Christine Kehoe
- Democratic
Author
(1) The Planning and Zoning Law requires the legislative body of a city or county to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan that includes various elements, including, among others, a safety element for the protection of the community from unreasonable risks associated with, among other things, wildland and urban fires. The safety element includes requirements for state responsibility areas, as defined, and very high fire hazard severity zones, as defined. This bill would revise the safety element requirements for state responsibility areas and very high fire hazard severity zones, as specified, and require the safety element, prior to January 1, 2015, and thereafter upon each revision of the housing element, to be reviewed and updated as necessary to address the risk of fire in state responsibility areas and very high fire hazard severity zones, taking into account specified considerations, including, among others, the most recent version of the Office of Planning and Research's "Fire Hazard Planning" document, which this bill would require the office to update on or before January 1, 2012. By imposing new duties on a city or county with regard to reviewing and updating its general plan, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA requires the Office of Planning and Research to prepare and develop guidelines for the implementation of CEQA by public agencies. This bill would require the office, on or after January 1, 2011, at the time of the next update of the guidelines for implementing CEQA, in cooperation with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to prepare, develop, and transmit to the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency recommended proposed changes or amendments to the initial study for the inclusion of questions related to fire hazard impacts for projects in state responsibility areas and high fire hazard severity zones. This bill would also require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to certify and adopt these recommended proposed changes or amendments. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Died on file.
In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled. To Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 4926.) To enrollment.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 20. Page 6678.) To Senate.
In Senate. To unfinished business.
Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6491.)
Read third time. Amended. (Page 6429.) To third reading.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.)
(Heard in committee August 12.)
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
(Heard in committee on June 28.)
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
(Heard in Committee on June 16.)
To Coms. on L. GOV. and NAT. RES.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 11. Page 3701.) To Assembly.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 3. Page 3673.)
Set for hearing May 27.
(Suspense - for vote only.)
Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 3.
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3300.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 19.
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 3103.) Re-referred to Com. on EQ.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Set for hearing April 7.
To Coms. on L. GOV. and EQ.
From print. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1207 | HTML |
| 02/18/10 - Introduced | |
| 03/24/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/20/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/31/10 - Enrolled |
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