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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 3 - Investments in Protecting, Enhancing, and Accessing California s Local and Regional Outdoor Spaces › Section 80063.

80063. (a) The director of the department shall prepare and adopt criteria and procedures for evaluating applications for grants allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 80061. The application shall be accompanied by certification that the project is consistent with the park and recreation element of the applicable city or county general plan or the district park recreation plan, as the case may be.
(b) To utilize available grant funds as effectively as possible, overlapping and adjoining jurisdictions and applicants with similar objectives are encouraged to combine projects and submit a joint application. A recipient may allocate all or a portion of its per capita share for a regional or state project.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 3 - Investments in Protecting, Enhancing, and Accessing California s Local and Regional Outdoor Spaces › Section 80065.

80065. (a) The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for grants to regional park districts, counties, and regional open-space districts, open-space authorities formed pursuant to Division 26 (commencing with Section 35100), joint powers authorities, and eligible nonprofit organizations on a competitive grant basis to create, expand, improve, rehabilitate, or restore parks and park facilities, including, but not limited to, trails, regional trail networks, regional sports complexes, low-cost accommodations in park facilities, and visitor, outdoor, and interpretive facilities serving youth and communities of color.
(b) In awarding moneys, the department shall encourage applicants seeking funds for acquisition projects to perform projects in conjunction with new or enhanced public use and public access opportunities.
(c) Preference may be given to multiuse trail projects over single-use trail projects.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), of the amount subject to this section, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be available for projects in units of the state parks system that are managed by nonprofit organizations that have entered into operating agreements with the department.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 3 - Investments in Protecting, Enhancing, and Accessing California s Local and Regional Outdoor Spaces › Section 80066.

80066. The sum of forty million dollars ($40,000,000) shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for grants, awarded proportionally based on populations served, to local agencies that have obtained voter approval between November 1, 2012, through November 30, 2018, inclusive, for revenue enhancement measures aimed at improving and enhancing local or regional park infrastructure. A recipient of a grant under this section shall receive at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the purposes of the revenue enhancement measure.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 4 - Restoring California s Natural, Historic, and Cultural Legacy › Section 80070.

80070. The sum of two hundred eighteen million dollars ($218,000,000) shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for restoration, preservation, and protection of existing state park facilities and units. Eligible project types include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Protection of natural resources to provide climate resilience, water supply, and water quality benefits.
(b) Enhancement of access to state park facilities and units, including protection and improvement of lands adjacent to state park facilities to improve access or management efficiency.
(c) The provision of low-cost overnight accommodations in ways that enhance access and recreational opportunities for disadvantaged community residents and low-income park visitors.
(d) Implementation of projects that address the department’s backlog of deferred maintenance.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 4 - Restoring California s Natural, Historic, and Cultural Legacy › Section 80071.

80071. The department, in expending the funding available under this chapter, shall endeavor, where practical, to partner with cities, counties, nonprofit organizations, and nongovernmental organizations to maximize leveraging opportunities to enhance tourism, visitation, and visitor experiences.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 4 - Restoring California s Natural, Historic, and Cultural Legacy › Section 80072.

80072. Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80070, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available for enterprise projects that facilitate new or enhanced park use and user experiences and increase revenue generation to support operations of the department.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 4 - Restoring California s Natural, Historic, and Cultural Legacy › Section 80073.

80073. (a) Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80070, five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be available for grants to local agencies that operate a unit of the state park system to address urgent need for the restoration of aging infrastructure.
(b) For the purpose of awarding a grant under this section, a local cost share of not less than 25 percent of the total costs of the project shall be required. The cost-sharing requirement may be waived or reduced for a disadvantaged community.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 4 - Restoring California s Natural, Historic, and Cultural Legacy › Section 80074.

