Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3023Introduced by Assembly Member PapanFebruary 16, 2024An act to amend Section 71450 of add Section 71454 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental protection.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3023, as amended, Papan. Environmental protection: lands and coastal waters: conservation goals. goals: 30x30 goal.By Executive Order No. N-82-20, Governor Gavin Newsom directed the Natural Resources Agency to combat the biodiversity and climate crises by, among other things, establishing the California Biodiversity Collaborative and conserving at least 30% of the states lands and coastal waters by 2030, known as the 30x30 goal. Existing law requires the Natural Resources Agency, in implementing certain pathways and actions to achieve the 30x30 goal, to prioritize specified actions, including conducting public outreach to engage historically marginalized communities in the planning and implementation of the 30x30 goal. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to prepare and submit, on or before March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, a report to the Legislature on the progress made during the prior calendar year toward achieving the 30x30 goal, as provided.This bill would require the Natural Resources Agency to post on its internet website the criteria used to determine whether or not to approve plans submitted in pursuit of reaching the 30x30 goal, as provided.Existing law provides that it is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30% of Californias lands and coastal waters by 2030.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 71454 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:71454. (a) (1) The Natural Resources Agency shall post on its internet website the criteria used to determine whether or not to approve plans submitted in pursuit of reaching the 30x30 goal.(2) The specific criteria shall be posted for all zones and habitats within those zones.(b) The Natural Resources Agency may instead require the 30x30 program administrator to post the criteria on the administrators internet website pursuant to subdivision (a).SECTION 1.Section 71450 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:71450.(a)For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:(1)30x30 goal means the goal to conserve 30 percent of Californias lands and coastal waters by 2030 established in subdivision (b) and by Executive Order No. N-82-20.(2)Pathways to 30x30 Report means the report entitled Pathways to 30x30 California: Accelerating Conservation of Californias Nature that was issued by the Natural Resources Agency on April 22, 2022.(b)It is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30 percent of Californias lands and coastal waters by the year 2030.
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3023Introduced by Assembly Member PapanFebruary 16, 2024An act to amend Section 71450 of add Section 71454 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental protection.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3023, as amended, Papan. Environmental protection: lands and coastal waters: conservation goals. goals: 30x30 goal.By Executive Order No. N-82-20, Governor Gavin Newsom directed the Natural Resources Agency to combat the biodiversity and climate crises by, among other things, establishing the California Biodiversity Collaborative and conserving at least 30% of the states lands and coastal waters by 2030, known as the 30x30 goal. Existing law requires the Natural Resources Agency, in implementing certain pathways and actions to achieve the 30x30 goal, to prioritize specified actions, including conducting public outreach to engage historically marginalized communities in the planning and implementation of the 30x30 goal. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to prepare and submit, on or before March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, a report to the Legislature on the progress made during the prior calendar year toward achieving the 30x30 goal, as provided.This bill would require the Natural Resources Agency to post on its internet website the criteria used to determine whether or not to approve plans submitted in pursuit of reaching the 30x30 goal, as provided.Existing law provides that it is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30% of Californias lands and coastal waters by 2030.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 3023
Introduced by Assembly Member PapanFebruary 16, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Papan
February 16, 2024
An act to amend Section 71450 of add Section 71454 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental protection.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 3023, as amended, Papan. Environmental protection: lands and coastal waters: conservation goals. goals: 30x30 goal.
By Executive Order No. N-82-20, Governor Gavin Newsom directed the Natural Resources Agency to combat the biodiversity and climate crises by, among other things, establishing the California Biodiversity Collaborative and conserving at least 30% of the states lands and coastal waters by 2030, known as the 30x30 goal. Existing law requires the Natural Resources Agency, in implementing certain pathways and actions to achieve the 30x30 goal, to prioritize specified actions, including conducting public outreach to engage historically marginalized communities in the planning and implementation of the 30x30 goal. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to prepare and submit, on or before March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, a report to the Legislature on the progress made during the prior calendar year toward achieving the 30x30 goal, as provided.This bill would require the Natural Resources Agency to post on its internet website the criteria used to determine whether or not to approve plans submitted in pursuit of reaching the 30x30 goal, as provided.Existing law provides that it is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30% of Californias lands and coastal waters by 2030.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
By Executive Order No. N-82-20, Governor Gavin Newsom directed the Natural Resources Agency to combat the biodiversity and climate crises by, among other things, establishing the California Biodiversity Collaborative and conserving at least 30% of the states lands and coastal waters by 2030, known as the 30x30 goal. Existing law requires the Natural Resources Agency, in implementing certain pathways and actions to achieve the 30x30 goal, to prioritize specified actions, including conducting public outreach to engage historically marginalized communities in the planning and implementation of the 30x30 goal. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to prepare and submit, on or before March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, a report to the Legislature on the progress made during the prior calendar year toward achieving the 30x30 goal, as provided.
