Bill Text: CA AB1881 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: California Coastal Commission: scientific panel expertise: coastal erosion.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-07-15 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 88, Statutes of 2024. [AB1881 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1881-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1881

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Introduced by Assembly Member Davies

January 22, 2024

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An act to amend Section 30301 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1881, as introduced, Davies. California Coastal Commission: membership.

The California Coastal Act of 1976 establishes the California Coastal Commission and prescribes the membership, functions, and duties of the commission with regard to the administration and implementation of the act. The act requires the Governor to appoint specified members of the public to the commission. The act requires one of the representatives appointed by the Governor to reside in, and work directly with, communities in the state that are disproportionately burdened by, and vulnerable to, high levels of pollution and issues of environmental justice, including, but not limited to, communities with diverse racial and ethnic populations and communities with low-income populations.

This bill would instead require that representative appointed by the Governor to either have the qualification described above or have a professional background in geology, environmental engineering, or carpentry or building and construction trades.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 30301 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

30301.

 The commission shall consist of the following 15 members:

(a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.

(b) The Secretary of Transportation.

(c) The Chairperson of the State Lands Commission.

(d) Six representatives of the public from the state at large. The Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint two of these members.

(e) Six representatives selected from six coastal regions. The Governor shall select one member from the north coast region and one member from the south central coast region. The Speaker of the Assembly shall select one member from the central coast region and one member from the San Diego coast region. The Senate Committee on Rules shall select one member from the north central coast region and one member from the south coast region. For purposes of this division, these regions are defined as follows:

(1) The north coast region consists of the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino.

(2) The north central coast region consists of the Counties of Sonoma and Marin and the City and County of San Francisco.

(3) The central coast region consists of the Counties of San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey.

(4) The south central coast region consists of the Counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

(5) The south coast region consists of the Counties of Los Angeles and Orange.

(6) The San Diego coast region consists of the County of San Diego.

(f) (1) Of the representatives appointed by the Governor pursuant to subdivision (d) or (e), one of the representatives shall reside have either of the following qualifications:

(A) Reside in, and work directly with, communities in the state that are disproportionately burdened by, and vulnerable to, high levels of pollution and issues of environmental justice, including, but not limited to, communities with diverse racial and ethnic populations and communities with low-income populations. The

(B) Have a professional background in geology, environmental engineering, or carpentry or building and construction trades.

(2) The Governor shall appoint a representative qualified pursuant to this subdivision to a vacant position from the appointments available pursuant to either subdivision (d) or (e) no later than the fourth appointment available after January 1, 2017.