This division shall be known and may be cited as the Coastal Resources and Energy Assistance Act.
Chapter 1General Provisions
Section § 35000
This section establishes the official name of the division as the Coastal Resources and Energy Assistance Act.
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Section § 35001
This law states that it's important for California, working with local governments, to use some of the money earned from offshore energy resources, like oil, to protect and manage the state's renewable ocean and coastal resources.
The Legislature finds and declares that it is essential that the state, in cooperation with local governments, invest a portion of federal revenues derived from the extraction of publicly owned, nonrenewable offshore energy resources for the sound protection and management of the state’s renewable ocean and coastal resources.
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Section § 35002
This section states that the federal government's rapid and larger offshore leasing for oil and gas, along with similar programs by the State Lands Commission, have increased the pressure on state and local governments. They're finding it harder to effectively plan and manage the ocean and coastal effects resulting from offshore oil and gas development.
The Legislature further finds and declares that the federal government’s accelerated and expanded federal offshore leasing program, in conjunction with the State Lands Commission’s submerged lands leasing program, have placed a greater strain on state and local government efforts to plan for and manage the ocean and coastal impacts caused by offshore oil and gas development.
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Section § 35003
This section explains that the state intends to use some of the money it gets from offshore energy activities to help local areas. Specifically, it aims to provide financial support to coastal counties and cities impacted by energy development, and assist local governments in better managing coastal resources.
The Legislature further finds and declares, therefor, that a portion of federal revenues derived from the extraction of offshore energy resources should be expended by the state to further the following goals:
(a)CA Public Resources Code § 35003(a) Provision of financial assistance to coastal counties and cities affected by federal and state offshore energy development.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 35003(b) Assistance to local governments to exercise their responsibility for improving the management of the state’s coastal resources.
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