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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4 - STATEWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION › Section 71300.

71300. (a) For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Department” means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
(2) “Office” means the Office of Education and the Environment of the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, as established pursuant to this section.
(3) “Program” means the statewide environmental education program prescribed in this part.
(b) The Office of Education and the Environment previously established in the California Environmental Protection Agency is hereby established in the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. The office shall dedicate its effort to implementing the statewide environmental education program prescribed pursuant to this part, including the integrated waste educational requirements specified in paragraph (9) of subdivision (b) of Section 71301. The office, through staffing and resources, shall give a high priority to implementing the statewide environmental education program.
(c) The office, under the direction of the department, in cooperation with the State Department of Education and the State Board of Education, shall develop and implement a unified education strategy on the environment for elementary and secondary schools in the state. The office shall develop a unified education strategy to do all of the following:
(1) Coordinate instructional resources and strategies for providing active pupil participation with onsite conservation efforts.
(2) Promote service-learning opportunities between schools and local communities.
(3) Assess the impact to participating pupils of the unified education strategy on pupil achievement and resource conservation.
(d) The State Department of Education and the State Board of Education, in cooperation with the department, shall develop and implement to the extent feasible, a teacher training and implementation plan, to guide the implementation of the unified education strategy, for the education of pupils, faculty, and administrators on the importance of integrating environmental concepts and programs in schools throughout the state. The strategy shall project the phased implementation of elementary, middle, and high school programs.
(e) In implementing this part, the office may hold public meetings to receive and respond to comments from affected state agencies, stakeholders, and the public regarding the development of resources and materials pursuant to this part.
(f) In implementing this part, the office shall coordinate with other agencies and groups with expertise in education and the environment.
(g) Any instructional materials developed pursuant to this part shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 60000) of Part 33 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, including, but not limited to, reviews for legal and social compliance before the materials may be used in elementary or secondary public schools.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 356, Sec. 36. (SB 96) Effective September 26, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4 - STATEWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION › Section 71302.

71302. (a) Using the education principles for the environment required to be developed pursuant to Section 71301, the office, in cooperation with the Secretary for Environmental Protection, the Natural Resources Agency, the State Department of Education, and the State Board of Education, shall develop a model environmental curriculum that incorporates these education principles for the environment. The model curriculum shall be aligned with applicable State Board of Education adopted academic content standards in science, mathematics, English/language arts, and history/social sciences, to the extent that any of those content areas are addressed in the model curriculum.
(b) The model curriculum shall be submitted to the Instructional Quality Commission for review. The commission shall submit its recommendation to the Secretary for Environmental Protection and to the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.
(1) The Secretary for Environmental Protection and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall review and comment on the model curriculum.
(2) The model curriculum along with the comments by the Secretary for Environmental Protection and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall be submitted to the State Board of Education for its approval.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 356, Sec. 38. (SB 96) Effective September 26, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4 - STATEWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION › Section 71303.

71303. (a) As determined appropriate by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Department of Education shall incorporate into publications that provide examples of curriculum resources for teacher use, those materials developed by the office that provide information on the education principles for the environment developed pursuant to Section 71300.
(b) If the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that materials developed by the office that provide information on the education principles for the environment are not appropriate for inclusion in publications that provide examples of curriculum resources for teacher use, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall collaborate with the office to make the changes necessary to ensure that the materials are included in that information.
(c) Pursuant to Section 71302, the department shall coordinate with the Secretary for Environmental Protection, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Department of Education, and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to facilitate use of the model environmental curriculum by elementary and secondary schools to the extent that funds are available for this purpose.
(d) The department, the Secretary for Environmental Protection, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Department of Education, and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency may collaborate with other federal, state, and local entities, and nongovernmental entities including nonprofit organizations, associations, businesses, individuals, and private entities, and may enter into interagency agreements, memoranda of understanding, and contracts to ensure implementation of this part.
(e) The department shall make the model curriculum available electronically on the department’s Internet Web site. The State Department of Education shall make readily identifiable on its Internet Web site a link to the department’s Internet Web site containing the curriculum.
(f) The State Department of Education, to the extent feasible and to the extent that funds are available for this purpose, shall encourage the development and use of instructional materials and active pupil participation in campus and community environmental education programs. To the extent feasible, the environmental education programs should be considered in the development and promotion of after school programs for elementary and secondary school pupils and state and local professional development activities to provide teachers with content background and resources to assist in teaching about the environment.
(g) The State Department of Education shall explore implementation of this section from its baseline resources dedicated to this purpose and if funding is not available from that source, then funding may be provided to the department, pursuant to appropriation by the Legislature, under Section 71305.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 356, Sec. 39. (SB 96) Effective September 26, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4 - STATEWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION › Section 71304.

