CHAPTER 9. Advance Mitigation And Regional Conservation Investment Strategies [1850. - 1860.]
Chapter 9 added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 455, Sec. 2.
§§ 1850–1860 · 10 sections
- § 1850 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it would be beneficial to identify species and habitat conservation initiatives at a regional scale, including…
- § 1851 For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Areas of Conservation Emphasis” means the biodiversity analysis completed by the department in 2010, or the latest update of…
- § 1852 (a) The department may approve a regional conservation investment strategy pursuant to this chapter. A regional conservation investment strategy may be…
- § 1853 (a) The department may approve a regional conservation assessment pursuant to this chapter. A regional conservation assessment may be proposed by the…
- § 1854 (a) The department may prepare or approve a regional conservation investment strategy, or approve an amended strategy, for an initial period of up to 10 years…
- § 1855 (a) Regional conservation investment strategies shall not affect the authority or discretion of any public agency and shall not be binding upon public agencies…
- § 1856 (a) A conservation action or habitat enhancement action that measurably advances the conservation objectives of an approved regional conservation investment…
- § 1857 (a) The Fish and Wildlife Regional Conservation Investment Strategy Program Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. (b) The department shall collect…
- § 1858 (a) The department may adopt guidelines and criteria to aid in the implementation of this chapter. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of…
- § 1860 Nothing in this chapter supersedes, limits, or otherwise modifies the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009 (Division 35 (commencing with Section…