Environmental
Apr. 18, 2013
Assembly OKs Coastal Act fines
A bill to grant the California Coastal Commission the ability to impose fines on Coastal Act violators passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday after a lengthy discussion.
By Paul Jones
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A bill to grant the California Coastal Commission the ability to impose fines on Coastal Act violators passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday after a lengthy discussion. Currently such fines can only be imposed by a court, requiring the commission to litigate some matters.
Proponents said the bill would give the commission the same power other state agencies already possess while ensuring enforcement of the Coa...
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