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 02/06/25 - Introduced

 AB-452 Coastal recreation: designated state surfing reserves.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 04/09/2025 09:00 PM

AB452:v98#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 April 09, 2025

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill

No. 452

Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Kalra and Pellerin)

February 06, 2025

An act to add Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 31450) to Division 21 of the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 452, as amended, Irwin.
 Coastal recreation: designated state surfing reserves.

The California Coastal Act of 1976 requires oceanfront land suitable for recreational use to be protected for recreational use and development unless present and foreseeable future demand for public or commercial recreational activities that could be accommodated on the property is already adequately provided for in the area. Existing law establishes the State Coastal Conservancy with prescribed powers and responsibilities for implementing and administering various programs intended to preserve, protect, and restore the state’s coastal areas. Existing law establishes surfing as the official state sport.

This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2026, the conservancy to establish criteria and an application process for purposes of designating an area of the coastline as a state surfing reserve, as defined. The bill would authorize a local
 government, as defined, to apply to the conservancy for purposes of designating an area of the coastline within the jurisdiction of the local government as a state surfing reserve. The bill would require the local government to include in its application, among other things, a description of the proposed surfing reserve. The bill would require the conservancy to approve the application if the area of the coastline meets the established criteria. The bill would require, once the application is approved, the conservancy to designate the area as a state surfing reserve and to include this designation, where appropriate, in publications or maps that are issued by the conservancy. reserve. The bill would require the conservancy to, upon appropriation, publicize the state surfing reserve and partner with local governments to erect signs designating
 an approved surfing reserve, and would authorize the conservancy to accept donations for these purposes.
 The bill would authorize the conservancy to revoke the designation if the surfing reserve no longer meets the established criteria. The bill would require the conservancy to transmit notice of the approval of a designated surfing reserve to the Ocean Protection Council for consideration and inclusion in the state’s 30x30 goal.

Digest Key

 Vote:
 MAJORITY 
 Appropriation:
 NO 
 Fiscal Committee:
 YES 
 Local Program:
 NO 

Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a process for state designated surfing reserves in order to recognize the cultural, historical, economic, and ecological importance of California’s waves, surf zones, and their surrounding environments.

SECTION 1.

 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) In October 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order No. N-82-20 to establish a state goal of conserving 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030, known as the 30x30 goal.

(b) The 30x30 goal is intended to help conserve California lands and coastal waters through voluntary, collaborative action with partners across the state to meet three objectives: conserving and restoring biodiversity, expanding
 access to nature, and mitigating and building resilience to climate change.

(c) California’s 30x30 commitment is part of a global effort to increase biodiversity conservation, including in the United States.

(d) In 2023, the Legislature enacted Senate Bill 337 (Chapter 392 of the Statutes of 2023) to codify into law the state goal to conserve 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030.

(e) As of June 2024, 25.2 percent of California’s lands and 16.2 percent of its coastal waters are under long-term conservation and