Bill Text: CA AB2409 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2409 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: California Waterfowl Habitat Program.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-10 - Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. [AB2409 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB2409-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 2409	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Cooley

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to amend Section 3460 of the Fish and Game Code, relating
to waterfowl habitat preservation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2409, as introduced, Cooley. California Waterfowl Habitat
Program.
   Existing law authorizes the Director of Fish and Wildlife to enter
into land use contracts to conserve waterfowl and waterfowl habitat
with nonpublic entities that are owners of record, or with lessees,
who have the owners of record execute the contract, of land
determined by the director to be important for the conservation of
waterfowl, subject to the appropriation of money for that purpose.
   This bill would also authorize the director to enter into those
contracts with public entities.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 3460 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to
read:
   3460.  (a) Subject to appropriation pursuant to Section 3467, the
director may enter into contracts with  public and 
nonpublic entities  which   that  are
owners of record, or with lessees, who have the owners of record
execute the contract, of land determined by the director to be
important for the conservation of waterfowl. The contract shall
enforceably restrict the use of the land for the conservation of
waterfowl and their habitat  ,  consistent with Section 8 of
Article XIII of the California Constitution.
   (b) The director shall give priority to contracts that have the
greatest potential for restoring, enhancing, and protecting high
quality waterfowl habitat, especially that  habitat  which
is subject to destruction, drastic modification, or significant
curtailment of habitat values.
   (c) Contracts entered into pursuant to this section are not
subject to Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of
the Public Contract Code.