71304. (a) The office, in coordination with the Secretary for Environmental Protection, shall be responsible for the statewide coordination of regulatory administrative decisions that require the development or encourage the promotion of environmental education for elementary and secondary school pupils.
(b) All California Environmental Protection Agency or Natural Resources Agency boards, departments, or offices that take regulatory actions or take enforcement actions requiring the development of, or encouraging the promotion of, environmental education for elementary and secondary school pupils shall, prior to adoption or approval of the action, seek comments on the action from the office in order to promote consistency with this part and cross-media coordination.
(c) The office shall coordinate with all state agencies to develop and distribute environmental education materials.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 356, Sec. 40. (SB 96) Effective September 26, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4 - STATEWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION › Section 71305.

71305. (a) The Environmental Education Account is hereby established within the State Treasury. Moneys in the account may, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be expended by the department for the purposes of this part. The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall administer this part, including, but not limited to, the account.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the department may accept and receive federal, state, and local funds and contributions of funds from a public or private organization or individual. The account may also receive proceeds from a judgment, settlement, fine, penalty, or other mechanism, in state or federal court, when the funds are contributed or the judgment specifies that the proceeds are to be used for the purposes of this part. The account may receive those funds, contributions, or proceeds from judgments, that are specifically designated for use for environmental education purposes. Private contributors shall not have the authority to further influence or direct the use of their contributions.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency that requires the development of, or encourages the promotion of, environmental education for elementary and secondary school pupils, may contribute to the account.
(d) The department shall immediately deposit any funds contributed pursuant to subdivision (b) into the account.
(e) The Legislature finds and declares that the maintenance of the account is of the utmost importance to the state and that it is essential that any moneys in the account be used solely for the purposes authorized in this section and not be used, loaned, or transferred for any other purposes. Further, state agencies that promote environmental education for elementary and secondary school pupils will benefit from the environmental curriculum adopted pursuant to this part and should provide equitable and balanced support for the program.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 718, Sec. 23) by Stats. 2013, Ch. 356, Sec. 41. (SB 96) Effective September 26, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.4 - California Climate Change Assessment › Section 71340.

71340. (a) The Office of Planning and Research, through the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program established pursuant to Part 4.5 (commencing with Section 71350), shall develop the California Climate Change Assessment, in coordination with the Natural Resources Agency, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, and the Strategic Growth Council, and in consultation with partner public agencies designated by the Office of Planning and Research. The Office of Planning and Research may also contract with outside entities, including public universities, research institutions, organizations that serve vulnerable communities, and other technical experts to produce the assessment.
(b) The Office of Planning and Research shall complete the assessment no less frequently than every five years, and may release components of the assessment on a rolling basis as they become available.
(c) The Office of Planning and Research shall consider research from independent, scientifically peer-reviewed panels, financial reports, and other relevant and reasonably accessible data.
(d) For purposes of this part, “vulnerable communities” has the same meaning as the definition of “vulnerable communities” that was adopted by the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program Technical Advisory Council at the council’s April 2, 2018, meeting and recorded in “Defining Vulnerable Communities in the Context of Climate Adaptation,” the resource guide published by the Office of Planning and Research in July 2018.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 136, Sec. 1. (SB 1320) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.4 - California Climate Change Assessment › Section 71341.

