Public Resources Code § 5845.3

(a) The board shall implement and administer the Lower American River Conservancy Program, which is hereby created to receive and expend proceeds from bonds or other appropriations made in the annual Budget Act or other statutes for the benefit of the American River Parkway and related lands.

(b) In administering the program, the board shall prioritize expending moneys to develop and implement a natural resource management plan and to improve access to, and protection and restoration of, the American River Parkway.