Bill Text: CA AB2413 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Sea level rise preparation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From committee without further action. [AB2413 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB2413-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2413	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Thurmond

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to add Section 71155 to the Public Resources Code, relating
to climate adaptation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2413, as introduced, Thurmond. Sea level rise preparation.
   Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to prioritize
the state's response to the impacts resulting from climate change by
ensuring all state departments and agencies prepare for and are ready
to respond to the impacts of climate change, such as sea level rise.
Existing law, by July 1, 2017, and every 3 years thereafter,
requires the Natural Resources Agency to update the state's climate
adaptation strategy, which includes vulnerabilities to climate change
and priority actions needed to reduce the risk to climate change.
Existing law, until January 1, 2018, also requires the agency to
create, biannually update, and post on an Internet Web site a
Planning for Sea Level Rise Database, as specified, and requires
specified entities to provide to the agency certain sea level rise
planning information for inclusion in the database.
   This bill would require the agency, on or before January 1, 2019,
to complete a study outlining the potential impact of sea level rise
on low-income and at-risk communities and public projects and
infrastructure. The bill would require the agency, based on the
study, to make recommendations on preparing for sea level rise, as
specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 71155 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   71155.  On or before January 1, 2019, the agency shall complete a
study outlining the potential impact of sea level rise on low-income
and at-risk communities and public projects and infrastructure,
including airports. The agency, based on the study, shall make
recommendations on preparing for sea level rise, including both
short-term preparation for coastal and waterfront communities and
long-term preparation through infrastructure planning. For purposes
of this section, "short-term" means to a period of not more than five
years, and "long-term" means a period that exceeds five years.