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                                                                  SB 1066
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          Date of Hearing:   August 8, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                    SB 1066 (Lieu) - As Amended:  August 6, 2012 

          Policy Committee:                             Natural 
          ResourcesVote:6-3

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill explicitly states the Coastal Conservancy is 
          authorized to address the effects and potential effects of 
          climate change within the conservancy's jurisdiction and to make 
          grants to public agencies and nonprofits for projects that 
          address such effects.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          1)Negligible direct state costs.

          2)Cost pressure, potentially in the millions of dollars, to fund 
            projects that address the effect and potential effects of 
            climate change on coastal resources (General Fund, bond funds 
            and special funds.)

          3)Potential revenue, possibly in the millions of dollars, from 
            federal awards and private sources, to address the effects and 
            potential effects of climate change on coastal resources.

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale  .  The author intends to clarify that the conservancy 
            is authorized to address the effects and potential effects of 
            climate change on coastal resources, thereby increasing the 
            likelihood it will receive federal grants and other awards to 
            address such issues.

           2)Background  .  The conservancy develops and implements programs 
            to protect, restore and enhance natural, recreational, and 
            economic resources along California's coast, coastal 
            watersheds, the ocean, and within the San Francisco Bay Area. 







                                                                  SB 1066
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            Through direct funding and grants, using mostly bond monies, 
            to local agencies and nonprofit organizations, the Coastal 
            Conservancy supports a variety of projects related to coastal 
            resources.  The conservancy is not explicitly authorized to 
            address the effect or potential effects of climate change, 
            though it seems reasonable to assume it is authorized to do 
            so, given the direct links between the climate, the oceans and 
            coastal resources.  The conservancy reports it considers 
            climate change in evaluating which projects to fund and the 
            manner in which projects are selected.

           3)Support.   This bill is supported by a long list of 
            conservation organizations and others who have an interest in 
            protecting the state's coastal resources.

           4)There is no opposition formally registered against this bill.  

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Jay Dickenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081