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CA Pub Res Code § 5808.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 6.5 - California Watershed Protection and Restoration Act|Section 5808.1.

5808.1.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) In addition to the statutory and regulatory policies and programs established pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), Division 20.4 (commencing with Section 30901), and Chapter 1.696 (commencing with Section 5096.600) of Division 5, Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) and Division 26.5 (commencing with Section 79500) of the Water Code, and other statutes and regulations affecting watershed planning and protection, efforts to conserve, maintain, restore, protect, enhance, and utilize California’s rivers and streams for habitat, recreation, water supply, public health, economic development, and other purposes have a greater likelihood of being successful when governments, including federal and tribal governments, work in partnership with citizens in an effort to combine community resources, local initiative, and state agency support.(b) The Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 2117 of the 1999–2000 Regular Session (Ch. 735, Stats. 2000) to require the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Resources Agency to evaluate how effective voluntary, community-based, collaborative watershed efforts or partnerships are in contributing to the protection and enhancement of California’s natural resources, and what the state can do to assist them.(c) The agencies produced a Report to the Legislature: Addressing the Need to Protect California’s Watersheds—Working with Local Partnerships, April 2002.(d) The recommendations of that report form the basis and factual support for promoting and encouraging local partnerships in watershed restoration, protection, and management as one of the nonregulatory means of improving watersheds.(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that this act will bring more understanding to government agencies of the nature, scope, and complexity of working on a watershed basis at the local and regional level.(f) To the extent consistent with the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), Division 20.4 (commencing with Section 30901) and Chapter 1.696 (commencing with Section 5096.600) of Division 5, Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) and Division 26.5 (commencing with Section 79500) of the Water Code, and other statutes and regulations affecting watershed planning and protection, the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Resources Agency are encouraged to provide assistance and grants under this chapter in a uniform and predictable manner to those who choose to participate in the important work of watershed restoration and enhancement pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 693, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5808.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 6.5 - California Watershed Protection and Restoration Act|Section 5808.2.

5808.2.  (a) In addition to the statutory and regulatory policies and programs established pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), Division 20.4 (commencing with Section 30901) and Chapter 1.696 (commencing with Section 5096.600) of Division 5, Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) and Division 26.5 (commencing with Section 79500) of the Water Code, and other statutes and regulations affecting watershed planning and protection, voluntary local collaborative partnerships that assist in improving the condition of the watershed as expeditiously as possible are in the state’s interest in terms of effectiveness, citizen involvement, and community responsibility.(b) The use of local and regional watershed level planning and management can be an efficient and effective mechanism to improve the condition of the watershed.(c) To the extent consistent with the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), Division 20.4 (commencing with Section 30901) and Chapter 1.696 (commencing with Section 5096.600) of Division 5, Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) and Division 26.5 (commencing with Section 79500) of the Water Code, and other statutes and regulations affecting watershed planning and protection, the memorandum of understanding required under Section 30946, guidelines adopted by state agencies for use by local watershed partnerships shall provide flexible mechanisms to achieve quantifiable, and monitored watershed objectives.(d) In addition to the statutory and regulatory policies and programs established pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), Division 20.4 (commencing with Section 30901) and Chapter 1.696 (commencing with Section 5096.600) of Division 5, Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) and Division 26.5 (commencing with Section 79500) of the Water Code, and other statutes and regulations affecting watershed planning and protection, local governments, special districts, and other interested parties may participate in local watershed partnerships in order to ensure efficient, long-lasting, and effective watershed restoration and management and to improve the watershed.(e) To the extent funds that are available for the purposes in subdivision (d), state agencies with jurisdiction over watershed planning and protection may provide technical assistance to watershed management partnerships through training, advice, and manuals describing assessments, plans, and monitoring activities that are consistent with watershed protection laws and regulations.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 693, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5810 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5810.

5810.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Keene-Nejedly California Wetlands Preservation Act.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 462.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5811 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5811.

5811.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) The remaining wetlands of this state are of increasingly critical economic, aesthetic, and scientific value to the people of California, and that the need exists for an affirmative and sustained public policy and program directed at their preservation, restoration, and enhancement, in order that wetlands shall continue in perpetuity to meet the needs of the people.(b) Although the state established a specific plan in 1979 for the protection, acquisition, restoration, preservation, and management of wetlands to be implemented through the year 2000, a need to update this plan now exists, and the process should include the identification of priorities for wetland conservation through the year 2020.(c) California has established a successful program of regional, cooperative efforts to protect, acquire, restore, preserve, and manage wetlands. These programs include, but are not limited to, the Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture, the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, and the Inter-Mountain West Joint Venture. These public-private partnerships, wherever practicable, shall be the primary means of achieving the objectives of this chapter.(d) Active and voluntary involvement by private landowners in wetlands conservation, restoration, and enhancement contributes significantly to the long-term availability and productivity of wetlands in the state.(e) With the passage of Propositions 12 and 13 in March 2000, the people of California have provided the state with unprecedented financial resources to acquire, restore, preserve, and manage wetlands. There is a pressing need for state agencies that are responsible for wetlands conservation to develop and disseminate a wetlands conservation strategy for review by the general public, for use by the Legislature in the annual budget process, for use by local public agencies in pursuing local and regional wetlands conservation programs, and for use by state agencies updating existing programs for acquiring, restoring, preserving, and managing wetlands resources.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 964, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5812 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5812.

