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Committee clears AB 734 to restore public access to detailed biological resource maps for energy siting
Summary
AB 734 would require the California Energy Commission to make biological survey and resource maps available to the public at a scale of at least 1:6,000, restoring prior practice; committee advanced the bill to appropriations after supporters said recent CEC practice reduced public participation in permitting for energy projects.
The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee advanced AB 734 to appropriations. The bill would require the California Energy Commission (CEC) to post biological resource maps and survey data for energy projects at a scale of at least 1:6,000 so that the public can meaningfully review and comment on proposed project impacts to species and habitat.
Assemblymember Schultz said the measure restores a long‑standing CEC practice that changed in 2023, when the…
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