BILL NUMBER: AB 2648 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Jones
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
An act to amend Section 30301 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to coastal resources.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2648, as introduced, Jones. California Coastal Commission.
The California Coastal Act of 1976 establishes the California
Coastal Commission and prescribes the membership and functions and
duties of the commission with regard to the administration and
implementation of the act.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in those provisions
prescribing the membership of the commission.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 30301 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
30301. The commission shall consist of the following 15 members:
(a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.
(b) The Secretary of Transportation.
(c) The Chairperson of the State Lands Commission.
(d) Six representatives of the public from the state at large. The
Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the
Assembly shall each appoint two of these members.
(e) Six representatives selected from six coastal regions. The
Governor shall select one member who is from the north
coast region and one member who is from the south central
coast region. The Speaker of the Assembly shall select one member
who is from the central coast region and one member
who is from the San Diego coast region. The Senate Committee on
Rules shall select one member who is from the north
central coast region and one member who is from
the south coast region. For purposes of this division, these regions
are defined as follows:
(1) The north coast region consists of the Counties of Del Norte,
Humboldt, and Mendocino.
(2) The north central coast region consists of the Counties of
Sonoma and Marin and the City and County of San Francisco.
(3) The central coast region consists of the Counties of San
Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey.
(4) The south central coast region consists of the Counties of San
Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
(5) The south coast region consists of the Counties of Los Angeles
and Orange.
(6) The San Diego coast region consists of the County of San
Diego.