80074. Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80070, eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) shall be available to the Division of Fairs and Expositions of the Department of Food and Agriculture to provide for facility improvements for county fairs, district agricultural associations, including the Sixth District Agricultural Association, as described in Section 4101 of the Food and Agricultural Code, and the Forty-Fifth District Agricultural Association, citrus fruit fairs, and the California Exposition and State Fair.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 4 - Restoring California s Natural, Historic, and Cultural Legacy › Section 80075.

80075. Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80070, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available to the department to provide for lower cost coastal accommodation project development in units of the state park system.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 4 - Restoring California s Natural, Historic, and Cultural Legacy › Section 80076.

80076. Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80070, not less than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be available to the department for the protection, restoration, and enhancement of the natural resource values of the state park system, which may include all of the following:
(a) Protection and improvement of water quality and biological health in streams, aquifers, and estuarine ecosystems.
(b) Protection and restoration of natural resources and ecosystems representative of California’s diverse landscapes, including landform, habitat, and biological community restoration.
(c) Acquisition, rehabilitation, restoration, protection, and expansion of wildlife corridors, including projects to improve connectivity and reduce barriers between habitat areas.
(d) Improvements of native ecosystem resilience and adaptation to climate change.
(e) Enhancement of the health of redwood forests in order to accelerate old growth characteristics, maximize carbon sequestration, improve water quality, and build climate resilience.
(f) Protection and enhancement of tribal cultural resources.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 4 - Restoring California s Natural, Historic, and Cultural Legacy › Section 80077.

80077. (a) In expending funds made available pursuant to Section 80070, and giving first priority to the department’s criteria for expenditure of funds for deferred maintenance including infrastructure needs to protect public safety, the department shall use best efforts to expend at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in each of the following regions for state park units and properties deferred maintenance projects and projects that may increase tourism and visitor experiences in those regions:
(1) Central Valley, from the City of Sacramento to the base of the Tehachapi Mountains.
(2) Central Coast.
(3) East Bay.
(4) County of Imperial and the Coachella Valley.
(5) Inland Empire.
(b) To the extent the department is unable to allocate funds for parks deferred maintenance in the regions identified in this section, it shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on the reasons it is unable to do so.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 5 - Trails and Greenway Investment › Section 80080.

80080. (a) The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available to the Natural Resources Agency, working in cooperation with the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for competitive grants to local agencies, state conservancies, federally recognized Native American tribes, nonfederally recognized California Native American tribes listed on the California Tribal Consultation List maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission, joint powers authorities, and nonprofit organizations to provide nonmotorized infrastructure development and enhancements that promote new or alternate access to parks, waterways, outdoor recreational pursuits, and forested or other natural environments to encourage health-related active transportation and opportunities for Californians to reconnect with nature.
(b) Of the amount made available pursuant to this section, up to 25 percent may be made available to communities for innovative transportation projects that provide new and expanded outdoor experiences to disadvantaged youth.
(c) Alignment, development, and improvement of nonmotorized infrastructure and trails that lead to safer interconnectivity among parks, waterways, and natural areas may be encouraged.
(d) The Natural Resources Agency is encouraged, when designing guidelines for grants awarded under this chapter, to utilize existing program guidelines, including, if applicable, guidelines that have been established for the California Recreational Trails Act (Article 6 (commencing with Section 5070) of Chapter 1 of Division 5) and, to the extent possible, to design guidelines that are consistent with the California Recreational Trails Plan, as described in Article 6 (commencing with Section 5070) of Chapter 1 of Division 5.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 5 - Trails and Greenway Investment › Section 80081.

80081. Unless the project has been identified as serving a disadvantaged community, an entity that receives an award under this chapter shall be required to provide a match of 20 percent.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 6 - Rural Recreation, Tourism, and Economic Enrichment Investment › Section 80090.