71341. The California Climate Change Assessment shall provide an integrated suite of products that report the impacts and risks of climate change, based on the best available science, and identify potential solutions to inform legislative policy. These products shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a) Downscaled climate projections that assess climate change impacts throughout the state, including at regional and local levels, for near-term, medium-term, and long-term timescales, and under varied emissions scenarios, as appropriate and supported by the availability of the data, as determined by the Office of Planning and Research.
(b) A set of research reports that examine, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) How climate change will affect built systems, natural systems, and social systems, including the welfare of vulnerable communities, and the potential fiscal and economic impacts of these effects in California.
(2) Identification of potential climate adaptation and mitigation responses, including their costs and benefits.
(c) Regionally specific reports that can inform regional and local vulnerability assessments, adaptation planning, and community resilience efforts.
(d) Reports on issues of statewide significance, including, but not limited to, environmental justice considerations, impacts on the systems identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), and the unique risks posed to, and research and monitoring approaches used by, tribal communities.
(e) Decision-support tools for planners, decisionmakers, and others, including organizations that serve vulnerable communities, that allow for actionable application of assessment research findings. To the extent data is available, this shall include guidance regarding assessment of the financial and economic costs and benefits of adaptation decisions.
(f) Examples of best practices for planning for future climate conditions and approaches to building adaptation and resilience, while also meeting established greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 136, Sec. 1. (SB 1320) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.4 - California Climate Change Assessment › Section 71342.

71342. (a) The Office of Planning and Research shall engage with regional and local governments, tribes, vulnerable communities, businesses, and members of the public, as necessary, in determining the scope of the assessment.
(b) All final assessment products shall be posted on or accessible through a state internet website in an accessible format.
(c) Upon completion of the assessment, the Office of Planning and Research shall make accessible to the Department of Finance for purposes of assessing liabilities in the state budget, and to regional and local governments, tribes, and vulnerable communities, the contents and application of the assessment, including the downscaled projections specified in subdivision (a) of Section 71341 and the decision-support tools specified in subdivision (e) of Section 71341.
(d) Development of the assessment shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 136, Sec. 1. (SB 1320) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.4 - California Climate Change Assessment › Section 71343.

71343. (a) The implementation of this part is contingent upon an appropriation of funds by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute for purposes of this part.
(b) (1) The Office of Planning and Research may receive and accept gifts, donations, contributions, or bequests of money from public, nonprofit, or philanthropic sources for purposes of this part.
(2) The expenditure of all moneys received for purposes of this part shall be subject to an appropriation by the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 136, Sec. 1. (SB 1320) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.5 - Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program › Section 71350.

71350. For purposes of this part, “office” means the Office of Planning and Research.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 606, Sec. 1. (SB 246) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.5 - Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program › Section 71352.

71352. The Legislature finds and declares:
(a) The state has been a leader in climate mitigation efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now, and in the coming years, it is critical for California and the global community to continue and intensify those efforts in order to avoid the most severe impacts from a changing climate. However, because the global climate system changes slowly, impacts are ongoing and will inevitably worsen. In order to address the challenges posed by a changing climate, the state must invest in building resiliency and strengthening adaptation efforts at the state, regional, and local levels using the best-available science.
(b) A principle of the state’s adaptation strategy document, Safeguarding California, is to prioritize actions that not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also help the state prepare for climate change impacts. Improved coordination, implementation, and integration of adaptation planning efforts and funding in the state’s climate policies can directly protect the state’s infrastructure, communities, environmental quality, public health, safety and security, natural resources, and economy from the unavoidable impacts of climate change for decades to come.
(c) In order to have a cohesive and comprehensive response to climate change impacts, the state must have integrated planning with coordinated strategies across state, regional, and local governments and agencies.
(d) The office is established as the comprehensive state planning agency that shall engage in the formulation, evaluation, and updating of long-range goals for factors that shape statewide development patterns and significantly influence the quality of the state’s environment, in addition to assisting state, regional, and local agencies in a variety of research and planning efforts, pursuant to Section 65040 of the Government Code. Therefore, the office is well-positioned to work with regional and local entities across the state, coordinating with state climate adaptation strategies.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature, therefore, that adaptation strategies to build resiliency to the risks and impacts from climate change be integrated in state policies, projects, and permitting processes, and that the office serve as a coordinating body for adaptation projects and goals across California.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 606, Sec. 1. (SB 246) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.5 - Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program › Section 71354.

