California Coastal Commission

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The California Coastal Commission is a state agency in the U.S. state of California with quasi-judicial regulatory influence over land use and public access in the California coastal zone.

[edit] Mission

The California Coastal Commission website that's the mission "To protect, conserve, restore, and enhance the environment of the California coastline".

[edit] History

California Proposition 20, The Coastal Initiative, established the Coastal Commission in 1972 winning 55% of the votes. The Coastal Initiative gave the Coastal Commission permit authority for four years time. The California Coastal Act of 1976 extended the Coastal Commissions authority indefinitely.