80090. (a) The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to administer a competitive grant program for cities, counties, and districts in nonurbanized areas, that are eligible for a grant under the Roberti-Z’berg-Harris Urban Open-Space and Recreation Program Act (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 5620) of Division 5). Notwithstanding subdivisions (c) and (e) of Section 5621 and for the purposes of this section, the definition of “nonurbanized area” shall be updated by the department to reflect current population levels. A nonurbanized area shall include counties with populations of less than 500,000 people and low population densities per square mile, as determined by the department. In awarding the grants, the department may consider the following factors:
(1) Whether the project would provide new recreational opportunities in rural communities that have demonstrated deficiencies and lack of outdoor infrastructure in support of economic and health-related goals.
(2) Whether the project proposes to acquire and develop lands to enhance residential recreation while promoting the quality of tourism experiences and the economic vitality of the community. These enhancements may include accessibility for individuals with disabilities, trails, bikeways, regional or destination-oriented recreational amenities, and visitor centers.
(3) Whether the project includes collaboration between public and nonprofit organizations, including, but not limited to, nonprofit land trusts, to facilitate public access to privately owned lands for regional trail development for wildlife viewing, recreation, or outdoor experiences for youth.
(b) Unless the project has been identified as serving a disadvantaged community, an entity that receives an award under this chapter shall be required to provide a match of 20 percent.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 7 - California River Recreation, Creek, and Waterway Improvements Program › Section 80101.

80101. To the maximum extent feasible, the Natural Resources Agency is encouraged, when developing guidelines for grants awarded under this chapter, to utilize existing programs where communities enter into partnerships with state agencies for multibenefit projects to enhance and restore waterways, including, but not limited to, the Riverine Stewardship Technical Assistance program.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 8 - State Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Board, and Authority Funding › Section 80110.

80110. The sum of seven hundred sixty-seven million dollars ($767,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, as described in this chapter.
(a) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available to the Salton Sea Authority for capital outlay projects that provide air quality and habitat benefits and that implement the Natural Resources Agency’s Salton Sea Management Program. Of this amount, not less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available to the Salton Sea Authority for purposes consistent with the New River Water Quality, Public Health, and River Parkway Development Program, as described in Section 71103.6.
(b) One hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) shall be available to the following conservancies according to their governing statutes for their specified purposes in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) Baldwin Hills Conservancy, six million dollars ($6,000,000).
(2) California Tahoe Conservancy, twenty-seven million dollars ($27,000,000).
(3) Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, seven million dollars ($7,000,000).
(4) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, twelve million dollars ($12,000,000).
(5) San Diego River Conservancy, twelve million dollars ($12,000,000).
(6) San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).
(7) San Joaquin River Conservancy, six million dollars ($6,000,000).
(8) Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).
(9) Sierra Nevada Conservancy, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).
(10) State Coastal Conservancy, twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) for grants pursuant to Section 66704.5 of the Government Code for the purpose of San Francisco Bay restoration in accordance with the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Act (Title 7.25 (commencing with Section 66700) of the Government Code). Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 66704.5 of the Government Code, the State Coastal Conservancy shall establish a matching grant requirement for a grant awarded pursuant to this paragraph.
(c) One hundred thirty-seven million dollars ($137,000,000) shall be available to the Wildlife Conservation Board.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 8 - State Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Board, and Authority Funding › Section 80111.

80111. The amount available to the Wildlife Conservation Board pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 80110 is allocated as follows:
(a) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be available for the development of regional conservation investment strategies that are not otherwise funded pursuant to Section 800 of the Streets and Highways Code or any other law.
(b) At least fifty-two million dollars ($52,000,000) shall be available for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, restoration, protection, and expansion of habitat that furthers the implementation of natural community conservation plans adopted pursuant to the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 2800) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code) to help resolve resource conflicts by balancing communitywide conservation, planning, and economic activities or other large-scale habitat conservation plans that resolve resource conflicts with provisions for conservation, planning, and economic activities. Funding pursuant to this paragraph shall not be used to offset mitigation obligations otherwise required, but may be used as part of a funding partnership to enhance, expand, or augment conservation efforts required by mitigation.
(c) Up to ten million dollars ($10,000,000) may be granted to the University of California Natural Reserve System for matching grants for acquisition of land, construction and development of research facilities to improve the management of natural lands, for preservation of California’s wildlife resources, and to further research related to climate change. The Wildlife Conservation Board shall establish a matching grant requirement for grants awarded pursuant to this subdivision.
(d) The remainder of the amount available shall be available to the Wildlife Conservation Board to provide funding for the following projects:
(1) Projects to protect and enhance national recreation areas serving heavily urbanized areas or, in coordination with the State Lands Commission, to acquire an interest in federal public lands that may be proposed for sale or disposal.
(2) Projects according to the Wildlife Conservation Board’s governing statutes for its specified purposes.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 8 - State Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Board, and Authority Funding › Section 80112.

