§ 4799.10.2. — 4799.10.2. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 186, Sec. 1.)

(a)
(1)
The department shall complete a statewide strategic plan, in consultation with nonprofit organizations, cities, counties, other local governments of urban areas, and disadvantaged and low-income
communities, to achieve a 10-percent increase of tree canopy cover in urban areas by 2035, with priority for increasing tree canopy cover in disadvantaged and low-income communities and low-canopy areas. The statewide strategic plan shall include recommendations for all of the following:
(A)
State and local policies necessary to achieve the goal of increasing tree canopy cover in urban areas by 10 percent by 2035.
(B)
Targets and actions for canopy increase to be completed at the regional level by 2030 in a manner that is consistent with
paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 4799.10 and that supports the 2035 statewide goal.
(C)
Local resources needed for the maintenance and upkeep of urban forests and strategies to secure these resources.
(D)
Resources and strategies to address threats to urban forests, including climate change, extreme weather, pollution, drought and limited water resource availability, diseases, and pests.
(E)
Sustainable tree canopy expansion within disadvantaged communities and low-income communities.
(F)
Measures to reduce or eliminate net loss of any existing tree canopy.
(2)
The statewide strategic plan completed by the department pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Legislature on or before June 30, 2025.
(b)
The statewide strategic plan submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c)
Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall be repealed on June 30, 2029.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 186, Sec. 1. (AB 2251) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of June 30, 2029, by its own provisions.