Gregg Hart
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 37
Author
Existing law establishes the Ocean Protection Council in state government to, among other things, establish policies to coordinate the collection, evaluation, and sharing of scientific data related to coastal and ocean resources among agencies. Existing law requires the council to develop and implement a voluntary sustainable seafood promotion program for the state, to consist of specified components, including a competitive grant and loan program for eligible entities, including, but not limited to, fishery groups and associations, for the purpose of assisting California fisheries in qualifying for certification to internationally accepted standards for sustainable seafood. This bill would, subject to the availability of funding, require the council to participate as a stakeholder, and in an advisory capacity, to the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program with air pollution control districts and air quality management districts along the coast and other stakeholders, including the State Air Resources Board, to support, in an advisory capacity, coastal air districts in their efforts to implement a statewide voluntary vessel speed reduction and sustainable shipping program for the California coast in order to reduce air pollution, the risk of fatal vessel strikes on whales, and harmful underwater acoustic impacts. The bill would authorize the expansion of the existing Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program to include specified components, including incentives to program participants based on a percentage of distance traveled by a participating vessel at a reduced speed, as provided. The bill would limit application of the program to vessels that are 300 gross tons or greater. The bill would require the participating air pollution control districts and air quality management districts, on or before December 31, 2028, to submit a report to the Legislature regarding the implementation of the program.
In committee: Held under submission.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 3).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 16).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 19).
Referred to Coms. on W., P., & W. and NAT. RES.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2298 | HTML |
| 02/12/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/20/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/03/24 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/15/24- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife | |
| 04/05/24- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 04/15/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/07/24- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 07/01/24- Senate Environmental Quality | |
| 08/02/24- Senate Appropriations |
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