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Bill would limit Coastal Act exemption for disaster rebuilding to curb speculative development, presenter says
Summary
Miss Krell presented SB 1229 on behalf of Sen. Allen, saying the bill keeps streamlined rebuilding for disaster victims but narrows the exemption to prevent speculative developers from using it to restrict beach access; the bill was moved out of committee on a roll call.
Miss Krell presented SB 1229 for Sen. Allen, describing it as a targeted limitation on a Coastal Act exemption used for post‑disaster rebuilding. "This is an important bill that retains the streamlined approach for victims who need to rebuild after a disaster, but ensures that developers don't take advantage of this, and by doing that would deprive the public of access to our coastline and our beaches," Krell said.
Krell emphasized the bill's dual aim: allow disaster victims to rebuild quickly but prevent speculative developers from using the exemption to profit at the coast's expense. The presenter asked the committee for an I vote on behalf of Sen. Allen; the committee recorded a motion and sent SB 1229 out on a roll call.
