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CA AB649
Bill
Status
Passed
9/23/2022
Primary Sponsor
Steve Bennett
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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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