5812.  As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following terms mean:(a) “Agency” means the Resources Agency.(b) “Departments” means the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Department of Fish and Game, and the California Coastal Conservancy.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 964, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5813 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5813.

5813.  (a) Nothing in this chapter abrogates or supersedes any existing local, state, or federal law or policy pertaining to wetlands, or establishes maximum or minimum standards or any other requirement for wetlands fill or mitigation. Additionally, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create any new legal obligations for private landowners, or for lands owned by the United States Department of Defense, for wetlands inventories, wetlands management requirements, or any other regulatory requirements pertaining to wetlands use or conversion.(b) Any of the departments may acquire interests in real property less than the fee, including, but not limited to, acquisition of development rights, when it determines that acquisition of the lesser interest will accomplish the purposes of this chapter in furthering the public’s interest in the protection, preservation, restoration, and enhancement of wetlands.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 964, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5814 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5814.

5814.  (a) The agency shall update all of the state’s existing wetlands inventory resources in order to prepare a study to accomplish the following goals:(1) To identify the restoration and enhancement opportunities in the state for wetlands in public ownership.(2) To identify means of protecting and enhancing existing wetlands in public ownership and to identify additional recreational benefits and opportunities that are compatible with the primary goal of maximizing the habitat value of wetlands.(3) To identify opportunities for voluntary public-private partnerships for wetlands restoration, enhancement, and management on private lands.(4) To identify those wetlands of particular significance in the state that are not currently in public ownership for which there is believed to be a willing seller.(5) To identify additional recreational benefits that can be provided on existing, restored, or newly created wetlands in public ownership or for which there is a cooperative agreement for public use by a private landowner and a local, state, or federal agency.(6) To provide a basis for the inclusion of wetlands data and information in the California Continuing Resources Investment Strategy Project (CCRISP), which was funded in the Budget Act of 2000.(7) To identify, utilizing existing resources, wetlands on lands owned by federal agencies in California and those wetlands that are protected by existing wetlands management and conservation mandates imposed by federal law.(8) To identify, in conjunction with the Office of Planning and Research, those instances where lead agencies have adopted mitigation measures pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000), or natural community conservation plans prepared pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 2800) of the Fish and Game Code, that utilize or reference wetland resources located on lands owned by the United States Department of Defense.(b) The agency shall consult and cooperate with counties cities, other appropriate state and federal agencies with an interest in wetlands resources, and willing landowners in conducting the study. The study shall be submitted to the Legislature not later than January 1, 2003, and shall set forth, for consideration by the Legislature, a plan for the acquisition, protection, preservation, restoration, and enhancement of wetlands, including funding requirements and the priority status of specific proposed wetlands projects.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 964, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5815 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5815.

5815.  The agency, in preparing the wetlands priority plan and program pursuant to Section 5814, shall give particular recognition to the conservation, recreation, and open-space plans and programs of local agencies, and shall, wherever feasible and appropriate, identify and devise cooperative means for planning and for the protection and preservation of wetlands by local agencies.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 964, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5815.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5815.5.

5815.5.  In compiling data for the wetlands inventory required by Section 5814, the agency and the departments shall, as a first priority, rely on existing sources of information and data. If the agency determines that ground surveys are needed to supplement or correct aerial and satellite imagery, the agency and the department shall obtain the permission of any private landowner before entering his or her property to gather information to complete the wetlands inventory.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 964, Sec. 5.5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5816 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5816.

5816.  The agency shall give particular recognition to opportunities for protecting and preserving wetlands lying within, or adjacent to, existing units of the state park system or other state-owned lands protected and managed primarily as wildlife habitat.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 964, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5817 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5817.

5817.  Any of the departments may enter into operating agreements with cities, counties, and districts for the management and control of wetlands, or interests in wetlands, acquired pursuant to this chapter. However, any agreement shall ensure the protection and preservation of the wetlands and ensure the right of use and enjoyment of the wetlands by the people of the state. Further, any agreement entered into by the Department of Fish and Game pursuant to this section shall provide that public use of lands and waters subject to the agreement shall be in accordance with regulations adopted by the Fish and Game Commission.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 964, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5818 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5818.

5818.  All acquisitions made pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850), Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code).(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 462.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5818.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5818.1.

5818.1.  The Coastal Wetlands Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury and shall be an interest-bearing fund administered by the Department of Fish and Game.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 178, Sec. 15. Effective August 24, 2007.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5818.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7 - Wetlands Preservation|Section 5818.2.

