CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1798Introduced by Assembly Member LevineFebruary 22, 2019 An act relating to ocean resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1798, as introduced, Levine. Ocean acidification.Existing law requires the Ocean Protection Council, in consultation with the State Coastal Conservancy and other relevant entities, to establish and administer the Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Reduction Program for the purposes of achieving specified goals. Existing law also authorizes the council to develop an ocean acidification and hypoxia science task force to ensure that council decisionmaking is supported by the best available science, and requires the council to take specified actions to address ocean acidification and hypoxia. Existing law imposes these responsibilities only to the extent funding is available for these purposes.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address ocean acidification.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address ocean acidification. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1798Introduced by Assembly Member LevineFebruary 22, 2019 An act relating to ocean resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1798, as introduced, Levine. Ocean acidification.Existing law requires the Ocean Protection Council, in consultation with the State Coastal Conservancy and other relevant entities, to establish and administer the Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Reduction Program for the purposes of achieving specified goals. Existing law also authorizes the council to develop an ocean acidification and hypoxia science task force to ensure that council decisionmaking is supported by the best available science, and requires the council to take specified actions to address ocean acidification and hypoxia. Existing law imposes these responsibilities only to the extent funding is available for these purposes.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address ocean acidification.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1798 Introduced by Assembly Member LevineFebruary 22, 2019 Introduced by Assembly Member Levine February 22, 2019 An act relating to ocean resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1798, as introduced, Levine. Ocean acidification. Existing law requires the Ocean Protection Council, in consultation with the State Coastal Conservancy and other relevant entities, to establish and administer the Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Reduction Program for the purposes of achieving specified goals. Existing law also authorizes the council to develop an ocean acidification and hypoxia science task force to ensure that council decisionmaking is supported by the best available science, and requires the council to take specified actions to address ocean acidification and hypoxia. Existing law imposes these responsibilities only to the extent funding is available for these purposes.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address ocean acidification. Existing law requires the Ocean Protection Council, in consultation with the State Coastal Conservancy and other relevant entities, to establish and administer the Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Reduction Program for the purposes of achieving specified goals. Existing law also authorizes the council to develop an ocean acidification and hypoxia science task force to ensure that council decisionmaking is supported by the best available science, and requires the council to take specified actions to address ocean acidification and hypoxia. Existing law imposes these responsibilities only to the extent funding is available for these purposes. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address ocean acidification. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address ocean acidification. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address ocean acidification. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address ocean acidification. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address ocean acidification. ### SECTION 1.