California Coastal Conservancy

Not to be confused with California Coastal Commission.
California Coastal Conservancy

Plaque at Battery Point Lighthouse, in the tower with the light. Plaque reads: "Tower Restoration 1987. Funded in part by The California State Coastal Conservancy"
Agency overview
HeadquartersOakland, California
Employees70
Annual budget$384m USD (2022)
Agency executive
  • Amy Hutzel, Executive Officer
Parent departmentCalifornia Natural Resources Agency
Websitehttps://scc.ca.gov/

The California State Coastal Conservancy (CSCC, SCC) is a non-regulatory state agency in California established in 1976 to enhance coastal resources and public access to the coast. The CSCC is a department of the California Natural Resources Agency.[1] The agency's work is conducted along the entirety of the California coast, including the interior San Francisco Bay and is responsible for the planning and coordination of federal land sales to acquire into state land as well as award grant funding for improvement projects.[2] The Board of Directors for the agency is made up of seven members who are appointed by the Governor of California and approved by the California Legislature, members of the California State Assembly and California State Senate engage and provide oversight within their legislative capacity.

  1. ^ "About the Conservancy – California State Coastal Conservancy". scc.ca.gov.
  2. ^ "Codes Display Text". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.