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(a) The California Climate Resiliency Program is hereby created to increase resiliency to climate change impacts in urban and rural communities throughout the state and to fund the planning and implementation of projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and improve and enhance the climate change resiliency of natural systems, natural and working lands, and developed areas. The program shall be developed and implemented by the Wildlife Conservation Board, in coordination with any participating state conservancies.(b) (1) Moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created pursuant to Section 16428.8,
16428.8 of the Government Code, bonds, settlements, and other revenue
sources sources, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act, shall be transferred to the California Climate Change Resiliency Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury.
(2) The board and any participating state conservancies shall, by June 30, 2019, jointly develop a schedule for the allocation of moneys transferred to the fund pursuant to paragraph (1). The schedule shall be updated not less than once
every five years or, as deemed necessary by the board and any participating state conservancies, to include additional state conservancies that elect to participate in the program created by this division. Any allocations of money from the fund that are included in the schedule shall be based on the geographical scope and population of an area covered by a climate resiliency program implemented by the board or a participating state conservancy for that area. The schedule shall be determined based on the geographical scope and population of a jurisdictional area covered by a climate resiliency program with consideration given to the population served by a jurisdictional area even if all or a portion of the population of that area resides outside of the jurisdictional area. The schedule shall be updated not less than once
every five years and prior to any annual budget allocations to be made in the fiscal year immediately following the adoption of a climate resiliency program by a state conservancy that had not previously participated in the program created by this division.
(3) The board and any participating state conservancies shall expend moneys in the fund for the purposes of the program. A portion of any moneys appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used to fund projects located in disadvantaged communities identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code and in low-income communities, as defined in Section 39713 of the Health and Safety Code, in order to ensure that the state achieves its goals under Section 39713 of the Health and Safety Code.
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later than January 1, 2020, the board, in collaboration with any participating state conservancies, state conservancies that are considering participating in the program, shall, after a public hearing or other public process, develop criteria and guidelines for the implementation of the program created by this division. In developing those criteria and guidelines, the board and any participating board, in collaboration with any of those state conservancies shall
that are considering participating in the program shall also consult with the Office of Planning and Research regarding the implementation of the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program established pursuant to Part 4.5 (commencing with Section 71350) of Division 34 and any other state entities, as appropriate, that are responsible for the implementation of programs to address the effects of climate change.
(d) (1) To be eligible to receive moneys transferred to the fund pursuant to subdivision (b), a the board and any participating state conservancy shall adopt a climate resilience
resiliency program covering its jurisdiction that is geographically appropriate and
consistent with all of
the following objectives and priorities:
priorities and geographically appropriate features:
(A) Acquisition, preservation, and restoration of the wildland urban interface that buffers communities from wildfire, flood, and other natural disasters.
(B) Acquisition, protection, and restoration of wildlife corridors and wildlife habitat habitats, other habitats, or ecosystems at risk due to urban sprawl. sprawl or climate change.
(C) Improvement of coastal resources to address sea level rise, storm surge, beach and bluff erosion, salt water intrusion, flooding, and to preserve and enhance coastal wetlands and natural lands, and to conserve biodiversity.
(D) Acquisition, preservation, and restoration of agricultural and open space to improve soil health and carbon soil sequestration, erosion control, water quality, and water retention, and to provide flood control and create habitat.
(E) Improvement of forest and watershed health through hazardous fuels reduction, postfire watershed rehabilitation, prescribed or managed burns, invasive species, pest, and disease identification and eradication, acquisition of forest conservation easements or fee
interests, and other fire prevention methods.
(F) Development, restoration, and maintenance of urban forests, greenways, streams, trails, and parks that reduce heat island effect, capture stormwater runoff, help control or eradicate invasive species, disease, and pests, and provide active transportation.
(G) Restoration of watershed health, creation and restoration of wetland habitat, provision of benefits to salmon, steelhead, and other fisheries, enhancement of stream flows to restore flows, restoration of mountain meadows, reconnection of historical flood plains, provision of fish passages, restoration of river
channels, control of invasive plants, and restoration and or
enhancement of riparian, aquatic, and terrestrial habitat.
(H) Conservation of water resources through the use of drought-efficient landscaping, stormwater capture and filtration, impervious surfaces, green roofs, and other forms of water capture and storage.
(2) Any climate resilience resiliency programs adopted by a participating state conservancy shall also prioritize projects that include the following cobenefits:
(A) Job creation and training with a preference for at-risk youth employment.
(B) Recreation.
(C) Public health improvement.
(D) Local community engagement through outreach, education, and interpretation as it relates to long-term stewardship and climate change awareness.
(3) The board and any participating state conservancies, as applicable, may use existing climate resiliency programs to satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) if any such existing programs satisfy, or are updated to satisfy, the criteria and guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision (c). The State Coastal Conservancy’s Climate Ready Program developed pursuant to the requirements of Section 31113 is an existing climate
resiliency program for purposes of this division.
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(4) Projects eligible for under this program shall, to the extent applicable and appropriate, have enduring benefits, include a monitoring program, and incorporate adaptive management strategies and best practices.
(e) The board and any participating state conservancies may award grants to nonprofit organizations or public entities, including, but not limited to,
entities, including, but not limited to, public agencies, nongovernmental organizations,
park and open-space districts and authorities, resource conservation districts, joint powers authorities, entities responsible for implementing natural community conservation plans or regional habitat conservation plans, and regional collaboratives for climate adaptation adaptation, for projects and programs that are consistent with this division.
(f) The board and any participating state conservancies shall each prepare an annual public report on projects undertaken pursuant to this program during the year prior to preparation of the report. This report may be incorporated,
as applicable, into an existing reporting requirement.