Article 3 - Establishment and Functions of the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation

Sections (4)

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 41, Sec. 46. (SB 164) Effective June 29, 2024.

The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation is hereby established in state government in the Governor’s office. The office shall be under the direct control of a director, who shall be responsible to the Governor.

§ 65038

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 41, Sec. 47. (SB 164) Effective June 29, 2024.

For the purpose of administering this chapter, the Governor shall appoint the Director of Land Use and Climate Innovation, who shall perform all duties, exercise all powers, assume and discharge all responsibilities, and carry out and effect all purposes vested by law in the office, including contracting for professional or consultant services in connection with the work of the office.

§ 65039

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 41, Sec. 48. (SB 164) Effective June 29, 2024.

The Governor may appoint the Director of Land Use and Climate Innovation at a salary that shall be fixed pursuant to Section 12001.

§ 65039.5

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 41, Sec. 49. (SB 164) Effective June 29, 2024.

Commencing on July 1, 2024, each of the following shall occur:

(a)(1) The California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine, an office within the California Health and Human Services Agency, succeeds to, and is vested with, all the duties and responsibilities of the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, related to the administration or implementation of the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine’s programs.

(2)All books, documents, and records, including, but not limited to, outreach campaign supplies and print materials, of the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, formerly

the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, pertaining to functions transferred to the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine shall be transferred to the California Health and Human Services Agency.

(3)Any action by or against the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and any of its predecessors, including the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, pertaining to matters vested in the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine by this act shall not abate but shall continue in the name of the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine and shall be transferred to the California Health and Human Services Agency.

Advance Precision Medicine shall be void or voidable by reason of this act, but shall continue in full force and effect under the terms of the contract, with the California Health and Human Services Agency assuming all of the rights, obligations, liabilities and duties of the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation under the contract, license, or other agreement as it relates to the to the administration or implementation of the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine’s programs.

(5)All unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds available for use in connection with any function or the administration of any law transferred to the California Health and Human Services Agency by this subdivision shall be transferred to the agency for the use and for the purpose for which the appropriation was originally made or the funds were originally available. If there is any doubt as to where those balances and funds are

transferred, the Department of Finance shall determine where the balances and funds are transferred. The Department of Finance shall make the final determination of the budgetary and accounting transactions and treatments to ensure the proper implementation of the transfer of duties, powers, and responsibilities from the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, to the California Health and Human Services Agency, as described in this subdivision.

(b)(1) The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, succeeds to, and is vested with, all the duties and responsibilities of the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, related to the administration or implementation of the Community Economic Resilience Fund Program, including the Just Transition program.

(2)All books, documents, and records, including, but not limited to, outreach campaign supplies and print materials, of the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, pertaining to functions transferred to the Community Economic Resilience Fund Program shall be transferred to Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

(3)Any action by or against the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and any of its predecessors, including the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, pertaining to matters vested in the Community Economic Resilience Fund Program by the act adding this section shall not abate but shall continue in the name of the Community Economic Resilience Fund Program and shall be transferred to the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

(4)No contract, license, or other agreement to which the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, is a party related to the Community Economic Resilience Fund Program shall be void or voidable by reason of this act, but shall continue in full force and effect under the terms of the contract, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development assuming all of the rights, obligations, liabilities, and duties of the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation under the contract, license, or other agreement as it relates to the administration or implementation of the Community Economic Resilience Fund Program, including the Just Transition program.

(5)All unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds available for use in connection with any function or the administration of any law transferred to

the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development by this subdivision shall be transferred to the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for the use and for the purpose for which the appropriation was originally made or the funds were originally available. If there is any doubt as to where those balances and funds are transferred, the Department of Finance shall determine where the balances and funds are transferred. The Department of Finance shall make the final determination of the budgetary and accounting transactions and treatments to ensure the proper implementation of the transfer of duties, powers, and responsibilities from the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, to the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, as described in this subdivision.