoration
70900.
It is the policy of the state to lead a global effort to restore oceanic and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions to preindustrial levels as soon as possible to secure a safe climate for all, and to restore community health and reverse the impacts from the damage and injustice climate change is causing to the people, the economy, and the environment of California.70905.
Concurrent with the development of the scoping plan pursuant to Section 38561 of the Health and Safety Code, to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions reductions required by Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, in coordination with the Secretary for Environmental Protection and the State Air Resources Board, shall develop a climate restoration plan that(a)Achieves and maintains net negative greenhouse gas emissions in California no later than 2035.
(b)Specifies carbon removal targets, before 2035, as necessary to facilitate achievement of
the goals in this section.
(c)Exercises global leadership in restoring atmospheric and oceanic concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions to preindustrial levels as soon as possible, but no later than 2050.
PART 2. Just Resilience
70950.
For purposes of this part, “office” means the Office of Planning and Research.70951.
(b)The office shall do all of the following in developing the Just Resilience Plan:
(1)Convene a minimum of two public workshops to develop recommendations for statewide and local policies that promote and support resilience and regenerative economic policies in low-income and vulnerable communities to defend against climate vulnerability.
(2)Ensure that regenerative economic policies include investments in and loan guarantees to low-income and vulnerable communities to develop local economic solutions that provide resilience from the affects of climate change and reduce climate vulnerability.
(3)Develop strategies and recommendations to ensure that low-income and vulnerable communities receive the benefits and resources needed to achieve reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases and to
meet climate restoration goals.
(4)Ensure that low-income and vulnerable communities are provided job training, access to the internet, and workforce development resources to maximize and facilitate their inclusion in economic opportunities that reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
(c)The office, in collaboration with local governments, tribes, and community groups in low-income and vulnerable communities, shall do all the following:
(1)Enable and promote community-driven resilience solutions.
(2)Develop responsive climate services, resources, assistance, and programs through public facilities, including, but not limited to,
community centers, schools, libraries, recreation centers, and other public facilities that provide access for community engagement.
(3)Assist vulnerable communities to prepare to respond to increasing frequent severe climate disasters.
(d)The office shall use the most recent California Climate Change Assessment, developed pursuant to Part 4.4 (commencing with Section 71340) of Division 34, in developing recommendations, strategies, investment plans, economic opportunities, incentives, environmental justice considerations, and other community resilience efforts to implement subdivisions (a) and (b).