California Health and Safety Code

§ 38561.5

HSC § 38561.5 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 25.5 · Part 4

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1)“Natural carbon sequestration” means actions that are undertaken on natural and working lands to remove and provide storage of atmospheric greenhouse gases in vegetation and soils. This shall include preservation, conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of these lands, which may include compost application, cover crops, hedgerows, planned grazing, urban forestry, riparian restoration, restoration of tidal flows to wetlands, and other forms of wetland restoration, among other relevant actions.

(2)“Natural lands” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 9001.5 of the Public Resources Code.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 358, Sec. 1. (AB 1159) Effective January 1, 2024.