Posted by Michelle Steel at 7:24 am on Jan 16, 2014 Comments Off on Allen’s Bill to Save Fire Rings Passes, But Fight Against Coastal Regulators Continues
In Southern California, there’s not much better than being able
to spend a summer day at one of our state’s world-renowned beaches
or to spend a cool summer evening surrounded by family and friends
around a bonfire.
I know. I have the true pleasure of being able to live right on
the beach in Orange County within minutes of the fire rings
provided free, for our enjoyment, at Bolsa Chica State Beach.
But today those fire rings are at risk. Assembly Bill 1102, by
Assemblyman Travis Allen, will protect fire rings all along our
coast so that we may share the joys of an evening bonfire with
future generations.
AB 1102 was written in response to new regulations promulgated
by the South Coast Air Quality Management District that would
severely curtail fire rings on public beaches.
The bill will require the SCAQMD, and any other local
government, to obtain a permit from the California Coastal
Commission before regulating, prohibiting, or restricting fire
rings in the south coast district.
That’s good news, because last March, Coastal Commission staff
recommended rejecting a city’s plan to remove fire rings along its
coast saying, according to… Read More