71354. The Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program is hereby established to be administered by the office. No later than January 1, 2017, the Director of State Planning and Research shall establish the program to coordinate regional and local efforts with state climate adaptation strategies to adapt to the impacts of climate change with, to the extent feasible, an emphasis on climate equity considerations across sectors and regions and strategies that benefit both greenhouse gas emissions reductions and adaptation efforts, in order to facilitate the development of holistic, complimentary strategies for adapting to climate change impacts. In order to achieve these goals, the program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a) Working with and coordinating local and regional efforts for climate adaptation and resilience, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Developing tools and guidance.
(2) Promoting and coordinating state agency support for local and regional efforts.
(3) Informing state-led programs, including state planning processes, grant programs, and guideline development, to better reflect the goals, efforts, and challenges faced by local and regional entities pursuing adaptation, preparedness, and resilience. This should occur through regular coordination between the office, the Climate Action Team, which was established by Executive Order S-3-05, the Strategic Growth Council, and other state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Office of Emergency Services, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Transportation Agency, the State Department of Public Health, and the Department of Food and Agriculture.
(b) Assisting the Office of Emergency Services and other relevant state agencies with coordinating regular reviews and updates, as needed, to the Adaptation Planning Guide, pursuant to Section 71356, and maintaining a copy of the guide, or an electronic link to a copy of the guide posted, at a minimum, on the state’s Climate Change Portal and the office’s Internet Web site.
(c) Coordinating and maintaining the state’s clearinghouse for climate adaptation information, pursuant to Section 71360.
(d) Conducting regular meetings with the advisory council established pursuant to Section 71358 in order to have technical support, as well as expertise and advice from regional and local experts working in climate adaptation throughout the research and planning processes, as described in this section.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 606, Sec. 1. (SB 246) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.5 - Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program › Section 71356.

71356. (a) Within one year of an update to the Safeguarding California Plan, the Office of Emergency Services, in coordination with the Natural Resources Agency, the office, and relevant public and private entities, shall review and update, as necessary, the Adaptation Planning Guide to provide tools and guidance to regional and local governments and agencies in creating and implementing climate adaptation and community resiliency plans and projects. An Adaptation Planning Guide update shall be informed by the climate adaptation clearinghouse established pursuant to Section 71360 and the scientific assessments and recommendations in the most recent update of the Safeguarding California Plan. An Adaptation Planning Guide update shall consider the nexus between climate adaptation, community resiliency, public safety, and security, provide information and planning support for assessing climate vulnerabilities across impact sectors and regions and developing adaptation strategies that can be tailored to meet local needs, and include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) Guidance for coordinating adaptation planning activities among state and local governments and regional collaboratives.
(2) Adaptation planning guidance and strategies for natural hazards exacerbated by climate change.
(3) Guidance for conducting vulnerability assessments and identifying risk reduction strategies for communities.
(4) Identification of climate impact regions and descriptions of climate impacts to be considered for each region.
(5) Assistance with the interpretation of climate science as it relates to local and regional impacts.
(b) As part of updating the Adaptation Planning Guide, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the office and, as needed, with the advisory council created pursuant to Section 71358, shall hold public meetings in the northern, southern, and central regions of the state to obtain input from the public and leaders in local and regional climate preparedness.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 606, Sec. 1. (SB 246) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.5 - Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program › Section 71358.

71358. (a) An advisory council to the office is hereby established. The advisory council shall be comprised of members from a range of disciplines, in order to provide scientific and technical support, and from regional and local governments and entities. The advisory council shall support the office’s goals, as identified in this part, to facilitate coordination among state, regional, and local agency efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
(b) Members of the advisory council shall have expertise in the intersection of climate change and areas that include, but need not be limited to, any of the following:
(1) Public health.
(2) Environmental quality.
(3) Environmental justice.
(4) Agriculture.
(5) Transportation and housing.
(6) Energy.
(7) Natural resources and water.
(8) Planning.
(9) Recycling and waste management.
(10) Local or regional government.
(11) Tribal issues.
(12) Emergency services and public safety.
(c) The advisory council shall meet with the office as needed, but not less than three times a year.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 606, Sec. 1. (SB 246) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.5 - Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program › Section 71360.

71360. (a) (1) The office shall coordinate with appropriate entities, including state, regional, or local agencies, to establish a clearinghouse for climate adaptation information for use by state, regional, and local entities.
(2) The clearinghouse shall be a centralized source of information that provides available climate data to guide decisionmakers at state, regional, and local levels when planning for and implementing climate adaptation projects to promote resiliency to climate change. The clearinghouse may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:
(A) A collection of the best-available resources that may include projections and models, vulnerability assessments, and downscaled data for climate change impacts throughout the state, when available, at statewide, regional, and local levels for both near-term and longer term timescales, including year 2050 and year 2100 projections. Climate change impacts may include, but are not limited to, impacts to public health, natural resources, environmental quality, and infrastructure.
(B) Tools that allow for the visualization or identification of regional and local impacts across the state and that integrate best-available data on vulnerable populations and infrastructure.
(C) A library of relevant white papers, case studies, research articles, and climate adaptation best practices that are searchable by relevance to region, locality, and sector.
(D) Information concerning funding opportunities for adaptation research, planning, and projects.
(E) Regionally prioritized best-practice adaptation projects that, as appropriate, integrate efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the state.
(b) The clearinghouse shall be regularly updated.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 606, Sec. 1. (SB 246) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.5 - Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program › Section 71361.

