California Public Resources Code

§ 35630

PRC § 35630 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 26.5 · Ch. 3.1

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)Ocean acidification and hypoxia, an abnormal deficiency of oxygen in marine environments, are two major threats to ocean and coastal ecosystems globally, and west coast states are particularly vulnerable, according to the April 2016 findings of the West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel.

(b)The West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel was a binational collaboration of leading scientists from California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia that was convened at the request of the council and the California Ocean Science Trust. The West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel’s executive summary report outlines findings, recommendations, and actions to address ocean acidification and hypoxia.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 846, Sec. 1. (SB 1363) Effective January 1, 2017.