California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB949: Environmental protection: Natural Resources Agency: resource of statewide significance: Santa Cruz Mountains.
Status: Chaptered, September 18, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Part 9 (commencing with Section 71470) to Division 34 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental protection. environmental protection Environmental protection: Natural Resources Agency: resource of statewide significance: Santa Cruz Mountains. Existing law establishes the Natural Resources Agency, composed of departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions responsible for the restoration, protection, and management of the state’s natural and cultural resources…
From the chaptered text, September 18, 2026:
An act to add Part 9 (commencing with Section 71470) to Division 34 of the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental protection. environmental protection Environmental protection: Natural Resources Agency: resource of statewide significance: Santa Cruz Mountains. Existing law establishes the Natural Resources Agency, composed of departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions responsible for the restoration, protection, and management of the state’s natural and cultural resources. This bill would designate the Santa Cruz Mountains, as defined, as a resource of statewide significance that requires special protection, as defined. The bill would require the Natural Resources Agency and its boards, departments, and conservancies, to the extent that resources are available, and when appropriate, to encourage collaborative stewardship approaches that support the protection, restoration, and preservation of the Santa Cruz Mountains, among other things. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Santa Cruz Mountains covering portions of the Counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Part 9 (commencing with Section 71470) is added to Division 34 of the Public Resources Code , to read: 9. Resource of Statewide Significance 71470. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all …