80112. A receiving entity listed in subdivision (b) of Section 80110 shall develop and adopt a strategic master plan that identifies priorities and specific criteria for selecting projects for funding. The strategic plan shall include strategies for providing public access to conserved lands wherever feasible and be consistent with project goals and objectives.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 8 - State Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Board, and Authority Funding › Section 80113.

80113. Entities, in expending the funding available under this chapter, shall endeavor, where practical, to partner with cities, counties, nonprofit organizations, joint powers authorities, and nongovernmental organizations to acquire open space and create urban greenway corridors.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 8 - State Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Board, and Authority Funding › Section 80115.

80115. Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80110, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for capital improvements that address the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s backlog of deferred maintenance. Where practical, the Department of Fish and Wildlife shall partner with nonprofit organizations and nongovernmental organizations to inform the expenditure of these funds, enhance visitor experience, and where feasible, increase engagement with youth and disadvantaged communities.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 8 - State Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Board, and Authority Funding › Section 80116.

80116. Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80110, one hundred seventy million dollars ($170,000,000) shall be available to the Natural Resources Agency for restoration activities identified in the Salton Sea Management Program Phase I: 10 Year Plan, dated March 2017, the final management plan report, and any subsequent revisions to this plan.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 9 - Ocean, Bay, and Coastal Protection › Section 80120.

80120. The sum of one hundred seventy-five million dollars ($175,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to fund projects that enhance and protect coastal and ocean resources, as follows:
(a) The sum of thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) shall be available for deposit into the California Ocean Protection Trust Fund for grants consistent with Section 35650. Priority shall be given to projects that conserve, protect, and restore marine wildlife and healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems with a focus on the state’s system of marine protected areas and sustainable fisheries.
(b) The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available to the State Coastal Conservancy to provide for lower cost coastal accommodation grants and project development to public agencies and nonprofit organizations.
(c) The sum of eighty-five million dollars ($85,000,000) shall be available to the State Coastal Conservancy for the protection of beaches, bays, wetlands, and coastal watershed resources pursuant to Division 21 (commencing with Section 31000). This shall include the acquisition of, or conservation easements on, land in or adjacent to the California coastal zone with open space, recreational, biological, cultural, scenic, or agricultural values, or lands adjacent to marine protected areas, including marine conservation areas, whose preservation will contribute to the ecological quality of those marine protected areas. This shall also include the protection of coastal agricultural resources pursuant to Section 31150 and projects to complete the California Coastal Trail pursuant to Section 31408.
(d) Twenty-five percent of the amount available pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be available to the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program (Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 31160) of Division 21).
(e) The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be available to the State Coastal Conservancy for grants and expenditures for the protection, restoration, and improvement of coastal forest watersheds, including managed forest lands, forest reserve areas, redwood forests, and other forest types. Eligible project types shall include projects that improve water quality and supply, increase coastal watershed storage capacity, reduce fire risk, provide habitat for fish and wildlife, or improve coastal forest health.
(f) The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be available to the State Coastal Conservancy for acquisition of parcels that will allow for protection and restoration of coastal dune, wetland, upland, and forest habitat associated with estuarine lagoons and designated wildlife areas.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 9 - Ocean, Bay, and Coastal Protection › Section 80121.

