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State parks: resource exploitation exceptions: commercialization of investigation results.

It became law on Oct 2, 2019.

CA SB 442 · Senate Bill · 2019–2020

Stage
Became law
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Senate
Sponsor
Bill Dodd
Latest action
Oct 2, 2019

What it does

Under existing law, the Department of Parks and Recreation has control of the state park system. Existing law prohibits commercial exploitation of resources in state park system units, but provides certain exceptions for commercial drilling for oil or gas and commercial fishing, as specified. Upon receiving prior approval from the Director of Parks and Recreation, existing law encourages qualified institutions and individuals to conduct nondestructive forms of scientific investigation within state park system units. Existing law establishes the State Parks and Recreation Fund into which are deposited fees, rents, and other returns for use of the state parks, and moneys in the fund are…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 2, 2019

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It is law in California. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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