AB 1680 — Coastal lands: public access program: Hollister Ranch.

Summary

The California Coastal Act of 1976 (coastal act) requires any person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, as defined, to obtain a coastal development permit, except as provided. The coastal act requires every person receiving a coastal development permit or a certificate of exemption for development on any vacant lot within specified designated areas, prior to commencement of construction, to pay to the California Coastal Commission (the commission) , for deposit in the Coastal Access Account, an in-lieu public access fee, with the amount of the fee determined by specified costs of acquisition, as provided. The coastal act, for purposes of those provisions governing the in-lieu public access fee amount and with respect to the Hollister Ranch public access program in the County of Santa Barbara, requires that the Hollister Ranch in-lieu fee for public access be $5,000 for each permit. The coastal act also requires that all in-lieu public access fees received pursuant to those provisions be deposited in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund and be available for appropriation to the State Coastal Conservancy for specified conservancy purposes. This bill would require the commission, in collaboration with the State Coastal Conservancy, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Lands Commission, by April 1, 2021, to develop a contemporary public access program for Hollister Ranch that will replace the existing coastal access program for Hollister Ranch that the commission adopted in 1982, and would require that the public access program include specified components, as provided, including the first phase of public access to beach by land controlled by the Hollister Ranch Owners Association to be implemented by April 1, 2022. The bill would provide that a private person or entity impeding, delaying, or otherwise obstructing the implementation of the public access or other public access program requirements constitute a violation of the public access provisions of the coastal act. The bill would require the commission, in collaboration with the conservancy, the department, and the State Lands Commission, to submit a prescribed report to the Legislature within 30 days of missing a public access program deadline. The bill would require that all past, present, and future in-lieu fees received, as well as other moneys received by the conservancy for providing public access at Hollister Ranch from public and private sources, including nonprofit sources, be deposited in the Hollister Ranch Access Management Subaccount, which the bill would create in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund. The bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would require moneys in the subaccount to be used for any action necessary to implement the public access program for Hollister Ranch. This bill would increase the amount of the Hollister Ranch in-lieu public access fee to $33,000 for each permit, adjusted annually for inflation. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the State Coastal Conservancy and the State Public Works Board use their authority to implement the public access policies and provisions of the coastal act at Hollister Ranch. This bill would instead require the conservancy and the State Lands Commission to use their full authority to implement the public access policies and provisions of the coastal act at Hollister Ranch. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for Hollister Ranch.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/09/19 - Chaptered Current pdf October 09, 2019
• Enrolled 09/12/19 - Enrolled pdf September 12, 2019
• Amended 08/30/19 - Amended Senate pdf August 30, 2019
• Amended 08/13/19 - Amended Senate pdf August 13, 2019
• Amended 03/25/19 - Amended Assembly pdf March 25, 2019
• Introduced 02/22/19 - Introduced pdf February 22, 2019
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Action History

1. October 09, 2019

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 692, Statutes of 2019.

2. October 09, 2019

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 17, 2019

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

4. September 09, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 1. Page 3133.).

5. September 05, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. September 04, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 2. Page 2524.).

7. September 03, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 30, 2019

   Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

9. August 30, 2019

   From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 30).

10. August 19, 2019

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

11. August 13, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. August 12, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 9).

13. June 06, 2019

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

14. May 24, 2019

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

15. May 23, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 1. Page 1906.)

16. May 20, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

17. May 16, 2019

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 16).

18. May 08, 2019

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

19. April 23, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

20. March 26, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

21. March 25, 2019

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

22. March 25, 2019

    Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

23. February 25, 2019

    Read first time.

24. February 23, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

25. February 22, 2019

    Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

• Monique Limón · Primary

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