80121. In implementing Section 80120, the administering entity may give special consideration to the acquisition of lands that are in deferred certification areas of local coastal plans or that complement natural community conservation plans.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 10 - Climate Preparedness, Habitat Resiliency, Resource Enhancement, and Innovation › Section 80130.

80130. The sum of four hundred forty-three million dollars ($443,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, as competitive grants for projects that plan, develop, and implement climate adaptation and resiliency projects. Eligible projects shall improve a community’s ability to adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change, improve and protect coastal and rural economies, agricultural viability, wildlife corridors, or habitat, develop future recreational opportunities, or enhance drought tolerance, landscape resilience, and water retention.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 10 - Climate Preparedness, Habitat Resiliency, Resource Enhancement, and Innovation › Section 80131.

80131. In implementing Section 80130, special consideration may be given to the acquisition of lands that are in deferred certification areas of local coastal plans.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 10 - Climate Preparedness, Habitat Resiliency, Resource Enhancement, and Innovation › Section 80133.

80133. (a) Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80130, forty million dollars ($40,000,000) shall be available for deposit into the California Ocean Protection Trust Fund, established pursuant to Section 35650, for projects that assist coastal communities, including those reliant on commercial fisheries, with adaptation to climate change, including projects that address ocean acidification, sea level rise, or habitat restoration and protection, including, but not limited to, the protection of coastal habitat associated with the Pacific Flyway.
(b) Thirty-five percent of the amount available pursuant to this section shall be available to the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program (Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 31160) of Division 21).
(c) Twelve percent of the amount available pursuant to this section shall be available to the State Coastal Conservancy to fund a conservation program at West Coyote Hills.
(d) The remainder of the amount available pursuant to this section shall be available pursuant to Section 31113.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 10 - Climate Preparedness, Habitat Resiliency, Resource Enhancement, and Innovation › Section 80134.

80134. (a) Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80130, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available to plan, develop, and implement innovative farm and ranch management practices and protections that improve climate adaptation and resiliency by improving the soil health, carbon sequestration, and habitat of California’s farm and ranch lands and affiliated habitat, including working lands, open space, or riparian corridors, and that increase water retention and absorption, habitat values, species protection, and economic viability to reduce development pressure.
(b) Of the amount subject to this section, the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Food and Agriculture for grants to promote practices on farms and ranches that improve agricultural and open-space soil health, carbon soil sequestration, erosion control, water quality, and water retention.
(c) (1) Of the amount subject to this section, the sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Conservation to protect, restore, or enhance working lands and riparian corridors through conservation easements or other conservation actions, including actions pursuant to Section 9084 and the California Farmland Conservancy Program (Division 10.2 (commencing with Section 10200)).
(2) Up to fifty percent of the funds available pursuant to this subdivision may be allocated to the Department of Conservation for watershed restoration and conservation projects on agricultural lands pursuant to Section 9084.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 10 - Climate Preparedness, Habitat Resiliency, Resource Enhancement, and Innovation › Section 80135.

80135. (a) Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80130, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, except as provided in subdivision (c), for projects that provide ecological restoration of forests. Projects may include, but are not limited to, forest restoration activities that include hazardous fuel reduction, postfire watershed rehabilitation, prescribed or managed burns, acquisition of forest conservation easements or fee interests, and forest management practices that promote forest resilience to severe wildfire, climate change, and other disturbances. The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall achieve geographic balance with the moneys allocated pursuant to this section and may, where appropriate, include activities on lands owned by the United States.
(b) Not less than 30 percent of the amount available pursuant to this section shall be allocated for urban forestry projects pursuant to Section 4799.12. The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall allocate no less than 50 percent of the moneys allocated pursuant to this subdivision for the expansion of the urban forestry program to previously underserved local entities in order to achieve geographic balance.
(c) Of the amount subject to this section, 50 percent shall be allocated directly to the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to administer projects pursuant to this section for purposes of implementing the Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program. For purposes of this section, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy may allocate funds to the California Tahoe Conservancy for projects within the jurisdiction of the California Tahoe Conservancy.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 10 - Climate Preparedness, Habitat Resiliency, Resource Enhancement, and Innovation › Section 80136.

