AB 720 — California Rangeland, Grazing Land, and Grassland Protection Program: grants for local programs.

Summary

The Rangeland, Grazing Land, and Grassland Protection Act requires the Wildlife Conservation Board to carry out the California Rangeland, Grazing Land, and Grassland Protection Program to protect California's rangeland, grazing land, and grasslands through the use of conservation easements. Under existing law, the program provides for grants for the acquisition of conservation easements to protect, restore, or enhance rangeland, grazing land, or grassland, and sustain the character of specified property. This bill would expand the California Rangeland, Grazing Land, and Grassland Protection Program by requiring the board to administer a program to award grants to eligible entities, as defined, to administer, plan, and implement local programs to enhance or restore California's private rangelands, as specified. The bill would authorize the board to develop program grant guidelines. The bill would require the board and any program grantee, in evaluating proposed projects, to evaluate the ability of the project to meet the purposes of the California Rangeland, Grazing Land, and Grassland Protection Program and to consider specified selection criteria. The bill would permit the board to authorize a program grantee to use not more than 30% of the grant moneys for specified administrative, outreach, and assistance purposes relating to the grant program. The bill would require each program grantee, on or before a date determined by the board in the grant agreement, to submit to the board an annual report describing and evaluating the implementation of the project and the use of the grant moneys for the project during the previous year, as specified. This bill would recast certain provisions of the Rangeland, Grazing Land, and Grassland Protection Act and make conforming changes.

Bill Text

• Amended 03/16/23 - Amended Assembly Current pdf March 16, 2023
• Introduced 02/13/23 - Introduced pdf February 13, 2023
• AB720 View text html

Action History

1. September 01, 2023

   In committee: Held under submission.

2. July 03, 2023

   In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.

3. June 22, 2023

   From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

4. June 07, 2023

   Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

5. May 26, 2023

   In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

6. May 25, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1809.)

7. May 18, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. May 18, 2023

   From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).

9. May 10, 2023

   In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

10. May 03, 2023

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

11. April 19, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. March 20, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

13. March 16, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.

14. March 16, 2023

    Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

15. February 14, 2023

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

16. February 13, 2023

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Dawn Addis · Primary

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