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| 1 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2734Introduced by Assembly Member Petrie-NorrisFebruary 18, 2022 An act to add Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92672) to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to coastal resources.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2734, as introduced, Petrie-Norris. Coastal resources: research: landslides, erosion, and inundation flooding: advanced warning system: County of Orange.Existing law establishes the Climate Ready Program in the State Coastal Conservancy to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change on resources within the conservancys jurisdiction. Existing law authorizes the conservancy to undertake projects within its jurisdiction, including projects related to beach and bluff erosion and other coastal hazards that threaten coastal communities, infrastructure, and natural resources.Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services, in collaboration with the California Institute of Technology, the California Geological Survey, the University of California, the United States Geological Survey, the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission, and other stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive statewide earthquake early warning system in California through a public-private partnership, which is required to include, among other things, the installation of field sensors.Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The University of California comprises 10 institutions of higher education, which are located at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz.Existing law, upon appropriation by the Legislature, requires the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, to conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of San Diego, as specified, and to report to the Legislature recommendations for developing a coastal cliff landslide and erosion early warning system based on available research.This bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, require the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, to conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of Orange, as provided. The bill would require the research to be completed by January 1, 2026. The bill would require, by no later than March 15, 2026, the institution to provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research. The bill would exempt the Regents of the University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, from civil liability for any harm resulting from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion contained in the report or from the research or related to the recommendations, unless those damages are the result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92672) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 7.6. County of Orange Coastal Erosion Research Program92672. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, shall conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of Orange. As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, the research conducted pursuant to this section shall involve the following:(1) Developing a bluff failure database using historical records combined with analysis of future coastal survey data. This database shall be used to establish landslide size frequency statistics, quantify failure rates, and identify erosion hot spots.(2) Conducting real-time measurements of land deformation, to identify and analyze conditions that precede catastrophic bluff failure, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(3) Conducting measurements of beach sand levels and wave conditions, to identify and analyze conditions that cause erosion hot spots and coastal inundation flooding, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(b) (1) The research described in subdivision (a) shall be completed no later than January 1, 2026. No later than March 15, 2026, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shall, as a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research.(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on March 15, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(c) The Regents of the University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, shall not be civilly liable for any harm resulting from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion contained in the report or from the research described in subdivision (a) or related to the recommendations described in subdivision (b). This subdivision does not absolve the Regents of the University of California and its employees from liability under existing law for damages as a result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.(d) The limitation of liability in subdivision (c) applies only to the Regents of the University of California and its employees. It does not apply to any other state or local agency. | |
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| 3 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2734Introduced by Assembly Member Petrie-NorrisFebruary 18, 2022 An act to add Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92672) to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to coastal resources.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2734, as introduced, Petrie-Norris. Coastal resources: research: landslides, erosion, and inundation flooding: advanced warning system: County of Orange.Existing law establishes the Climate Ready Program in the State Coastal Conservancy to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change on resources within the conservancys jurisdiction. Existing law authorizes the conservancy to undertake projects within its jurisdiction, including projects related to beach and bluff erosion and other coastal hazards that threaten coastal communities, infrastructure, and natural resources.Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services, in collaboration with the California Institute of Technology, the California Geological Survey, the University of California, the United States Geological Survey, the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission, and other stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive statewide earthquake early warning system in California through a public-private partnership, which is required to include, among other things, the installation of field sensors.Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The University of California comprises 10 institutions of higher education, which are located at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz.Existing law, upon appropriation by the Legislature, requires the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, to conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of San Diego, as specified, and to report to the Legislature recommendations for developing a coastal cliff landslide and erosion early warning system based on available research.This bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, require the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, to conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of Orange, as provided. The bill would require the research to be completed by January 1, 2026. The bill would require, by no later than March 15, 2026, the institution to provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research. The bill would exempt the Regents of the University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, from civil liability for any harm resulting from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion contained in the report or from the research or related to the recommendations, unless those damages are the result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO | |
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| 9 | 9 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 15 | 15 | Introduced by Assembly Member Petrie-NorrisFebruary 18, 2022 | |
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| 17 | 17 | Introduced by Assembly Member Petrie-Norris | |
