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Overview
This bill makes changes to California’s public resources laws, primarily impacting timber harvesting, coastal development permits, and long-range development plans for state universities. It removes a condition for the Forest Resilience Exemption, simplifies coastal development permit review for state universities, and clarifies procedures for reviewing development plans. The bill also addresses nonprofit organization definitions and makes minor conforming changes.
Key provisions
- Removes a requirement for the Forest Resilience Exemption to include a registered professional forester's supervision of tree marking.
- Applies coastal development permit review authority for state universities only, removing references to state colleges.
- Provides for submission and approval of state university or college long-range development plans by the Coastal Commission.
- Defines ‘nonprofit organization’ for purposes of the bill.
- Allows for a simplified review process for ‘de minimis’ development projects under the Coastal Act.
- Establishes a process for habitat restoration projects, including specific requirements for tree retention and slash management.
- Creates the Coastal Access Account to fund grants for public access facilities.
- Clarifies the application of the Forest Resilience Exemption regarding tree cutting and retention requirements.
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Primary sponsor
Committee on Natural Resources
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