This bill would require the Natural Resources Agency to post on its internet website the criteria used to determine whether or not to approve plans submitted in pursuit of reaching the 30x30 goal, as provided.
Existing law provides that it is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30% of Californias lands and coastal waters by 2030.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 71454 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:71454. (a) (1) The Natural Resources Agency shall post on its internet website the criteria used to determine whether or not to approve plans submitted in pursuit of reaching the 30x30 goal.(2) The specific criteria shall be posted for all zones and habitats within those zones.(b) The Natural Resources Agency may instead require the 30x30 program administrator to post the criteria on the administrators internet website pursuant to subdivision (a).SECTION 1.Section 71450 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:71450.(a)For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:(1)30x30 goal means the goal to conserve 30 percent of Californias lands and coastal waters by 2030 established in subdivision (b) and by Executive Order No. N-82-20.(2)Pathways to 30x30 Report means the report entitled Pathways to 30x30 California: Accelerating Conservation of Californias Nature that was issued by the Natural Resources Agency on April 22, 2022.(b)It is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30 percent of Californias lands and coastal waters by the year 2030.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 71454 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:71454. (a) (1) The Natural Resources Agency shall post on its internet website the criteria used to determine whether or not to approve plans submitted in pursuit of reaching the 30x30 goal.(2) The specific criteria shall be posted for all zones and habitats within those zones.(b) The Natural Resources Agency may instead require the 30x30 program administrator to post the criteria on the administrators internet website pursuant to subdivision (a).
SECTION 1. Section 71454 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
71454. (a) (1) The Natural Resources Agency shall post on its internet website the criteria used to determine whether or not to approve plans submitted in pursuit of reaching the 30x30 goal.(2) The specific criteria shall be posted for all zones and habitats within those zones.(b) The Natural Resources Agency may instead require the 30x30 program administrator to post the criteria on the administrators internet website pursuant to subdivision (a).
71454. (a) (1) The Natural Resources Agency shall post on its internet website the criteria used to determine whether or not to approve plans submitted in pursuit of reaching the 30x30 goal.(2) The specific criteria shall be posted for all zones and habitats within those zones.(b) The Natural Resources Agency may instead require the 30x30 program administrator to post the criteria on the administrators internet website pursuant to subdivision (a).
71454. (a) (1) The Natural Resources Agency shall post on its internet website the criteria used to determine whether or not to approve plans submitted in pursuit of reaching the 30x30 goal.(2) The specific criteria shall be posted for all zones and habitats within those zones.(b) The Natural Resources Agency may instead require the 30x30 program administrator to post the criteria on the administrators internet website pursuant to subdivision (a).
71454. (a) (1) The Natural Resources Agency shall post on its internet website the criteria used to determine whether or not to approve plans submitted in pursuit of reaching the 30x30 goal.
(2) The specific criteria shall be posted for all zones and habitats within those zones.
(b) The Natural Resources Agency may instead require the 30x30 program administrator to post the criteria on the administrators internet website pursuant to subdivision (a).
(a)For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
(1)30x30 goal means the goal to conserve 30 percent of Californias lands and coastal waters by 2030 established in subdivision (b) and by Executive Order No. N-82-20.
(2)Pathways to 30x30 Report means the report entitled Pathways to 30x30 California: Accelerating Conservation of Californias Nature that was issued by the Natural Resources Agency on April 22, 2022.
(b)It is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30 percent of Californias lands and coastal waters by the year 2030.