ARTICLE 3.7. California State Safe Harbor Agreement Program Act [2089.2. - 2089.25.]

Article 3.7 added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 184, Sec. 1.

§§ 2089.2–2089.25 · 17 sections

• § 2089.2 (a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the California State Safe Harbor Agreement Program Act. (b) The Legislature finds that a key to the goals…
• § 2089.4 As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Agreement” means a state safe harbor agreement approved by the department pursuant to this…
• § 2089.5 (a) The department shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize the review of, and decision to approve, an agreement if the property proposed to be…
• § 2089.6 (a) In addition to the other provisions of this article, the department may authorize acts that are or may become otherwise prohibited pursuant to Section…
• § 2089.7 The department may authorize the taking of the Owens pupfish in the Owens River watershed if the take is authorized under an agreement pursuant to this article.
• § 2089.8 The landowner shall submit all of the following: (a) A detailed map depicting the land proposed to be enrolled in the agreement. (b) The common and scientific…
• § 2089.9 (a) As used in this section, “proprietary information” means information that is all of the following: (1) Related to an agricultural operation or land that is…
• § 2089.10 If an agreement has been approved and the department finds that the agreement is being properly implemented, the department shall allow the landowner to alter…
• § 2089.12 (a) Unless the department determines that it is inappropriate to do so based on the nature of the management actions being proposed, the species listed in the…
• § 2089.14 An agreement may be amended with the mutual consent of the landowner and the department.
• § 2089.16 If a landowner seeks to sell, transfer, or otherwise alienate the land or water enrolled in the agreement during the term of the agreement, the person or…
• § 2089.18 The suspension and revocation of the agreement shall be governed by suspension and revocation regulations adopted by the department.
• § 2089.20 (a) This section does not provide the public a right of entry onto the enrolled land or water. The landowner shall provide the department, its contractors, or…
• § 2089.22 (a) If any of the following agreements have been approved pursuant to applicable provisions of federal law and the federal agreement contains species that are…
• § 2089.23 (a) A landowner that owns land that abuts a property enrolled in a state safe harbor agreement shall not be required, for purposes of an incidental take…
• § 2089.24 The department, for informational purposes, shall maintain a list of qualified persons who have worked with the department on an approved agreement, and…
• § 2089.25 The department may promulgate regulations to implement this article.