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SB-1402 30x30 goal: state agencies: adoption, revision, or establishment of plans, policies, and regulations.(2023-2024)

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Date Published: 07/01/2024 02:00 PM
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Amended  IN  Assembly  July 01, 2024
Amended  IN  Assembly  June 11, 2024
Amended  IN  Senate  April 10, 2024

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 1402


Introduced by Senator Min
(Coauthor: Senator Rubio)

February 16, 2024


An act to amend Section 71450 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental protection.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1402, as amended, Min. 30x30 goal: state agencies: adoption, revision, or establishment of plans, policies, and regulations.
By Executive Order No. N-82-20, Governor Gavin Newsom directed the Natural Resources Agency to combat the biodiversity and climate crises by, among other things, establishing the California Biodiversity Collaborative and conserving at least 30% of the state’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to prepare and submit, on or before March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, a report to the Legislature on the progress made in the prior calendar year toward achieving the goal to conserve 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. Existing law provides that it is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030, known as the 30x30 goal.
This bill would require all state agencies, departments, boards, offices, commissions, and conservancies to consider the 30x30 goal when adopting, revising, or establishing plans, policies, and or regulations that directly affect land use, the use of coastal waters or land, management of natural resources, or biodiversity conservation.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 71450 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

71450.
 (a) For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) “30x30 goal” means the goal to conserve 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030 established in subdivision (b) and by Executive Order No. N-82-20.
(2) “Pathways to 30x30 Report” means the report entitled “Pathways to 30x30 California: Accelerating Conservation of California’s Nature” that was issued by the Natural Resources Agency on April 22, 2022.
(b) It is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030.
(c) All state agencies, departments, boards, offices, commissions, and conservancies shall consider the 30x30 goal when adopting, revising, or establishing plans, policies, and or regulations that directly affect land use, the use of coastal waters or land, management of natural resources, or biodiversity conservation.