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A proposal on whether to ban smoking at state beaches and parks will be heard Tuesday during a hearing by the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.
State and county beaches here in Orange County are the last to allow smoking on the sand, with all city beaches passing bans in the past few years. State beaches along the 42-miles of coastline include Bolsa Chica, Huntington State Beach, Corona del Mar, Crystal Cove, and San Clemente State Beach.
The hearing will take place at 9:30 a.m. in Sacramento.
Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, introduced the smoking ban last December, saying the restrictions will protect the marine environment and reduce fire danger statewide, according to the press release.
The bill, called the “No Smoking at State Parks and Beaches Act,” would allow law enforcement to fine violators $250.
San Clemente was among the first cities in the state to pass the law in March 2004. Then like dominoes, other cities followed: Huntington Beach that August, Newport Beach the next month, and Laguna Beach about the same time. The Orange County Board of Supervisors also voted on the issue, but the law did not pass.
Those for the ban cite litter concerns, impacts on the environment and secondhand smoke.
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State and county beaches here in Orange County are the last to allow smoking on the sand, with all city beaches passing bans in the past few years. State beaches along the 42-miles of coastline include Bolsa Chica, Huntington State Beach, Corona del Mar, Crystal Cove, and San Clemente State Beach.
The hearing will take place at 9:30 a.m. in Sacramento.
Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, introduced the smoking ban last December, saying the restrictions will protect the marine environment and reduce fire danger statewide, according to the press release.
The bill, called the “No Smoking at State Parks and Beaches Act,” would allow law enforcement to fine violators $250.
San Clemente was among the first cities in the state to pass the law in March 2004. Then like dominoes, other cities followed: Huntington Beach that August, Newport Beach the next month, and Laguna Beach about the same time. The Orange County Board of Supervisors also voted on the issue, but the law did not pass.
Those for the ban cite litter concerns, impacts on the environment and secondhand smoke.
Read the full story here
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