Henry Stern
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 27
Author
The Regional Planning Law provides that the people of California have a fundamental interest in the orderly development of the urban regions of the state in which large segments of the state's population are concentrated. Existing law requires, in order to facilitate effective and harmonious planning and development of an area included in a regional planning district, all county and city legislative bodies, and all county, city, or other planning agencies within the regional planning district to file with the regional planning board, for its information, among other things, all published development plans. Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the Department of Water Resources and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Existing law authorizes the department, either independently or in cooperation with any person or any county, state, federal, or other agency, to collect hydrologic data necessary for river forecasting, to make forecasts of stream flow, to provide for flood warning, and to provide for communication necessary for the collection and dissemination of that information. Existing law authorizes the conservancy to award grants or make interest-free loans to cities, counties, resource conservation districts, and recreation and park districts for the purpose of restoring areas which, because of scattered ownerships, poor lot layout, inadequate lot size, inadequate park and open space, incompatible land uses, or other conditions, are adversely affecting the Santa Monica Mountains environment or are impeding orderly development. This bill would require the department and the conservancy to provide assistance to the City of Los Angeles and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, to the extent requested, in order to integrate nature-based climate solutions, as defined, into the planning process for the Sepulveda Basin, as defined. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Sepulveda Basin.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 490, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2784.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3353.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1).
August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1301.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1174.) (May 18).
Set for hearing May 18.
April 17 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 17.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 547.) (March 28).
Set for hearing March 28.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB539 | HTML |
| 02/14/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/29/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/14/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/19/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/23/23- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 04/16/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/20/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/23/23- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 08/14/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/14/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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