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AB-996 • 2026

Public Resources: sea level rise plans.

Public Resources: sea level rise plans.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Pellerin
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Public Resources: sea level rise plans.

AB 996, Pellerin.

What This Bill Does

  • AB 996, Pellerin.
  • Public Resources: sea level rise plans.
  • Existing law requires local governments lying in whole or in part within the coastal zone or within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission to, on or before January 1, 2034, develop a sea level rise plan with specified required content as part of a local coastal program that is subject to approval by the California Coastal Commission or the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
  • This bill would authorize the applicable commission, when approving a local coastal plan or an amendment to a local coastal plan, to deem existing sea level rise information or plans prepared by a local government to satisfy the content requirements for a sea level rise plan.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

Public Resources: sea level rise plans.