BILL NUMBER: AB 848	CHAPTERED  09/27/99

	CHAPTER   491
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 27, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 27, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   SEPTEMBER 10, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   SEPTEMBER 8, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JULY 6, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 24, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 14, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Kuehl

                        FEBRUARY 24, 1999

   An act to add Sections 30610.9 and 30610.10 to the Public
Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 848, Kuehl.  Coastal development permits:  temporary,
nonrecurring movie, television and commercial production sets.
   The existing California Coastal Act of 1976 requires any person
wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone,
as defined, to obtain a coastal development permit, except as
provided.  The act requires the California Coastal Commission to hear
appeals brought with respect to actions taken on a coastal
development permit application, as prescribed.
   This bill would authorize the governing body of a local government
with a certified local coastal program to elect to delegate the
commission as the appropriate authority to process and issue a
coastal development permit for a temporary, nonrecurring location set
for a motion picture, television, or commercial production project
in the coastal zone.  The bill would authorize the governing body of
a local government to designate the commission as the processing and
permitting authority on a project-by-project basis and to designate
the local coastal administrator or other designee as the
decisionmaking authority to decide projects that will be transmitted
to the commission for processing and permitting.  The bill would
specify related matters regarding the processing of these coastal
development permit applications by the commission.


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


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) The motion picture and television industry is a vital segment
of California's economy, and annually contributes more than
twenty-seven billion five hundred million dollars ($27,500,000,000)
to the state's economy, including employing, directly and indirectly,
more than 500,000 people in the state.
   (b) Because many motion picture and television productions are
filmed on location, and require the temporary placement of sets, and
other support facilities and equipment in outdoor locations, it is
beneficial to the state that permits for film and television location
sets should be evaluated by the state without undue delays.
   (c) To expedite the lawful construction of temporary, nonrecurring
location sets for motion picture, television, and commercial
production, the permitting process for a coastal development permit
for motion picture, television, and commercial production projects in
the coastal zone, as defined in Section 30103 of the Public
Resources Code, should also be expedited.
  SEC. 2.  Section 30610.9 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   30610.9.  (a) This section applies only if the governing body of a
local government elects to designate the commission as the
processing and permitting authority for purposes of this section.
   (b) In order to expedite the processing of an application for a
coastal development permit for a motion picture, television, or
commercial production project in the coastal zone, the governing body
of a local government with a certified local coastal program may
elect to designate the commission as the appropriate authority to
process and issue a coastal development permit for a temporary,
nonrecurring location set, if the production activity, including
preparation, construction, filming, and set removal at the site will
not exceed 190 days, in accordance with the following procedures:
   (1) The applicant shall submit a copy of the commission's coastal
development permit application, or the local coastal development
permit application, to the local government.  The governing body of
the local government may elect to designate the commission as the
processing and permitting authority on a project-by-project basis.
The governing body may designate the local coastal administrator or
other designee as the decisionmaking authority to decide the projects
that will be transmitted to the commission for processing and
permitting.
   (2) If the governing body of the local government elects to
designate the commission as the processing and permitting authority
for a project, all documents and changes submitted to the commission
during the course of the application process shall also be submitted
to the local government for informational purposes.  The local
government may transmit any recommendations it may have for the
project to the commission.
   (3) If the commission issues an administrative permit for a
project, rather than a coastal development permit, the local coastal
administrator, other designee, or governing body, as the case may be,
may object to the commission regarding the issuance of that permit.

   (4) The applicant shall obtain all local noncoastal use permits in
connection with the project.  The approval of the commission's
coastal development permit shall be conditioned on the approval of
the local noncoastal permits.
   (5) The applicant shall transmit all complaints and comments from
residents and business owners in connection with the filming activity
to the commission for consideration prior to the approval of the
application.
   (6) The applicant shall obtain all other applicable permits
required by state and federal jurisdictions in connection with the
project.