Coast & Ocean Legislation

(2022 California bills listed below. 2023 bills are coming soon!)

SUPPORT – COASTAL PRESERVATION

• AB 1832 (L Rivas) – Prevent Seabed Mining in California
• SB 1078 (Allen) – Sea Level Rise Revolving Loan Fund
• SB 1036 (Newman) – Orange County Conservation Corps
• SB 1423 (Stern) – Close the Coastal Act Exemption for Oil and Gas Facilities

SUPPORT – COASTAL ACCESS

• AB 2975 – Community Access in State Parks
• AB 2160 – (Bennett) Streamline Restoration and Public Access Permits

SUPPORT – OIL

• SB 953 (Min) – Oil and gas leases: state waters: State Lands Commission
• AB 2447 (Quirk) – Phase out unlined open disposal ponds of produced oil wastewater

SUPPORT – PLASTICS

• AB 1857 (Garcia) – Waste Incineration Diversion Credit – PASSED
• SB 1046 (Eggman/Gonzalez) – Compostable Produce Bags
• AB 2247 (Bloom) – PFA Products Disclosure

SUPPORT – CLEAN WATER

• AB 2248 (Garcia and Ward) – $50 million for water quality projects in the Tijuana River
• SB 1181 (Hueso) – Used tires: sale and export
• AB 2108 (Rivas and Garcia) – Water Policy: Environmental Justice and Tribal Community Representation
• AB 2113 (Rivas and Garcia) – Making Communities Whole

OPPOSE – COASTAL PRESERVATION

• SB 627 (Bates) – Coastal erosion: installation of shoreline protective devices. This bill was officially defeated in January 2022!

RESOURCES

• California State Senate
• California State Assembly