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CA AB649

Bill

Status

Passed

9/23/2022

Primary Sponsor

Steve Bennett

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Office of Environmental Justice and Tribal Relations within the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
  • Office must ensure department programs address needs of disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, California Native American tribes, and farmworkers
  • Office responsibilities include integrating environmental justice into department policies, lessening environmental impacts on overburdened communities, and ensuring meaningful community involvement in departmental decision-making
  • Office must strengthen partnerships with federal, city, county, and tribal agencies on environmental justice issues and enhance research and data collection on environmental burdens
  • Office must improve access to technical resources for disadvantaged communities and enhance protections for vulnerable communities

Legislative Description

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery: Office of Environmental Justice and Tribal Relations.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 492, Statutes of 2022.

9/23/2022

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/1/2022
Environmental Quality5/4/2022
Rules1/27/2022
Appropriations1/11/2022
Natural Resources3/11/2021

Full Bill Text

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