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| 20 | 20 | An act to add Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92672) to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to coastal resources. | |
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| 22 | 22 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 24 | 24 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 26 | - | AB 2734, as | |
| 26 | + | AB 2734, as introduced, Petrie-Norris. Coastal resources: research: landslides, erosion, and inundation flooding: advanced warning system: County of Orange. | |
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| 28 | - | Existing law establishes the Climate Ready Program in the State Coastal Conservancy to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change on resources within the conservancys jurisdiction. Existing law authorizes the conservancy to undertake projects within its jurisdiction, including projects related to beach and bluff erosion and other coastal hazards that threaten coastal communities, infrastructure, and natural resources.Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services, in collaboration with the California Institute of Technology, the California Geological Survey, the University of California, the United States Geological Survey, the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission, and other stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive statewide earthquake early warning system in California through a public-private partnership, which is required to include, among other things, the installation of field sensors.Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The University of California comprises 10 institutions of higher education, which are located at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz.Existing law, upon appropriation by the Legislature, requires the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, to conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of San Diego, as specified, and to report to the Legislature recommendations for developing a coastal cliff landslide and erosion early warning system based on available research.This bill would, upon appropriation | |
| 28 | + | Existing law establishes the Climate Ready Program in the State Coastal Conservancy to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change on resources within the conservancys jurisdiction. Existing law authorizes the conservancy to undertake projects within its jurisdiction, including projects related to beach and bluff erosion and other coastal hazards that threaten coastal communities, infrastructure, and natural resources.Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services, in collaboration with the California Institute of Technology, the California Geological Survey, the University of California, the United States Geological Survey, the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission, and other stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive statewide earthquake early warning system in California through a public-private partnership, which is required to include, among other things, the installation of field sensors.Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The University of California comprises 10 institutions of higher education, which are located at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz.Existing law, upon appropriation by the Legislature, requires the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, to conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of San Diego, as specified, and to report to the Legislature recommendations for developing a coastal cliff landslide and erosion early warning system based on available research.This bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, require the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, to conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of Orange, as provided. The bill would require the research to be completed by January 1, 2026. The bill would require, by no later than March 15, 2026, the institution to provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research. The bill would exempt the Regents of the University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, from civil liability for any harm resulting from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion contained in the report or from the research or related to the recommendations, unless those damages are the result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. | |
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| 30 | 30 | Existing law establishes the Climate Ready Program in the State Coastal Conservancy to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change on resources within the conservancys jurisdiction. Existing law authorizes the conservancy to undertake projects within its jurisdiction, including projects related to beach and bluff erosion and other coastal hazards that threaten coastal communities, infrastructure, and natural resources. | |
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| 32 | 32 | Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services, in collaboration with the California Institute of Technology, the California Geological Survey, the University of California, the United States Geological Survey, the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission, and other stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive statewide earthquake early warning system in California through a public-private partnership, which is required to include, among other things, the installation of field sensors. | |
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| 34 | 34 | Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The University of California comprises 10 institutions of higher education, which are located at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. | |
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| 36 | 36 | Existing law, upon appropriation by the Legislature, requires the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, to conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of San Diego, as specified, and to report to the Legislature recommendations for developing a coastal cliff landslide and erosion early warning system based on available research. | |
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| 38 | - | This bill would, upon appropriation | |
| 38 | + | This bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, require the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, to conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of Orange, as provided. The bill would require the research to be completed by January 1, 2026. The bill would require, by no later than March 15, 2026, the institution to provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research. The bill would exempt the Regents of the University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, from civil liability for any harm resulting from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion contained in the report or from the research or related to the recommendations, unless those damages are the result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. | |
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| 40 | 40 | ## Digest Key | |
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| 42 | 42 | ## Bill Text | |
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| 44 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92672) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 7.6. County of Orange Coastal Erosion Research Program92672. (a) Upon appropriation | |
