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CHAPTER 1.5. Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation

Heading of Chapter 1.5 amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 41, Sec. 40.

§§ 65025–65054.3 · 55 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions §§ 65025–65029 · 6 sections
    • § 65025 “Office” as used in this chapter means the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation.
    • § 65026 “Functional plan” as used in this chapter, means an intermediate- or short-range plan for the operation of a discrete function of state government.
    • § 65027 “Report” as used in this chapter, means the State Environmental Goals and Policy Report.
    • § 65028.1 “Council,” as used in this chapter, means the Planning Advisory and Assistance Council established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65040.6.
    • § 65028.2 “District,” as used in this chapter, means a regional planning district created by the office pursuant to Section 65040.4.
    • § 65029 Commencing on July 1, 2024, all references to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research throughout the published laws of the State of California shall…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Declaration of State Policy and Legislative Intent §§ 65030–65036.1 · 10 sections
    • § 65030 The Legislature finds and declares that California’s land is an exhaustible resource, not just a commodity, and is essential to the economy, environment and…
    • § 65030.1 The Legislature also finds that decisions involving the future growth of the state, most of which are made and will continue to be made at the local level,…
    • § 65030.2 It is further the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature that land use decisions be made with full knowledge of their economic and fiscal…
    • § 65031 The Legislature further finds and declares that recommendation, continuous evaluation and execution of statewide environmental goals, policies and plans are…
    • § 65032 The Legislature further finds and declares that analysis of the impact of individual programs on the achievement of statewide environmental goals and the…
    • § 65033 The Legislature recognizes the importance of public participation at every level of the planning process. It is therefore the policy of the state and the…
    • § 65034 The Legislature further finds and declares that the state planning process should be designed to influence legislative policy and actions and therefore should…
    • § 65035 The Legislature finds that it is necessary to have one agency at the state level that is responsible for developing state land use policies, coordinating…
    • § 65036 It is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to assure orderly planning for specific functions such as water development, transportation,…
    • § 65036.1 The Legislature recognizes that the state planning process, particularly with regard to the preparation of statewide goals and policies, should incorporate the…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Establishment and Functions of the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation §§ 65037–65039.5 · 4 sections
    • § 65037 The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation is hereby established in state government in the Governor’s office. The office shall be under the direct control…
    • § 65038 For the purpose of administering this chapter, the Governor shall appoint the Director of Land Use and Climate Innovation, who shall perform all duties,…
    • § 65039 The Governor may appoint the Director of Land Use and Climate Innovation at a salary that shall be fixed pursuant to Section 12001.
    • § 65039.5 Commencing on July 1, 2024, each of the following shall occur: (a) (1) The California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine, an office within the California…
  4. ARTICLE 4. Powers and Duties §§ 65040–65040.17 · 19 sections
    • § 65040 The Office of Planning and Research shall serve the Governor and the Governor’s Cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research, and constitute the…
    • § 65040.1 In developing a land use policy for the state, the Office of Planning and Research shall cooperate with the Department of Transportation and other federal,…
    • § 65040.2 (a) In connection with its responsibilities under subdivision (l) of Section 65040, the office shall develop and adopt guidelines for the preparation of and…
    • § 65040.20 The Office of Planning and Research, when it adopts its next edition of the general plan guidelines pursuant to Section 65040.2, shall include the provisions…
    • § 65040.21 By July 1, 2020, the office shall, in consultation with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, and… see note
    • § 65040.3 When requested by a local or regional agency, the office may furnish information and technical and professional advice on the preparation, adoption, amendment,…
    • § 65040.4 (a) The office shall divide the state into regional planning districts. Insofar as possible, the districts shall be established to include: (1) Natural…
    • § 65040.5 (a) The office shall notify a city or county with a general plan that has not been revised within eight years. (b) The office shall notify the Attorney General…
    • § 65040.6 (a) The Planning Advisory and Assistance Council is hereby created within the office, the membership of which shall be as follows: three city representatives;…
    • § 65040.7 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Energy security and military mission goals” means federal laws,…
    • § 65040.8 The Office of Planning and Research shall develop a housing cost manual which may be used by local agencies in assessing the impact on housing costs of…
    • § 65040.9 (a) On or before January 1, 2004, the Office of Planning and Research shall, if sufficient federal funds become available for this purpose, prepare and publish…
    • § 65040.10 As used in this article, “State Clearinghouse” means the office of that name established by executive action of the Governor or any successor office designated…
    • § 65040.11 The “State Clearinghouse” shall submit such information acquired by it pursuant to the application of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 (P.L.…
    • § 65040.11.5 (a) There is in state government, within the State Clearinghouse, the federal grant administrator who is an individual designated by the Governor to serve as…
    • § 65040.12 (a) The office shall be the coordinating agency in state government for environmental justice programs. (b) The director shall do all of the following: (1)…
    • § 65040.14 The office shall serve as the state’s liaison to the United States Department of Defense in order to facilitate coordination regarding issues that are of…
    • § 65040.15 On or before January 1, 2021, the Office of Planning and Research shall complete a study on the effectiveness of tax increment financing tools for increasing…
    • § 65040.17 (a) The California Complete Count - Census 2020 Office, under the Government Operations Agency, shall partner with local contracted educational agencies to…
  5. ARTICLE 5. Statewide Environmental Goals and Policy Report §§ 65041–65051 · 12 sections
    • § 65041 The Governor shall prepare and thereafter shall cause to be maintained, regularly reviewed, and revised a comprehensive State Environmental Goals and Policy…
    • § 65041.1 The state planning priorities, which are intended to promote equity, strengthen the economy, protect the environment, and promote public health and safety in…
    • § 65042 Every officer, agency, department, or instrumentality of state government, including, but not limited to, all trustee agencies as defined in Section 21070 of…
    • § 65043 The maximum public understanding and response to alternative statewide environmental goals, policies and actions shall be sought in the preparation and…
    • § 65044 Upon completion of the State Environmental Goals and Policy Report, the Governor, prior to approval, shall seek the advice of the Legislature and for this…
    • § 65045 The Legislature may assign the report for study to one or more standing committees, or to a joint committee and may hold hearings, solicit testimony and take…
    • § 65046 The Governor shall consider any advice offered by the Legislature as provided in Section 65045 and, upon his approval, shall transmit the report to the…
    • § 65047 Upon approval by the Governor, the State Environmental Goals and Policy Report shall serve to: (a) Record approved goals, policies and decisions of state…
    • § 65048 (a) The State Environmental Goals and Policy Report shall be revised, updated, and transmitted by the Governor to the Legislature every four years. Any…
    • § 65049 Following approval of the State Environmental Goals and Policy Report as provided in Section 65046, the report shall serve as a guide for state expenditures.…
    • § 65050 There is hereby established a Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration. The director shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The…
    • § 65051 (a) The Immigrant Integration Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be used for any purpose authorized by this chapter. (b)…
  6. ARTICLE 5.7. Diverse, Ethnic, and Community Media §§ 65054–65054.3 · 4 sections
    • § 65054 For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Ethnic media” means any organization that produces news or culturally relevant…
    • § 65054.1 The office shall assist state agencies and departments in marketing, advertising, and outreach to priority populations identified in paragraph (2) of…
    • § 65054.2 (a) A state agency or department that expends funds on marketing, advertising, or outreach shall, no later than July 1, 2025, develop a plan for increasing…
    • § 65054.3 This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.