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Great news!! Prop. 26 might be used to stop the thieves of private property under the guise of government, the infamous Castro-like, Coastal Commission, might have met its match--the people of California.
"The Commission, which has jurisdiction over California’s 900-mile-long coastal zone as well as oil platforms in state waters, levies regulatory charges known as “in-lieu fees” on developers, petroleum companies, homeowners, businesses and the like. The fees cover the costs of resolving any impacts on coastal property. In the case of the platforms, the fees are set according to age of the platform, water depth, whether it was decommissioned before its scheduled expiration date and other factors.
The bill authorizing “rigs to reefs,” AB 2503 by Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, was approved on Aug. 31, the final day of the legislative session and later signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. An earlier version of the bill, denounced by environmentalists, was vetoed by former Gov. Gray Davis.
The provision requiring a two-thirds vote means that at least eight of the Coastal Commission’s members would be required to approve a fee, whether for rigs to reefs, developers or anything else. Currently, seven votes are required."
Sadly, like other thieves, they will find a way around the law. They may be immoral, but they are not crooks--or so they think. Castro and other totalitarians would love the Coastal Commission.
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"The Commission, which has jurisdiction over California’s 900-mile-long coastal zone as well as oil platforms in state waters, levies regulatory charges known as “in-lieu fees” on developers, petroleum companies, homeowners, businesses and the like. The fees cover the costs of resolving any impacts on coastal property. In the case of the platforms, the fees are set according to age of the platform, water depth, whether it was decommissioned before its scheduled expiration date and other factors.
The bill authorizing “rigs to reefs,” AB 2503 by Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, was approved on Aug. 31, the final day of the legislative session and later signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. An earlier version of the bill, denounced by environmentalists, was vetoed by former Gov. Gray Davis.
The provision requiring a two-thirds vote means that at least eight of the Coastal Commission’s members would be required to approve a fee, whether for rigs to reefs, developers or anything else. Currently, seven votes are required."
Sadly, like other thieves, they will find a way around the law. They may be immoral, but they are not crooks--or so they think. Castro and other totalitarians would love the Coastal Commission.
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