| 44 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92672) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 7.6. County of Orange Coastal Erosion Research Program92672. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, shall conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of Orange. As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, the research conducted pursuant to this section shall involve the following:(1) Developing a bluff failure database using historical records combined with analysis of future coastal survey data. This database shall be used to establish landslide size frequency statistics, quantify failure rates, and identify erosion hot spots.(2) Conducting real-time measurements of land deformation, to identify and analyze conditions that precede catastrophic bluff failure, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(3) Conducting measurements of beach sand levels and wave conditions, to identify and analyze conditions that cause erosion hot spots and coastal inundation flooding, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(b) (1) The research described in subdivision (a) shall be completed no later than January 1, 2026. No later than March 15, 2026, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shall, as a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research.(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on March 15, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(c) The Regents of the University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, shall not be civilly liable for any harm resulting from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion contained in the report or from the research described in subdivision (a) or related to the recommendations described in subdivision (b). This subdivision does not absolve the Regents of the University of California and its employees from liability under existing law for damages as a result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.(d) The limitation of liability in subdivision (c) applies only to the Regents of the University of California and its employees. It does not apply to any other state or local agency. | |
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| 46 | 46 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 48 | 48 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 50 | - | SECTION 1. Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92672) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 7.6. County of Orange Coastal Erosion Research Program92672. (a) Upon appropriation | |
| 50 | + | SECTION 1. Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92672) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 7.6. County of Orange Coastal Erosion Research Program92672. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, shall conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of Orange. As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, the research conducted pursuant to this section shall involve the following:(1) Developing a bluff failure database using historical records combined with analysis of future coastal survey data. This database shall be used to establish landslide size frequency statistics, quantify failure rates, and identify erosion hot spots.(2) Conducting real-time measurements of land deformation, to identify and analyze conditions that precede catastrophic bluff failure, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(3) Conducting measurements of beach sand levels and wave conditions, to identify and analyze conditions that cause erosion hot spots and coastal inundation flooding, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(b) (1) The research described in subdivision (a) shall be completed no later than January 1, 2026. No later than March 15, 2026, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shall, as a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research.(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on March 15, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(c) The Regents of the University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, shall not be civilly liable for any harm resulting from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion contained in the report or from the research described in subdivision (a) or related to the recommendations described in subdivision (b). This subdivision does not absolve the Regents of the University of California and its employees from liability under existing law for damages as a result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.(d) The limitation of liability in subdivision (c) applies only to the Regents of the University of California and its employees. It does not apply to any other state or local agency. | |
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| 52 | 52 | SECTION 1. Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 92672) is added to Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: | |
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| 56 | - | Article 7.6. County of Orange Coastal Erosion Research Program92672. (a) Upon appropriation | |
| 56 | + | Article 7.6. County of Orange Coastal Erosion Research Program92672. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, shall conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of Orange. As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, the research conducted pursuant to this section shall involve the following:(1) Developing a bluff failure database using historical records combined with analysis of future coastal survey data. This database shall be used to establish landslide size frequency statistics, quantify failure rates, and identify erosion hot spots.(2) Conducting real-time measurements of land deformation, to identify and analyze conditions that precede catastrophic bluff failure, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(3) Conducting measurements of beach sand levels and wave conditions, to identify and analyze conditions that cause erosion hot spots and coastal inundation flooding, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(b) (1) The research described in subdivision (a) shall be completed no later than January 1, 2026. No later than March 15, 2026, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shall, as a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research.(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on March 15, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(c) The Regents of the University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, shall not be civilly liable for any harm resulting from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion contained in the report or from the research described in subdivision (a) or related to the recommendations described in subdivision (b). This subdivision does not absolve the Regents of the University of California and its employees from liability under existing law for damages as a result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.(d) The limitation of liability in subdivision (c) applies only to the Regents of the University of California and its employees. It does not apply to any other state or local agency. | |
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| 58 | - | Article 7.6. County of Orange Coastal Erosion Research Program92672. (a) Upon appropriation | |
| 58 | + | Article 7.6. County of Orange Coastal Erosion Research Program92672. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, shall conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of Orange. As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, the research conducted pursuant to this section shall involve the following:(1) Developing a bluff failure database using historical records combined with analysis of future coastal survey data. This database shall be used to establish landslide size frequency statistics, quantify failure rates, and identify erosion hot spots.(2) Conducting real-time measurements of land deformation, to identify and analyze conditions that precede catastrophic bluff failure, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(3) Conducting measurements of beach sand levels and wave conditions, to identify and analyze conditions that cause erosion hot spots and coastal inundation flooding, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(b) (1) The research described in subdivision (a) shall be completed no later than January 1, 2026. No later than March 15, 2026, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shall, as a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research.(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on March 15, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(c) The Regents of the University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, shall not be civilly liable for any harm resulting from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion contained in the report or from the research described in subdivision (a) or related to the recommendations described in subdivision (b). This subdivision does not absolve the Regents of the University of California and its employees from liability under existing law for damages as a result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.(d) The limitation of liability in subdivision (c) applies only to the Regents of the University of California and its employees. It does not apply to any other state or local agency. | |
