California Assembly Bill AB1268 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1268INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Travis Allen FEBRUARY 27, 2015 An act to amend Section 30500 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1268, as introduced, Travis Allen. Coastal resources: local coastal programs. The California Coastal Act of 1976 establishes procedures for the preparation, approval, and certification of local coastal programs. The act requires each local coastal program to contain a specific public access component to ensure that maximum public access to the coast and public recreation areas is provided. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that public access provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 30500 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 30500. (a) Each local government lying, in whole or in part, within the coastal zone shall prepare a local coastal program for that portion of the coastal zone within its jurisdiction. However, any local government may request, in writing, the commission to prepare a local coastal program, or a portion thereof, for the local government. Each local coastal program prepared pursuant to this chapter shall contain a specific public access component to  assure   ensure  that maximum public access to the coast and public recreation areas is provided. (b) Amendments to a local general plan for the purpose of developing a certified local coastal program shall not constitute an amendment of a general plan for purposes of Section 65358 of the Government Code. (c) The precise content of each local coastal program shall be determined by the local government, consistent with Section 30501, in full consultation with the commission and with full public participation.