CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1834Introduced by Assembly Member GarciaJanuary 16, 2024 An act relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1834, as introduced, Garcia. Public health: Salton Sea region.Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health to implement various programs throughout the state relating to public health. Existing law authorizes the department to implement the required programs through, or with the assistance of, local health departments.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to authorize the public health agencies of the Counties of Imperial and Riverside to conduct an assessment to identify the specific communities or neighborhoods of the Salton Sea region that are most likely to be negatively affected by degrading air quality and increasing heat stress.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 to authorize the public health agencies of the Counties of Imperial and Riverside to conduct an assessment to identify the specific communities or neighborhoods of the Salton Sea region that are most likely to be negatively affected by degrading air quality and increasing heat stress. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1834Introduced by Assembly Member GarciaJanuary 16, 2024 An act relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1834, as introduced, Garcia. Public health: Salton Sea region.Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health to implement various programs throughout the state relating to public health. Existing law authorizes the department to implement the required programs through, or with the assistance of, local health departments.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to authorize the public health agencies of the Counties of Imperial and Riverside to conduct an assessment to identify the specific communities or neighborhoods of the Salton Sea region that are most likely to be negatively affected by degrading air quality and increasing heat stress.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1834 Introduced by Assembly Member GarciaJanuary 16, 2024 Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia January 16, 2024 An act relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1834, as introduced, Garcia. Public health: Salton Sea region. Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health to implement various programs throughout the state relating to public health. Existing law authorizes the department to implement the required programs through, or with the assistance of, local health departments.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to authorize the public health agencies of the Counties of Imperial and Riverside to conduct an assessment to identify the specific communities or neighborhoods of the Salton Sea region that are most likely to be negatively affected by degrading air quality and increasing heat stress. Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health to implement various programs throughout the state relating to public health. Existing law authorizes the department to implement the required programs through, or with the assistance of, local health departments. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to authorize the public health agencies of the Counties of Imperial and Riverside to conduct an assessment to identify the specific communities or neighborhoods of the Salton Sea region that are most likely to be negatively affected by degrading air quality and increasing heat stress. ## 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 to authorize the public health agencies of the Counties of Imperial and Riverside to conduct an assessment to identify the specific communities or neighborhoods of the Salton Sea region that are most likely to be negatively affected by degrading air quality and increasing heat stress. 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 to authorize the public health agencies of the Counties of Imperial and Riverside to conduct an assessment to identify the specific communities or neighborhoods of the Salton Sea region that are most likely to be negatively affected by degrading air quality and increasing heat stress. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to authorize the public health agencies of the Counties of Imperial and Riverside to conduct an assessment to identify the specific communities or neighborhoods of the Salton Sea region that are most likely to be negatively affected by degrading air quality and increasing heat stress. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to authorize the public health agencies of the Counties of Imperial and Riverside to conduct an assessment to identify the specific communities or neighborhoods of the Salton Sea region that are most likely to be negatively affected by degrading air quality and increasing heat stress. ### SECTION 1.