71361. (a) On or before July 1, 2026, and every three years thereafter, the office and the Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with relevant state agencies and to be integrated into the climate adaptation strategy developed pursuant to Section 71153, shall update the Extreme Heat Action Plan to promote comprehensive, coordinated, and effective state and local government action on extreme heat. Updates to the Extreme Heat Action Plan shall include all of the following:
(1) Review of relevant actions and grants that state agencies have undertaken to mitigate extreme heat and implement the Extreme Heat Action Plan, including, but not limited to, an in-depth review of select programs and actions, including, but not limited to, the ICARP Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Grant Program, as described in Item 0650-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2022, projects that use cool and reflective surfaces, and efforts to address extreme heat on California’s school campuses.
(2) A description of the resources, budget allocations, expenditures, and staff dedicated to addressing extreme heat.
(3) A review of state programs that address extreme heat to identify potential gaps or unmet needs in the state’s approach and that includes recommendations on ways to improve policies, programs, and interagency coordination.
(4) Recommendations on additional measures to protect vulnerable populations, such as pupils and students, from the impacts of extreme heat, including, but not limited to, community cooling strategies.
(b) The Extreme Heat Action Plan and subsequent updates shall be posted on the office’s and the Natural Resources Agency’s internet websites and, notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, shall be provided to the relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature.
(c) For purposes of this section, “Extreme Heat Action Plan” means the April 2022 plan entitled “Protecting Californians From Extreme Heat: A State Action Plan to Build Community Resilience.”
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 387, Sec. 2. (SB 306) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 4.7 - Forest and Watershed Restoration › Section 71365.

71365. (a) (1) To advance the goals of Item 0540-101-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, the Natural Resources Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agency may jointly develop and submit to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, a plan for forest and watershed restoration investments for the drainages that supply the Oroville, Shasta, and Trinity Reservoirs.
(2) The spatially explicit plan authorized under paragraph (1) is intended to establish a comprehensive understanding of restoration needs and prioritize investment opportunities that will improve watershed function and resilience, water quality and supply reliability, forest carbon stores, wildlife habitat, and climate adaptation.
(b) Those agencies may jointly develop and propose to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature a pilot project for the coordinated, multiagency permitting of watershed restoration activities in the watersheds described in subdivision (a), as outlined in subdivision (c) of Section 108.5 of the Water Code.
(c) The Headwaters Restoration Account is hereby established in the General Fund. Funds may be deposited into the account and used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 638, Sec. 5. (AB 2551) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 5 - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT › Section 71400.

71400. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all of the following shall occur:
(1) The California Environmental Protection Agency shall work with its partners on the Climate Action Team to develop heat reduction strategies that include urban forestry, cool roofs, and sustainable or cool pavements.
(2) The California Environmental Protection Agency shall develop a definition for the urban heat island effect. The definition shall include the extent and severity of an urban heat island effect index for California cities such that the cities can have a quantifiable goal for heat reduction.
(3) In support of this effort, the Department of Transportation shall work with the California Environmental Protection Agency and other stakeholders on sustainable or cool pavement technologies and research.
(b) Upon completion of a definition for an urban heat island effect index, the Department of Transportation shall develop a standard specification for sustainable or cool pavements that can be used to reduce the urban heat island effect index.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 667, Sec. 3. (AB 296) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 6 - Water-Energy Nexus Registry › Section 71420.

71420. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Agency” means the California Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) “The Climate Registry” means the nonprofit organization that is a successor to the California Climate Action Registry (former Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 42800) of Part 4 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, as added by Section 1 of Chapter 1018 of the Statutes of 2000).
(c) “Registry” means the water-energy nexus registry developed pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 596, Sec. 1. (SB 1425) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 6 - Water-Energy Nexus Registry › Section 71422.