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| 60 | 60 | Article 7.6. County of Orange Coastal Erosion Research Program | |
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| 62 | 62 | Article 7.6. County of Orange Coastal Erosion Research Program | |
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| 64 | - | 92672. (a) Upon appropriation | |
| 64 | + | 92672. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, shall conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of Orange. As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, the research conducted pursuant to this section shall involve the following:(1) Developing a bluff failure database using historical records combined with analysis of future coastal survey data. This database shall be used to establish landslide size frequency statistics, quantify failure rates, and identify erosion hot spots.(2) Conducting real-time measurements of land deformation, to identify and analyze conditions that precede catastrophic bluff failure, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(3) Conducting measurements of beach sand levels and wave conditions, to identify and analyze conditions that cause erosion hot spots and coastal inundation flooding, on the following sites:(A) (____)(B) (____)(b) (1) The research described in subdivision (a) shall be completed no later than January 1, 2026. No later than March 15, 2026, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shall, as a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research.(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on March 15, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(c) The Regents of the University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, shall not be civilly liable for any harm resulting from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion contained in the report or from the research described in subdivision (a) or related to the recommendations described in subdivision (b). This subdivision does not absolve the Regents of the University of California and its employees from liability under existing law for damages as a result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.(d) The limitation of liability in subdivision (c) applies only to the Regents of the University of California and its employees. It does not apply to any other state or local agency. | |
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| 68 | - | 92672. (a) Upon appropriation | |
| 68 | + | 92672. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, shall conduct research on coastal cliff landslides and erosion in the County of Orange. As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, the research conducted pursuant to this section shall involve the following: | |
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| 70 | - | (1) Developing a bluff failure database using historical records combined with analysis of future coastal survey data. This database shall be used to establish landslide size frequency statistics, quantify failure rates, and identify erosion hot spots. | |
| 70 | + | (1) Developing a bluff failure database using historical records combined with analysis of future coastal survey data. This database shall be used to establish landslide size frequency statistics, quantify failure rates, and identify erosion hot spots. | |
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| 72 | - | (2) Conducting real-time measurements of land deformation, to identify and analyze conditions that precede catastrophic bluff failure, on the following sites: | |
| 72 | + | (2) Conducting real-time measurements of land deformation, to identify and analyze conditions that precede catastrophic bluff failure, on the following sites: | |
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| 74 | 74 | (A) (____) | |
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| 78 | + | (3) Conducting measurements of beach sand levels and wave conditions, to identify and analyze conditions that cause erosion hot spots and coastal inundation flooding, on the following sites: | |
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| 78 | 82 | (B) (____) | |
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| 82 | - | (A) Crystal Cove State Beach. | |
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| 84 | - | (B) Cyprus Shore. | |
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| 86 | - | (C) Dana Point Headlands. | |
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| 88 | - | (D) Heisler Park and Main Beach. | |
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| 90 | - | (E) Treasure Island Park and Aliso County Park. | |
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| 92 | - | (3) Conducting measurements of beach sand levels and wave conditions, to identify and analyze conditions that cause erosion hot spots and coastal inundation flooding, on the following sites: potential study locations in the County of Orange: | |
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| 102 | - | (A) Capistrano Beach. | |
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| 104 | - | (B) Cyprus Shore. | |
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| 106 | - | (C) Dana Point. | |
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| 108 | - | (D) Huntington State Beach. | |
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| 110 | - | (E) Laguna Beach. | |
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| 112 | - | (F) Newport Beach. | |
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| 114 | - | (G) Santa Ana Watershed Basin. | |
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| 116 | - | (b) (1) The research described in subdivision (a) shall be completed no later than January 1, 2026. 2027. No later than March 15, 2026, 2027, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shall, as a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research. | |
| 84 | + | (b) (1) The research described in subdivision (a) shall be completed no later than January 1, 2026. No later than March 15, 2026, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shall, as a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, provide a report to the Legislature with recommendations for establishing advanced coastal cliff landslide, erosion, and inundation flood warning systems based on available research. | |
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| 118 | 86 | (2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. | |
| 119 | 87 | ||
| 120 | 88 | (3) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on March 15, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code. | |
| 121 | 89 | ||
| 122 | 90 | (c) The Regents of the University of California and its employees, acting in good faith, shall not be civilly liable for any harm resulting from measurements, predictions, or warnings regarding bluff failure, cliff landslides, or erosion contained in the report or from the research described in subdivision (a) or related to the recommendations described in subdivision (b). This subdivision does not absolve the Regents of the University of California and its employees from liability under existing law for damages as a result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. | |
| 123 | 91 | ||
| 124 | 92 | (d) The limitation of liability in subdivision (c) applies only to the Regents of the University of California and its employees. It does not apply to any other state or local agency. |