BILL ANALYSIS �
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 84 (Kehoe)
As Amended June 19, 2012
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :26-8
RULES 7-4
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|Ayes:|Skinner, Alejo, Butler, |
| |Carter, |
| |Bonnie Lowenthal, Hueso, |
| |Williams |
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|Nays:|Silva, Donnelly, Hagman, |
| |Knight |
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SUMMARY : Designates the week of September 8 through September
15, 2012, and the 2nd week of September every year thereafter,
as California Coastal Protection Week and urges all Californians
to observe that week as California Coastal Protection Week.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)In 1972, California voters passed Proposition 20, which
enacted the California Coastal Zone Conservation Act of 1972
by a majority vote of 55.1%; and, Proposition 20 created the
California Coastal Commission as part of the state's first
coastal management program for the protection of significant
coastal resources and public access.
2)Proposition 20 provided the framework for creating the
California Coastal Plan; and, the Legislature heeded many of
the recommendations in the plan by passing Senate Bill 1277
(Chapter 1330, Statutes of 1976), which enacted the California
Coastal Act of 1976.
3)Since the passage of Proposition 20, the state has created
2,000 new public accessways; designated over 500 miles of the
California Coastal Trail; protected thousands of acres of
beaches, wetlands, woodlands, and dunes from inappropriate
development; and, prevented new offshore oil leasing in
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federal waters minimizing the risk of a catastrophic marine
oil spill.
4)Since the passage of Proposition 20, the state has encouraged,
supported, and approved important public infrastructure and
energy facilities; and, appropriately sited and designed
commercial, residential and visitor-serving development within
the coastal zone, as evidenced by the $40 billion coastal
economy and the 100 million annual visitors.
5)This year marks the 40th anniversary of the passage of
Proposition 20; and, Californians continue their ongoing
support for coastal protection through volunteer activities
including Coastal Cleanup Day, the largest all-volunteer
annual activity in the state.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
FN: 0004305