Section 10336.
10336. The board may adopt guidelines to implement the program, including the establishment of procedures and a schedule for submittal of applications for grants and a requirement that conservation easements be monitored not less than every two years. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the […]
Section 10337.
10337. A conservation easement may be acquired pursuant to this division only if its acquisition will protect, restore, or enhance rangeland, grazing land, or grassland and sustain the character of the property. In evaluating qualified property, the board and any recipient of a grant may consider all of the following criteria: (a) The productivity or potential […]
Section 10338.
10338. At a minimum, each application for a grant shall contain all of the following: (a) A legal description of the property and a description of the current use of the land and the habitat types of the property, including documentation of how acquisition of a conservation easement will preserve rangeland, grazing land, or grassland. (b) An […]
Section 10339.
10339. The board may require further information as is reasonably necessary to allow the board to evaluate the proposed acquisition. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 984, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Section 10340.
10340. The board, or the recipient of a grant, may accept contributions of money from a prospective seller to pay or reimburse the costs of appraisal, escrow, and title, and other transaction costs associated with the acquisition, including any environmental assessment. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 984, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Section 10341.
10341. The board may request staff services from any state agency that submits an application for a grant. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 984, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Section 10342.
10342. Any conservation easement, money, or other asset acquired pursuant to this division shall not be deemed a transfer pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 2780) of Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 984, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Section 10343.
10343. (a) Nothing in this division authorizes or increases the authority of any public agency to use eminent domain to acquire private property. (b) Nothing in this division diminishes any existing land or water right held by an existing easement holder in any property for which acquisition of a conservation easement is proposed. (c)An existing mineral rights […]
Section 10344.
10344. The board may coordinate this program with the Oak Woodlands Conservation Act established pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 1360) of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code, as administered by the board. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 984, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Section 10330.
10330. The Wildlife Conservation Board is hereby designated as the lead agency of the state for carrying out the program of rangeland, grazing land, and grassland protection pursuant to this division. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 984, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)