California Public Resources Code

§ 9001

PRC § 9001 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 9 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The Legislature hereby declares all of the following:

(1)Resource conservation, enhancement, restoration, adaptation, and resilience are of fundamental importance to the prosperity and welfare of the people of this state. The Legislature believes that the state must assume leadership in formulating and putting into effect a statewide program of soil, water, and biodiversity conservation, enhancement, restoration, adaptation, and resilience and related natural resource conservation.

(2)The climate crisis is happening now, impacting California in unprecedented ways, including intensifying wildfires, mudslides, floods, and drought, sea level rise, and extreme heat, that threaten our economy, communities, public safety, and cultural and natural resources.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 585, Sec. 4. (AB 1902) Effective January 1, 2023.