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Environmental & Energy

Jan. 16, 2025

​House bill to target Coastal Commission's power amid SpaceX controversy

Rep. Kevin Kiley aims to limit the California Coastal Commission's authority through new legislation, citing its overreach in decisions affecting SpaceX launches, amid debates over environmental oversight and political bias.

California Rep. Kevin Kiley said he will introduce a bill to limit the California Coastal Commission's authority. If successful, the effort could remake the governance of the state's coastline and hamstring an entity Republicans have long clashed with.

Kiley, R-Rocklin, said his bill would amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. This federal law was meant to set up a framework for coastal states to preserve and develop lands near the ocean. But in more recent years...

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