71422. (a) (1) The agency shall oversee the development of a registry for greenhouse gas emissions that result from the water-energy nexus using the best-available data.
(2) Participation in the registry shall be voluntary and open to any entity conducting business in the state. A participating entity may register its emissions, including emissions generated outside of the state, on an entitywide basis and may utilize the services of the registry.
(b) The agency may enter into a contract with a qualified nonprofit organization to do all of the following:
(1) Develop, in consultation with the agency and other relevant state agencies, the registry through a public stakeholder process, as determined by the agency. In developing the registry, the chosen qualified nonprofit organization shall consider greenhouse gas emissions accounting methodologies developed as part of programs authorized pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code).
(2) Help participating entities in the state to establish emissions baselines.
(3) Encourage voluntary actions to increase water and energy efficiency measures to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the state’s water system.
(4) Enable participating entities to record voluntary entitywide greenhouse gas emissions reductions in a consistent format that is supported by third-party verification.
(5) Recognize, publicize, and promote participating entities making voluntary reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.
(6) Recruit broad participation in the registry from all economic sectors and regions of the state.
(7) Facilitate streamlined data reporting for relevant entities already reporting to the Climate Registry as part of its voluntary corporate greenhouse gas emissions reporting program.
(c) (1) The contract authorized pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be limited to a term of three years.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the term of the contract may be extended for one year upon the agreement of both parties to the contract.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 596, Sec. 1. (SB 1425) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 6 - Water-Energy Nexus Registry › Section 71424.

71424. Pursuant to Section 39712 of the Health and Safety Code, entities participating in the registry may qualify for financing opportunities that provide incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 596, Sec. 1. (SB 1425) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 7 - BIODIVERSITY › Section 71450.

71450. (a) For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) “30x30 goal” means the goal to conserve 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030 established in subdivision (b) and by Executive Order No. N-82-20.
(2) “Pathways to 30x30 Report” means the report entitled “Pathways to 30x30 California: Accelerating Conservation of California’s Nature” that was issued by the Natural Resources Agency on April 22, 2022.
(b) It is the goal of the state to conserve at least 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 392, Sec. 1. (SB 337) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 7 - BIODIVERSITY › Section 71451.

71451. In implementing the 10 pathways and specific near-term priority actions described in the Pathways to 30x30 Report to achieve the 30x30 goal, the Natural Resources Agency shall prioritize the following actions:
(a) Creating and facilitating the 30x30 Partnership, which includes the Ocean Protection Council, 30x30 Coordinating Committee, California Biodiversity Council, and California Biodiversity Network.
(b) Conducting public outreach to engage historically marginalized communities in the planning and implementation of the 30x30 goal.
(c) Identifying and promoting regional 30x30 goal efforts, including efforts that enhance equitable public access to nature.
(d) Supporting tribal engagement and leadership in implementing the 30x30 goal.
(e) Enhancing coordination between state, local, and federal agencies and departments to ensure that relevant state programs and actions are complementary to, and assist achieving, the 30x30 goal.
(f) Partnering with federal agencies to leverage strategic funding and resources in achieving the 30x30 goal.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 349, Sec. 2. (AB 2278) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 7 - BIODIVERSITY › Section 71452.

71452. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall prepare and submit, on or before March 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, a report to the Legislature on the progress made in the prior calendar year toward achieving the 30x30 goal. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following information:
(1) The number of acres conserved in the prior calendar year and the number of acres remaining that need to be conserved to meet the 30x30 goal, including information on how that goal is conserving California’s imperiled biodiversity.
(2) A summary of the progress made in the prior calendar year to advance toward the 30x30 goal and the near-term priority actions identified in the Pathways to 30x30 Report.
(3) How and where state funding that was expended in the prior calendar year was used in furtherance of the 30x30 goal, including the amount of funding expended for land and water conservation, science and research, public outreach and engagement, and managing, monitoring, and restoring conserved lands and water.
(4) The progress made by the 30x30 Partnership in the prior calendar year, including by the 30x30 Coordinating Committee, California Biodiversity Council, and California Biodiversity Network.
(5) The status of, and progress made by, CA Nature, which is the suite of interactive mapping and visualization tools developed pursuant to the 30x30 goal, and other scientific research or tools developed in the prior calendar year to support the 30x30 goal.
(6) The coordination between local, state, and federal agencies in support of the 30x30 goal.
(7) The progress made in the prior calendar year to address equity as part of the 30x30 goal, including state funding invested in community engagement, planning, acquisition and restoration, and expenditures for efforts by tribes or community-based groups.
(8) Identified barriers to implementing the 30x30 goal and recommended actions taken or needed to address those barriers.
(9) Interim benchmarks for the next calendar year to help meet the 30x30 goal and specific actions to implement the 30x30 goal.
(b) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 349, Sec. 2. (AB 2278) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 8 - Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, or Sequestration Projects › Section 71460.

