California Coastal Commission: consistency determinations: Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not become law and its exact impact is uncertain.

California Coastal Commission: Vandenberg Space Force Base

AB-10 declares the California Coastal Commission's objection to a consistency determination (CD-0007-24) for activities at Vandenberg Space Force Base null and void, deeming those activities consistent with state coastal laws.

What This Bill Does

• Deems the California Coastal Commission’s objection to concurrence on Consistency Determination CD-0007-24 null and void.
• States that the activities at Vandenberg Space Force Base described in CD-0007-24 are consistent with the objectives of the California Coastal Act of 1976.

Who It Names or Affects

• The California Coastal Commission
• Vandenberg Space Force Base

Terms To Know

Consistency Determination (CD)

A decision made by a federal agency about whether its activities comply with state coastal management laws.

California Coastal Act of 1976

A law that regulates development in the coastal zone to protect natural resources and public access.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not become a law because it died at the governor's desk.
• It is unclear how this would affect future consistency determinations for Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Official Summary Text

AB 10, as introduced, Essayli.
California Coastal Commission: consistency determinations: Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, provides for the regulation of development of certain lands within the coastal zone, as defined. Under the act, the California Coastal Commission generally has primary responsibility for the implementation of the act and is designated as the state coastal zone planning and management agency for any and all purposes, and is authorized to exercise any and all powers set forth in the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 or any other federal act that relates to the planning or management of the coastal zone.
Existing federal law requires federal agency activity within or outside the coastal zone that affects any land or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone to be carried out in a manner that is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the enforceable policies of approved
state management programs, as defined. Existing federal law requires a consistency determination to contain specified information and outlines the process that follows a state agency objection to a federal agency’s consistency determination.
This bill would deem the commission’s objection to concurrence on Consistency Determination CD-0007-24 null and void. The bill would deem the activities at Vandenberg Space Force Base, outlined by Consistency Determination CD-0007-24, consistent with the objectives of the California Coastal Act of 1976. The bill would provide that it shall act as a concurrence regarding consistency with the California Coastal Act of 1976.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for Vandenberg Space Force Base.
This bill would declare that it is to take
effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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