Public resources: coastal resources: Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group.
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Overview
This bill establishes a Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group to develop a roadmap for streamlining the permitting of coastal resilience projects in California. The group will include representatives from various state and federal agencies, as well as local governments and other stakeholders. The goal is to improve the efficiency and timeliness of environmental approvals for projects designed to protect California’s coast and Bay from the impacts of climate change, particularly sea level rise. The roadmap will address administrative reforms, standardized mitigation, and potential legislative changes to accelerate permitting.
Key provisions
- Creates a Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group to develop a roadmap.
- Requires the Working Group to include representatives from federal, state, and local agencies.
- Sets deadlines for the Working Group to submit the roadmap to the Governor and the Legislature (January 1, 2028, and April 1, 2027).
- The roadmap must include recommendations for administrative reforms to improve permit issuance timelines.
- The roadmap should address standardized compensatory mitigation and potential for regional general permits.
- Establishes a Coastal Resilience Permit Advisory Group to support the Working Group’s deliberations.
- The Advisory Group will include representatives from local governments, tribes, and other stakeholders.
- Requires a series of public workshops to gather feedback on proposed reforms.
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