California Fish and Game Code

§ 1852

FGC § 1852 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 9

Statute text

(a)The department may approve a regional conservation investment strategy pursuant to this chapter. A regional conservation investment strategy may be proposed by the department or any other public agency or federally recognized tribe and shall be developed after consulting with local agencies that have land use authority within the geographic area of the regional conservation investment strategy.

(b)The purpose of a regional conservation investment strategy shall be to inform science-based nonbinding and voluntary conservation actions and habitat enhancement actions that would advance the conservation of focal species, including the ecological processes, natural communities, and habitat connectivity upon which those focal species depend, and to provide nonbinding voluntary guidance for one or more of the following:

(1)Identification of wildlife and habitat conservation priorities, including actions to address the impacts of climate change and other wildlife stressors.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 463, Sec. 2. (AB 2805) Effective January 1, 2023.