BILL ANALYSIS �
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 84 (Kehoe)
As Amended August 9, 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 federal waters minimizing
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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: 0004571