BILL NUMBER: AB 2125	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ruskin

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

   An act to add Section 36950 to the Public Resources Code, relating
to coastal resources.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2125, as introduced, Ruskin. Coastal resources: marine spatial
planning.
   Existing law declares it is the policy of the state to assess the
long-term values and benefits of the conservation and development of
ocean resources and uses with the objective of restoring or
maintaining the health of the ocean ecosystem and ensuring the proper
management of renewable and nonrenewable resources.
   This bill would require the Ocean Protection Council to support
interagency collaboration and management of geospatial information to
identify priority uses and address user conflicts in the ocean
environment, and analyze and develop recommendations on marine
spatial planning.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 36950 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   36950.  Consistent with Section 30960 and this chapter, the
council shall support interagency collaboration and management of
geospatial information to identify priority uses and address user
conflicts in the ocean environment, and analyze and develop
recommendations on marine spatial planning, including planning
principles and objectives.