Huron Hawk Conservancy.

Plain English Breakdown

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Huron Hawk Conservancy

This law establishes a new Huron Hawk Conservancy within the Natural Resources Agency, which will manage public lands in the Huron Hawk area for recreational and educational purposes.

What This Bill Does

• Establishes the Huron Hawk Conservancy within the Natural Resources Agency to acquire and manage public lands in the Huron Hawk area.
• Requires the conservancy to be governed by a board of directors with members appointed by local agencies.
• Creates rules for the conservancy's operations, including acquiring land and protecting wildlife habitats.
• Sets up the Huron Hawk Conservancy Fund where money from state appropriations or other sources is deposited to support the conservancy’s work.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who live near the Huron Hawk area
• Local government agencies in the Huron Hawk area

Terms To Know

Conservancy

An organization that works to protect and manage land for nature, recreation, or education.

Fund

A special account where money is kept to be used for a specific purpose.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law will only take effect if the state appropriates funds.
• Local agencies may have additional costs if mandated by the state to assist with tasks related to this conservancy.

Official Summary Text

AB 721, as amended, Soria.
Huron Hawk Conservancy.
Existing law authorizes various conservancies to acquire, manage, direct the management of, and conserve lands in the state.
This
bill
bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature or approval of a general obligation bond, as provided,
would establish the Huron Hawk Conservancy within the Natural Resources Agency for specified purposes related to the Huron Hawk area, as defined, including to acquire and manage public lands within the Huron Hawk area and to provide recreational, open space, wildlife habitat restoration and protection, and lands for educational uses within the area. The bill would require the conservancy to be governed by a board of directors
composed of designated membership, including certain members appointed by certain local agencies. The bill would set forth the powers, duties, and limitations of the board of directors and the conservancy, as provided. The bill would create the Huron Hawk Conservancy Fund and would make moneys in the fund available for expenditure by the conservancy, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of these provisions. The bill would authorize the conservancy to accept revenue generated and contributed to the conservancy by member agencies, as defined, which the bill would require to be deposited into the fund. The bill would also authorize the conservancy to accept revenue, money, grants, goods, and services contributed to the conservancy by a public agency, private entity, or person, and would require the revenue, money, and grants to be deposited into the fund. By imposing new duties on local agencies, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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