80136. Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80130, forty million dollars ($40,000,000) shall be available to the California Conservation Corps for projects to rehabilitate or improve local and state parks, restore watersheds and riparian zones, regional and community-level fuel load reduction, compost application and food waste management, resources conservation and restoration projects, and for facility or equipment acquisition, development, restoration, and rehabilitation. Not less than 50 percent of the amount available pursuant to this section shall be allocated for grants to certified local community conservation corps, as defined in Section 14507.5.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 10 - Climate Preparedness, Habitat Resiliency, Resource Enhancement, and Innovation › Section 80137.

80137. (a) Of the amount made available pursuant to Section 80130, sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) shall be made available to the Natural Resources Agency for competitive grants to local agencies, nonprofit organizations, nongovernmental land conservation organizations, federally recognized Native American tribes, or nonfederally recognized California Native American tribes listed on the California Tribal Consultation List maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission, to do any of the following:
(1) Restore, protect, and acquire Native American, natural, cultural, and historic resources within the state.
(2) Convert and repurpose properties or parts of properties that served as the site of a fossil fuel powerplant that had been retired on the effective date of this division, or were scheduled to be retired prior to January 1, 2021, to create permanently protected open space, tourism, and park opportunities through fee title or conservation easements.
(3) Enhance visitor experiences through development, expansion, and improvement of science centers operated by foundations or other nonprofit organizations in heavily urbanized areas.
(4) Enhance park, water, and natural resource values through improved recreation, tourism, and natural resource investments in those areas of the state not within the jurisdiction of a state conservancy.
(5) Promote, develop, and improve any of the following:
(A) Community, civic, or athletic venues.
(B) Cultural or visitor centers that recognize that contributions of California’s ethnic communities or celebrate the unique traditions of these communities, including those of Asian and Hispanic descent.
(C) Visitor centers or nonprofit aquariums that educate the public about natural landscapes, aquatic species, or wildlife migratory patterns.
(b) Of the amount subject to this section, twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be available for multibenefit green infrastructure investments in or benefiting disadvantaged or severely disadvantaged communities.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 11 - Clean Drinking Water and Drought Preparedness › Section 80140.

80140. (a) The sum of two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes described in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 79720) of Division 26.7 of the Water Code.
(b) Of the funds authorized by subdivision (a), thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available for grants to regional water supply projects within the San Joaquin River hydrologic unit that diversify local water supplies by providing local surface water to communities that are dependent on contaminated groundwater, reduce municipal groundwater pumping, and benefit agricultural and municipal water supplies.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 11.5 - Flood Protection and Repair › Section 80145.

80145. (a) The sum of five hundred fifty million dollars ($550,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for flood protection and repair.
(1) (A) Of the funds available pursuant to this subdivision, three hundred fifty million dollars ($350,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Water Resources for flood protection facilities, levee improvements, and related investments that protect persons and property from flood damage in the Central Valley. The Department of Water Resources may require that moneys provided under this paragraph be matched by local and regional public agencies.
(B) Of the amount subject to this paragraph, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available for levee repairs and restoration within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
(C) Of the amount subject to this paragraph, three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) shall be available for multibenefit projects that achieve public safety improvements and measurable fish and wildlife enhancement. The Department of Water Resources shall coordinate the expenditure of multibenefit funds with the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, levee setbacks, creation or enhancement of flood plains or bypasses, groundwater recharge projects in flood plains, and land acquisition and easements necessary for these projects.
(2) Of the funds available pursuant to this subdivision, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available for the purposes of stormwater, mudslide, and other flash-flood-related protections.
(3) Of the amount made available pursuant to this subdivision, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available to the Natural Resources Agency for competitive grants for the purposes of multibenefit projects in urbanized areas to address flooding. Eligible projects shall include, but are not limited to, stormwater capture and reuse, planning and implementation of low-impact development, restoration of urban streams and watersheds, and increasing permeable surfaces to help reduce flooding.
(4) Funding made available pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) shall support projects that protect persons and property from flood damage. Unless the project has been identified as serving a disadvantaged community, an entity that receives an award pursuant to paragraphs (2) or (3) shall be required to provide a match of 25 percent as a local share.
(b) Funds provided by this chapter shall not be expended to pay the costs of the design, construction, operation, mitigation, or maintenance of Delta conveyance facilities. Those costs shall be the responsibility of the water agencies that benefit from the design, construction, operation, mitigation, or maintenance of those facilities.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 11.6 - Regional Sustainability for Drought and Groundwater, and Water Recycling › Section 80146.