71460. For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project” means a carbon dioxide capture project, a carbon dioxide removal project, or a sequestration project that seeks to provide for the long-term isolation or utilization of the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through storage in a geologic formation.
(b) “Carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project operator” means a person owning or operating a carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project.
(c) “Geologic storage complex” means one or more geologic storage reservoirs and any associated facilities or infrastructure necessary to convey, inject, or store carbon dioxide streams at the site of a geologic storage reservoir.
(d) “Geologic storage reservoir” means a portion of a sedimentary geologic stratum or formation containing pore spaces, including depleted oil and gas reservoirs and saline formations, that is suitable for injection and permanent storage of carbon dioxide in the state.
(e) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.
(f) “State board” means the State Air Resources Board.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 359, Sec. 5. (SB 905) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 8 - Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, or Sequestration Projects › Section 71463.

71463. The State Geologist shall report seismic activity or leakage of carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project to the state board and may recommend changes in the operations of the project to the state board. The state board may require changes in operations of a carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project to ensure public and environmental health and safety, including, but not limited to, a mandatory pause in operation, if the monitoring and reporting detects increased seismicity or carbon dioxide leakage outside of the geologic storage reservoir.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 359, Sec. 5. (SB 905) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 8 - Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, or Sequestration Projects › Section 71465.

71465. (a) Pipelines shall only be utilized to transport carbon dioxide to or from a carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project once the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has concluded the rulemaking (RIN 2137-AF60) regarding minimum federal safety standards for transportation of carbon dioxide by pipeline (Parts 190 to 199, inclusive, of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations) and the carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project operator demonstrates that the pipeline meets those standards. This section shall not apply to carbon captured at a permitted facility and transported within that facility or property.
(b) The Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, shall, no later than February 1, 2023, provide a proposal to the Legislature to establish a state framework and standards for the design, operation, siting, and maintenance of intrastate pipelines carrying carbon dioxide fluids of varying composition and phase to minimize the risk posed to public and environmental health and safety. The recommended framework shall be designed to minimize risk to public health and environmental health and safety, to the extent feasible.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 359, Sec. 5. (SB 905) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 36 - MARINE INVASIVE SPECIES ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 71201.

71201. (a) This division applies to all vessels, United States and foreign, carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water into the coastal waters of the state after operating outside of the coastal waters of the state, except those vessels described in Section 71202.
(b) This division applies to all ballast water and associated sediments taken on a vessel, and to all biofouling.
(c) This division may be known, and may be cited, as the “Marine Invasive Species Act.”
(d) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) The purpose of this division is to move the state expeditiously toward elimination of the discharge of nonindigenous species into the waters of the state or into waters that may impact the waters of the state, based on the best available technology economically achievable. This division shall be implemented in accordance with this intent, except as expressly provided by this division.
(2) The federal Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, which was enacted on December 4, 2018, preserves the rights of states to petition the federal government to review any standard of performance, regulation, or policy if new information exists that could result in a change to that standard, regulation, or policy.
(3) Nothing restricts the authority of California to respond to an aquatic invasive species emergency in its waters using California’s police powers.
(4) The Legislature strongly and unequivocally objects to any loss of state authority to regulate vessel discharges in California waters.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 443, Sec. 2. (AB 912) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 36 - MARINE INVASIVE SPECIES ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 71201.5.

71201.5. This division does not authorize the discharge of oil, noxious liquids, or other pollutants, in a manner prohibited by state, federal, or international laws or regulations. Ballast water carried in any tank containing a residue of oil, noxious liquid substances, or any other pollutant shall be discharged in accordance with the applicable requirements.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 491, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 36 - MARINE INVASIVE SPECIES ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 71201.7.

71201.7. The commission shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this division, pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 491, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)