5818.2.  (a) (1) The funds in the Coastal Wetlands Fund may be expended by the Department of Fish and Game and the State Coastal Conservancy, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the maintenance of coastal wetlands property owned by the state, a conservancy of the state, a local government agency, or a nonprofit organization.(2) The funds in the Coastal Wetlands Fund may be expended by the state pursuant to this section in the form of grants.(3) An applicant may apply to the State Coastal Conservancy for a grant pursuant to the grant application procedures in Division 21 (commencing with Section 31000) to perform maintenance of coastal wetlands property owned by the state, a conservancy of the state, a local government agency, or a nonprofit organization.(b) The Department of Fish and Game and the State Coastal Conservancy may accept contributions to the Coastal Wetlands Fund. The sources of contributions that may be accepted include, but are not limited to, private individuals and organizations, nonprofit organizations, and federal, state, and local agencies including special districts. The contributions accepted may include moneys identified pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)) or the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.) as acceptable mitigation for development projects. The Department of Fish and Game and the State Coastal Conservancy shall deposit a contribution accepted pursuant to this subdivision in the Coastal Wetlands Fund, subject to the requirements of Section 5818.1.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 184. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5819 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Sierra Nevada-Cascade Conservation Grant Program|Section 5819.

5819.  Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern this chapter:(a) “Acquisition” means obtaining fee title or a lesser interest in real property, including an easement, development right, or water right.(b) “Development” includes, but is not limited to, improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement, preservation, protection, and interpretation.(c) “Interpretation” includes, but is not limited to, visitor serving amenities that communicate the significance and value of natural, historical, and cultural resources in a manner that increases understanding of those resources.(d) “Nonprofit organization” means a private, nonprofit organization that qualifies for exempt status under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) Section 501 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(e) “Program” means the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Conservation Grant Program established pursuant to this chapter.(f) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Resources Agency.(g) “Sierra Nevada-Cascade Mountain Region” or “region” has the meaning set forth in subdivision (e) of Section 5096.347.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 15. Effective August 16, 2004.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5819.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Sierra Nevada-Cascade Conservation Grant Program|Section 5819.1.

5819.1.  (a) This chapter establishes the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Conservation Grant Program in the Resources Agency.(b) The secretary shall administer the program.(c) The program applies only in the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Mountain Region.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 15. Effective August 16, 2004.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5819.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Sierra Nevada-Cascade Conservation Grant Program|Section 5819.2.

5819.2.  (a) The secretary shall administer the program consistent with authorized funding, and collaborate and cooperate with local governments and interested parties.(b) The purposes of the program include all of the following:(1) Providing increased opportunities for tourism and recreation in the region.(2) Protecting water quality in the region from degradation.(3) Reducing the risk of natural disasters, such as fire, in the region.(4) Protecting, conserving, and restoring the region’s physical, cultural, archaeological, and historical resources.(5) Assisting the region’s economy, including providing increased economic opportunities.(6) Identifying the highest priority projects and initiatives in the region for which funding is needed.(7) Enhancing public use and enjoyment of land in the region that is owned by the state or a local government.(8) Supporting efforts that advance, in a complementary manner, environmental preservation of the region and the economic well-being of the region’s residents.(9) Helping to preserve working landscapes in the region.(10) Supporting local government efforts to develop and implement open space and habitat protection plans, including natural community conservation plans, in the region.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 15. Effective August 16, 2004.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5819.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Sierra Nevada-Cascade Conservation Grant Program|Section 5819.3.

5819.3.  (a) The secretary may undertake projects and activities to further the purposes identified in Section 5819.2. Those projects and activities may include providing grants and loans to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for acquisition, restoration, development, and other activities and projects, that are necessary to meet the purposes identified in Section 5819.2. The projects and activities undertaken by the secretary, including the providing of grants and loans, shall be consistent with any restrictions related to the source of moneys that are used to fund those activities and projects.(b) In administering this chapter, the secretary shall collaborate and cooperate with the city or county in which a grant is proposed to be used or an interest in land is proposed to be acquired.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 15. Effective August 16, 2004.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5819.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Sierra Nevada-Cascade Conservation Grant Program|Section 5819.4.

5819.4.  To implement Section 79544 of the Water Code, the secretary may provide grants to local public agencies, local water districts, and nonprofit organizations, for acquisition in the region pursuant to this chapter and consistent with Section 79544 of the Water Code, only for the following purposes:(a) Acquiring agricultural, forest, or grazing land, or other working landscapes, to prevent conversion of that land to uses that could decrease water quality in the region and degrade habitat values, or to convert that land to uses that could improve water quality in the region and habitat.(b) Acquiring land adjacent to or affecting rivers, streams, lakes, or wetlands, that, if not protected, could lead to a decrease in water quality in the region.(c) Purchasing water rights that will protect both water quality and in stream flow, in the region, for resource protection.(d) Acquiring land that mitigates or prevents current or anticipated management practices that contribute to water quality degradation in the region.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 15. Effective August 16, 2004.)