California Public Resources Code

§ 30971

PRC § 30971 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 20.6.5

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)California has 1,264 miles of coastline, and, if small bays and inlets are included, it has up to 3,000 miles of coastline located on the western seaboard of the United States, all of which is prone to the severe and pervasive effects of sea level rise.

(b)According to the “State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance Document” issued by the Natural Resources Agency and the Ocean Protection Council, the impacts of sea level rise on the state will be significant and pervasive, and could occur as soon as within the next decade.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. (SB 1) Effective January 1, 2022.