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CA SB1

Bill

Status

Passed

9/23/2021

Primary Sponsor

Toni Atkins

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Adds sea level rise planning and mitigation as a basic goal of California's coastal zone management and requires the California Coastal Commission to provide recommendations and guidelines for identification, assessment, and mitigation of sea level rise in local coastal programs.

  • Requires state and regional agencies to identify, assess, and mitigate impacts of sea level rise consistent with their statutory authorities.

  • Establishes the California Sea Level Rise State and Regional Support Collaborative within the Ocean Protection Council to provide technical assistance and grant funding up to $100,000,000 annually to local and regional governments for updating land use plans and implementing sea level rise adaptation measures.

  • Increases annual Environmental Justice Small Grant Program funding from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000, with up to $500,000 designated for organizations addressing sea level rise effects in disadvantaged communities.

  • Requires the Secretaries for Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Agency to annually report to the Legislature's budget committees on implementation of sea level rise mitigation programs.

Legislative Description

Coastal resources: sea level rise.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 236, Statutes of 2021.

9/23/2021

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/23/2021
Natural Resources5/28/2021
Appropriations4/12/2021
Environmental Quality3/22/2021
Natural Resources and Water1/28/2021
Rules12/7/2020

Full Bill Text

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