80146. (a) The sum of two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for drought and groundwater investments to achieve regional sustainability. Expenditure of these funds may include planning, design, and implementation projects through competitive grants and loans for investments in groundwater recharge with surface water, stormwater, recycled water, and other conjunctive use projects, and projects to prevent or clean up contamination of groundwater that serves as a source of drinking water.
(b) Of the funds made available pursuant to this section, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 79770) of Division 26.7 of the Water Code for the purposes described in Section 79775 of the Water Code.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 11.6 - Regional Sustainability for Drought and Groundwater, and Water Recycling › Section 80147.

80147. (a) The sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 79765) of Division 26.7 of the Water Code, except that the provisions of Section 79143 of the Water Code shall not apply to a loan or grant awarded under this section.
(b) Of the funds made available pursuant to this section, up to twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be available for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program administered by the Department of Food and Agriculture.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 › CHAPTER 12 - Advance Payment for Water Projects › Section 80150.

80150. (a) Within 90 days of notice that a grant under this division for projects included and implemented in an integrated regional water management plan has been awarded, the regional water management group shall provide the administering agency with a list of projects to be funded with the grant funds where the project proponent is a nonprofit organization or a disadvantaged community, or the project benefits a disadvantaged community. The list shall specify how the projects are consistent with the adopted integrated regional water management plan and shall include all of the following information:
(1) Descriptive information concerning each project identified.
(2) The names of the entities that will receive the funding for each project, including, but not limited to, an identification as to whether the project proponent or proponents are nonprofit organizations or a disadvantaged community.
(3) The budget of each project.
(4) The anticipated schedule for each project.
(b) Within 60 days of receiving the project information pursuant to subdivision (a), the administering agency may provide advance payment of 50 percent of the grant award for those projects that satisfy both of the following criteria:
(1) The project proponent is a nonprofit organization or a disadvantaged community, or the project benefits a disadvantaged community.
(2) The grant award for the project is less than one million dollars ($1,000,000).
(c) Funds advanced pursuant to subdivision (b) shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) The recipient shall place the funds in a noninterest-bearing account until expended.
(2) The funds shall be spent within six months of the date of receipt, unless the administering agency waives this requirement.
(3) The recipient shall, on a quarterly basis, provide an accountability report to the administering agency regarding the expenditure and use of any advance grant funds that provides, at a minimum, the following information:
(A) An itemization as to how advance payment funds provided under this section have been expended.
(B) A project itemization as to how any remaining advance payment funds provided under this section will be expended over the period specified in paragraph (2).
(C) A description of whether the funds are placed in a noninterest-bearing account, and if so, the date that occurred and the dates of withdrawals of funds from that account, if applicable.
(4) If funds are not expended, the unused portion of the grant shall be returned to the administering agency within 60 days after project completion or the end of the grant performance period, whichever is earlier.
(5) The administering agency may adopt additional requirements for the recipient regarding the use of the advance payment to ensure that the funds are used properly.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)