Section 1933.
1933. No authority or responsibility provided for in this chapter shall, of itself, change or prevent the change of the use of any area identified pursuant to the Significant Natural Areas Program. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 776, Sec. 1.)
Section 1940.
1940. (a) The department shall undertake the development of a vegetation mapping standard for the state. (b) The development of a state vegetation mapping standard by the department shall be done in consultation with interested stakeholders, including, but not limited to, government agencies, nongovernmental conservation organizations, landowners, agriculture, recreation, scientific entities, and industry. Components of the standard […]
Section 1930.
1930. The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Areas containing diverse ecological and geological characteristics are vital to the continual health and well-being of the state’s natural resources and of its citizens. (b) Many habitats and ecosystems that constitute the state’s natural diversity are in danger of being lost. (c) Connectivity between wildlife habitats is important to the […]
Section 1930.5.
1930.5. (a) Contingent upon funding being provided by the Wildlife Conservation Board from moneys available pursuant to Section 75055 of the Public Resources Code, or from other appropriate bond funds, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department shall investigate, study, and identify those areas in the state that are most essential as wildlife corridors and habitat […]
Section 1931.
1931. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the policy of this state to encourage the cooperation of federal, state, local, and private sectors, including private organizations and individuals, in efforts to maintain the state’s most significant natural areas. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 776, Sec. 1.)
Section 1932.
1932. There is hereby established the Significant Natural Areas Program which shall be administered by the department. The department, in administering this program, shall do all of the following: (a) Obtain access to the most recent information with respect to natural resources. In order to accomplish this, the department shall maintain, expand, and keep current a […]
Section 1932.5.
1932.5. (a) In carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to this chapter, the department shall solicit and utilize all relevant results of existing studies and information from local government, state, and federal agencies, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, certified environmental documents, private and public landowners, and agricultural and rangeland information developed by the Department of Conservation and agriculture […]