BILL NUMBER: SB 908	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  446
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 3, 2001
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 2, 2001
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 13, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 10, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 5, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 10, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 26, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 4, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 2, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Senators Chesbro and Karnette
   (Principal coauthor:  Assembly Member Pavley)

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2001

   An act to add Sections 31408 and 31409 to the Public Resources
Code, relating to coastal resources.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 908, Chesbro.  State Coastal Conservancy:  California Coastal
Trail.
   Existing law requires the State Coastal Conservancy to implement
various coastal protection and preservation programs in coastal areas
of the state.
   This bill would require the conservancy, in consultation with the
Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Coastal
Commission, to coordinate the development of the California Coastal
Trail, and would require each agency, board, department, or
commission of the state with property interests or regulatory
authority in coastal areas, to the extent feasible, and consistent
with their individual mandate, to cooperate with the conservancy with
respect to planning and making lands available for completion of the
trail.  The bill would authorize the conservancy to award grants and
provide assistance to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to
establish and expand inland trail systems that may be linked to the
California Coastal Trail.  The bill would require the California
Coastal Trail to be developed in a manner that demonstrates respect
for property rights and the proximity of the trail to residential
uses, and that evidences consideration for the protection of the
privacy of adjacent property owners.
   The bill would also require the conservancy, not later than
January 31, 2003, in consultation with the California Coastal
Commission, the California Conservation Corps, and the Department of
Parks and Recreation, to complete a plan for the development of the
California Coastal Trail, and to submit to the Legislature a copy of
the plan by that date.  The provisions of the bill would be
implemented only during those fiscal years for which funding is
provided for the purposes of the bill in the annual Budget Act.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) The California Coastal Trail, which has been designated a
Millennium Trail by the Governor of California, should be completed
in a timely manner.
   (2) The California Coastal Trail is a trail that, to the extent
feasible, should be constructed along the state's coastline from the
Oregon border to the border with Mexico.
   (3) The California Coastal Trail should be constructed in a manner
that is consistent with the protection of coastal resources.
   (b) The California Coastal Trail shall be developed in a manner
that demonstrates respect for property rights and the proximity of
the trail to residential uses, and that evidences consideration for
the protection of the privacy of adjacent property owners.
  SEC. 2.  Section 31408 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   31408.  (a) The conservancy shall, in consultation with the
Department of Parks and Recreation, and the California Coastal
Commission, coordinate the development of the California Coastal
Trail.
   (b) To the extent feasible, and consistent with their individual
mandates, each agency, board, department, or commission of the state
with property interests or regulatory authority in coastal areas
shall cooperate with the conservancy with respect to planning and
making lands available for completion of the trail, including
constructing trail links, placing signs and managing the trail.
  SEC. 3.  Section 31409 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   31409.  Consistent with the conservancy's authority under this
chapter to develop a system of public accessways to, and along, the
state's coastline, the conservancy may award grants and provide
assistance to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to
establish and expand those inland trail systems that may be linked to
the California Coastal Trail.
  SEC. 4.  (a) The conservancy shall, not later than January 31,
2003, in consultation with the California Coastal Commission, the
California Conservation Corps, and the Department of Parks and
Recreation, complete a plan for the development of the California
Coastal Trail that includes all of the following elements:
   (1) Determination of a primary hiking route for the trail,
including interim and permanent trail alignments where possible.
   (2) Description of lands now under public or conservation
ownership on which the trail is, or may be, constructed.
   (3) A designation of various alternative routes for the trail,
where necessary, that would encourage broad support and use of the
trail, while protecting coastal resources and reducing conflicts
among various users.
   (4) A logo and signing program for the trail.
   (5) An estimate of the costs for acquisition and construction of
missing trail segments.
   (6) A description of areas where the trail should connect to
inland trail routes, especially where those connections can be
utilized by underserved communities as an alternative means of
accessing the coast.  The plan shall include an estimate of the
support and capital outlay costs for completing the trail by January
31, 2008.
   (b) Not later than January 31, 2003, the conservancy shall submit
to the Legislature a copy of the plan required to be completed
pursuant to subdivision (a).
  SEC. 5.  This act shall be implemented only during those fiscal
years for which funding is provided for that purpose in the annual
Budget Act.