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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 1482 (Gordon) - Climate adaptation.
          
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          |Version: July 9, 2015           |Policy Vote: N.R. & W. 7 - 2,   |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: August 27, 2015   |Consultant: Marie Liu           |
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          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015


          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 1482 would require the Natural Resources Agency  
          (agency) to update its climate adaptation strategy (CAS) by July  
          1, 2017 and every three years thereafter and to coordinate  
          adaption activities within its agency. 


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
           Unknown ongoing costs in the low millions of dollars to the  
            General Fund for each update of Safeguarding California Plan  
            after 2017.
           Unknown cost pressures in the millions of dollars to the  
            General Fund and various special funds to implement the  
            climate adaptation strategy and the Infrastructure Plan. 









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          Author  
          Amendments:  Require the agency to hold at least three public  
          meetings to consider a draft update to the CAS; delete the  
          requirement for OPR to update the Infrastructure Plan to take  
          into account climate change impacts; and clarifying changes.


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