Coastal resources: local coastal program: submission.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on the nature of the nonsubstantive changes made to the submission provision.

Coastal Resources: Local Coastal Program Submission

AB-608 makes minor, nonsubstantive changes to how local governments submit their coastal programs for approval.

What This Bill Does

• Makes nonsubstantive changes to the provision relating to the submission of the local coastal program.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local governments in areas near the coast
• The California Coastal Commission

Terms To Know

California Coastal Act of 1976

A law that sets rules for protecting and managing coastal areas in California.

Local coastal program

A plan made by local governments to manage development along the coast according to state laws.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not change how coastal programs are used or what they do.
• It is unclear if and when this bill will become a law because it died at the governor's desk.

Official Summary Text

AB 608, as introduced, Zbur.
Coastal resources: local coastal program: submission.
The California Coastal Act of 1976 establishes the California Coastal Commission, and prescribes procedures for the preparation, approval, and certification of local coastal programs that regulate development in the coastal zone, as defined, in jurisdictions that have a certified local coastal program. Existing law provides options to be used by a local government when submitting and processing a local coastal program, as specified.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision relating to the submission of the local coastal program.

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