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Committee advances bill to add landslides and climate‑exacerbated preexisting conditions to emergency definitions
Summary
AB 986 would allow landslides and preexisting conditions worsened by climate change to be considered when declaring state or local emergencies; the committee advanced the bill after members requested limits and thresholds be considered as it moves forward.
Assemblymember Marisucci presented AB 986, a measure to include landslides and preexisting conditions exacerbated by climate change among the conditions that may constitute a state or local emergency.
Marisucci said his district — and the Palos Verdes Peninsula in particular — has experienced dramatic, accelerated land movement in recent years, producing repeated road damage, utility interruptions and…
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