Plain English Breakdown
The official status indicates the bill was vetoed and consideration of that veto was stricken from file, meaning it likely did not become law without an override.
Blue Carbon Demonstration Projects in Coastal Zones
This vetoed bill would have allowed the California Coastal Commission to create special projects that measure how coastal plants store carbon, requiring some developers who harm these areas to help fund them.
What This Bill Does
- Authorizes the commission to create blue carbon demonstration projects if funding is provided by law.
- Requires measuring and quantifying how much carbon these projects can capture from the air or water.
- Uses project data to inform state plans for natural lands, working lands, and climate resilience.
- Allows the commission to require nonresidential developers who harm coastal habitats to build or pay for a demonstration project as compensation.
Who It Names or Affects
- The California Coastal Commission
- Applicants seeking permits for nonresidential projects in the coastal zone that impact specific marine areas
Terms To Know
- Blue carbon demonstration project
- A special project designed to show and measure how much carbon coastal plants and habitats can store.
- Mitigation
- An action taken by a developer, such as building or funding a project, to balance out harm caused to the environment.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill only takes effect if lawmakers approve funding through an appropriation.
- The governor vetoed this bill, so it did not become law unless lawmakers later overrode that decision.
- The text does not define the specific size or cost of the required demonstration projects.