CHAPTER 9. California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 [2780. - 2799.6.]

Chapter 9 added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 117, Sec. 2.

§§ 2780–2799.6 · 19 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 2780–2781 · 2 sections

   • § 2780 The people of California find and declare all of the following: (a) Protection, enhancement, and restoration of wildlife habitat and fisheries are vital to…
   • § 2781 The people of California find and declare that wildlife and fisheries conservation is in the public interest and that it is necessary to keep certain lands in…
2. ARTICLE 2. California Wildlife Protection §§ 2785–2799.6 · 17 sections

   • § 2785 The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Acquisition” includes but is not limited to, gifts, purchases, leases, easements, the…
   • § 2786 Except as otherwise expressly provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 2787, the money in the Habitat Conservation Fund, which is hereby…
   • § 2787 Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the fund is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, as follows: (a) To…
   • § 2788 Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the fund is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the board. This…
   • § 2789 In areas where habitats are or may become isolated or fragmented, preference shall be given by the agencies expending money from the fund to projects which…
   • § 2790 Each agency receiving money from the fund pursuant to Section 2787 shall report to the board on or before July 1 of each year the amount of money that was…
   • § 2791 The board shall expend the money appropriated to it from the fund subject to the following conditions: (a) Not more than one and one-half (11/2) percent shall…
   • § 2792 If any agency designated in Section 2787 ceases to exist, or is otherwise unable to expend the funds appropriated by Section 2787 to that agency for the period…
   • § 2793 The board and any other state or local agency that expends any funds appropriated from the fund on environmental enhancement, restoration, or improvement…
   • § 2794 In implementing this chapter, the state or local agency that manages lands acquired with funds appropriated from the fund shall prepare, with full public…
   • § 2795 (a) The Controller shall annually transfer 10 percent of the funds in the Unallocated Account in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund to the Habitat…
   • § 2796 (a) The Controller shall annually transfer the sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) from the General Fund to the Habitat Conservation Fund, less any…
   • § 2797 (a) The people find it necessary to acquire, restore, and improve the rapidly disappearing wildlife habitat of southern California in the quickest and most…
   • § 2798 Acquisitions of real property made pursuant to this chapter shall be done in compliance with the land acquisition law as existing or as hereafter amended and…
   • § 2799 Every expenditure made pursuant to this chapter shall comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the…
   • § 2799.5 Reasonable public access to lands acquired in fee with funds made available pursuant to this chapter shall be provided except when that access may interfere…
   • § 2799.6 Only those amounts of money which are transferred to the fund from the General Fund pursuant to Section 2796 may be reappropriated for purposes of this chapter…