Environmental protection: vulnerable population: identification.

Existing law requires the California Environmental Protection Agency to identify disadvantaged communities for investment opportunities funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Existing law requires the agency to identify those communities based on geographic, socioeconomic, public health, and environmental hazard criteria. Existing law requires that the Office of Planning and Research, among other things, coordinate with appropriate entities, including state, regional, or local agencies, to establish a clearinghouse for climate adaption information for use by state, regional, and local entities, as provided. This bill would require the Office of Planning and Research and the Strategic Growth Council to identify vulnerable populations using geographic, socioeconomic, public health, social determinants of health, environmental, and climate exposure criteria. The bill would require the office and council, in identifying the vulnerable populations, to undertake a robust participatory process that engages members of disadvantaged communities and other populations at significant risk from climate change impacts.