CA AB2160

Authorizes cities and counties to waive or reduce coastal development permit fees at the request of applicants for public access projects or habitat restoration projects.

Defines "applicant" as a public agency or nonprofit organization eligible to request fee waivers or reductions.

Defines "public access project" as a project with the primary purpose of creating, enhancing, expanding, or restoring public amenities that provide access to or along the coast.

Defines "habitat restoration project" as a project proposed solely for restoring or enhancing the ecological function, biodiversity, or resiliency of native habitat.

Allows applicants whose fee waiver or reduction requests are rejected by a city or county to submit the coastal development permit application directly to the California Coastal Commission instead of the local government.