California Health and Safety Code

§ 38501

HSC § 38501 Effective Sep 19, 2025Div. 25.5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)Global warming poses a serious threat to the economic well-being, public health, natural resources, and the environment of California. The potential adverse impacts of global warming include the exacerbation of air quality problems, a reduction in the quality and supply of water to the state from the Sierra snowpack, a rise in sea levels resulting in the displacement of thousands of coastal businesses and residences, damage to marine ecosystems and the natural environment, and an increase in the incidences of infectious diseases, asthma, and other human health-related problems.

(2)Global warming will have detrimental effects on some of California’s largest industries, including agriculture, wine, tourism, skiing, recreational and commercial fishing, and forestry. It will also increase the strain on electricity supplies necessary to meet the demand for summer air-conditioning in the hottest parts of the state.

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Legislative history

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 135, Sec. 1) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 117, Sec. 1. (AB 1207) Effective September 19, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2046, by its own provisions. See later operative version amended by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 117.