§ 93010. — 93010. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 83, Sec. 2.)

(a)
Of the funds made available by Section 93000, eight hundred seventy million dollars ($870,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Wildlife Conservation Board for grant programs to protect and enhance fish and wildlife
resources and habitat and achieve the state’s biodiversity, public access, and conservation goals. Eligible programs include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
(1)
Land acquisition.
(2)
Habitat enhancement and restoration.
(3)
Rangeland, grazing land, and grassland protection.
(4)
Inland wetland conservation.
(5)
Ecosystem restoration on agricultural lands.
(6)
Climate adaptation and resiliency.
(7)
Monarch butterfly and pollinator rescue.
(8)
Desert conservation.
(9)
Oak woodland conservation.
(10)
Purposes of reimbursing the General Fund, pursuant to the Natural Heritage Preservation Tax Credit Act of 2000 (Division 28 (commencing with Section 37000)).
(b)
Funding made available pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be used to reduce or offset environmental mitigation or
compliance obligations otherwise required, but may be used as part of a funding partnership to enhance, expand, or augment conservation efforts required by mitigation. Nothing in this subdivision authorizes the expenditure of bond funds for voluntary agreements as described in Section 80114.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 83, Sec. 2. (SB 867) Approved in Proposition 4 at the November 5, 2024, election. Effective November 6, 2024.