California Water Code

§ 79737

WAT § 79737 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 26.7 · Ch. 6

Statute text

(a)Of the funds authorized by Section 79730, two hundred eighty-five million dollars ($285,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for watershed restoration projects statewide in accordance with this chapter.

(b)For the purposes of this section, watershed restoration includes activities to fund coastal wetland habitat, improve forest health, restore mountain meadows, modernize stream crossings, culverts, and bridges, reconnect historical flood plains, install or improve fish screens, provide fish passages, restore river channels, restore or enhance riparian, aquatic, and terrestrial habitat, improve ecological functions, acquire from willing sellers conservation easements for riparian buffer strips, improve local watershed management, and remove sediment or trash.

(c)For any funds available pursuant to this section that are used to provide grants under the Fisheries Restoration Grant Program, a priority shall be given to coastal waters.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 668, Sec. 10. (AB 965) Effective January 1, 2016. Note: This section was added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, and approved in Prop. 1 on Nov. 4, 2014.