Bill Text: CA AB2693 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Shasta, Trinity, and Oroville Watershed Restoration Administration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-03 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2693 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2693-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 04, 2020 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Bloom |
February 20, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 71365 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:71365.
(a) (1) To advance the goals of Item 0540-101-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, the Natural Resources Agency and the California Environmental Protection AgencySEC. 3.
Section 71366 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:71366.
For purposes of this part,SEC. 4.
Section 71367 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:71367.
(a) (1) The Shasta, Trinity, and Oroville Watershed Restoration Administration is hereby established under the State Water Resources Control Board to coordinate and facilitate the restoration and conservation of the watersheds supplying the Oroville, Shasta, and Trinity Reservoirs as described in Section 108.5 of the Water Code.(b)The administration shall consist of a three-member decisionmaking body, which shall act by majority vote of its membership. The decisionmaking body shall include all of the following:
(1)The Director of Forestry and Fire
Protection, or the director’s designee.
(2)The Director of Fish and Wildlife, or the director’s designee.
(3)A representative appointed by the State Water Resources Control Board.
(A)The United States Forest Service.
(B)The Bureau of Land Management in the United States Department of the Interior.
(C)
(D)
(E)The Sierra Nevada Conservancy, appointed by the board of the conservancy.
(F)The Wildlife Conservation Board, appointed by the board.
(G)
(H)
(I)
(J)
(K)
(L)
(M)
(N)
(O)
(2)
(3)Participation in the advisory body shall not preclude an entity from being eligible for grant funding pursuant to Section 71368.
SEC. 5.
Section 71368 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:71368.
(a) The(1)(A)Use the best existing information to prioritize and plan restoration opportunities that simultaneously benefit watershed function, wildlife habitat, and climate resilience.
(B)
(b)(1)
(2)