CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1425Introduced by Senator GonzalezFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 10280 of the Public Resources Code, relating to public resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1425, as introduced, Gonzalez. Public resources: agriculture: Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program.Existing law establishes the Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to conserve Californias most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands, to advance Californias climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions resulting from the implementation of local plans, and to maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands.This bill would make a nonsubstantive revision to the stated purposes of the program.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. Section 10280 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:10280. The Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program is hereby established within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to do all of the following:(a) Conserve Californias most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands.(b) Advance Californias climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions reducing emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from the implementation of local plans.(c) Maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1425Introduced by Senator GonzalezFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 10280 of the Public Resources Code, relating to public resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1425, as introduced, Gonzalez. Public resources: agriculture: Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program.Existing law establishes the Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to conserve Californias most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands, to advance Californias climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions resulting from the implementation of local plans, and to maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands.This bill would make a nonsubstantive revision to the stated purposes of the program.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1425 Introduced by Senator GonzalezFebruary 16, 2024 Introduced by Senator Gonzalez February 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 10280 of the Public Resources Code, relating to public resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1425, as introduced, Gonzalez. Public resources: agriculture: Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program. Existing law establishes the Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to conserve Californias most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands, to advance Californias climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions resulting from the implementation of local plans, and to maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands.This bill would make a nonsubstantive revision to the stated purposes of the program. Existing law establishes the Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to conserve Californias most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands, to advance Californias climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions resulting from the implementation of local plans, and to maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands. This bill would make a nonsubstantive revision to the stated purposes of the program. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 10280 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:10280. The Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program is hereby established within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to do all of the following:(a) Conserve Californias most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands.(b) Advance Californias climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions reducing emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from the implementation of local plans.(c) Maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands. 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 10280 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:10280. The Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program is hereby established within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to do all of the following:(a) Conserve Californias most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands.(b) Advance Californias climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions reducing emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from the implementation of local plans.(c) Maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands. SECTION 1. Section 10280 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 10280. The Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program is hereby established within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to do all of the following:(a) Conserve Californias most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands.(b) Advance Californias climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions reducing emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from the implementation of local plans.(c) Maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands. 10280. The Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program is hereby established within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to do all of the following:(a) Conserve Californias most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands.(b) Advance Californias climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions reducing emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from the implementation of local plans.(c) Maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands. 10280. The Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program is hereby established within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to do all of the following:(a) Conserve Californias most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands.(b) Advance Californias climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions reducing emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from the implementation of local plans.(c) Maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands. 10280. The Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program is hereby established within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to do all of the following: (a) Conserve Californias most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands. (b) Advance Californias climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions reducing emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from the implementation of local plans. (c) Maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands.