BILL NUMBER: AB 2125INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ruskin FEBRUARY 18, 2010 An act to add Section 36950 to the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2125, as introduced, Ruskin. Coastal resources: marine spatial planning. Existing law declares it is the policy of the state to assess the long-term values and benefits of the conservation and development of ocean resources and uses with the objective of restoring or maintaining the health of the ocean ecosystem and ensuring the proper management of renewable and nonrenewable resources. This bill would require the Ocean Protection Council to support interagency collaboration and management of geospatial information to identify priority uses and address user conflicts in the ocean environment, and analyze and develop recommendations on marine spatial planning. 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 36950 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 36950. Consistent with Section 30960 and this chapter, the council shall support interagency collaboration and management of geospatial information to identify priority uses and address user conflicts in the ocean environment, and analyze and develop recommendations on marine spatial planning, including planning principles and objectives.