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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Addis</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title>An act to add Section 1021.5 to the Fish and Game Code, and to add Section 30505 to the Public Resources Code, relating to coastal resources.</ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Coastal resources: local coastal program: monarch butterfly habitat.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife and sets forth the duties of that department, which include administering various programs for the protection and conservation of fish and wildlife. Existing law authorizes the department to take feasible actions to conserve monarch butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful migration.</html:p>
<html:p>Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, among other things, establishes the California Coastal Commission and provides for planning and regulation of development in the coastal zone, as defined. The act requires the commission to adopt, after public hearing, procedures for the preparation, submission, approval, appeal, certification, and amendment of a local
coastal program, as provided. The act generally requires each local government, as specified, to prepare a local coastal program for certification by the commission.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2028, the department, in coordination with the commission, to identify monarch butterfly overwintering habitat sites in the coastal zone and current local government monarch butterfly overwintering habitat management plans or policies. The bill would also require, on or before July 1, 2028, the department, in coordination with the commission, to develop and provide guidance on model policies to be used by a local government for the protection of monarch butterfly overwintering
habitat, including habitat restoration and enhancement. The bill would require, after the above-described guidance on model policies is finalized, a local government with a monarch butterfly overwintering habitat site located within their jurisdiction and the coastal zone, as described, at the time of their next amendment to their local coastal program, to include monarch butterfly overwintering habitat site protection policies in their local coastal program. By imposing additional duties on a local government, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</html:p>
<html:p>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.</html:p>
<html:p>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.</html:p>
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Section 1021.5 is added to the
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(a)
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On or before January 1, 2028, the department, in coordination with the California Coastal Commission, shall identify both of the following:
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(1)
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Monarch butterfly overwintering habitat sites in the coastal zone.
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(2)
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Current local government monarch butterfly overwintering habitat management plans or policies.
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(b)
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On or before July 1, 2028, the department, in coordination with the California Coastal Commission, shall develop and provide guidance on model policies that can be used by a local government for the protection of monarch butterfly overwintering habitat, including habitat restoration and enhancement, to
address gaps in habitat protection plans in the coastal zone.
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(1)
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Model policies developed pursuant to this subdivision may include, but are not limited to, habitat management plans, local coastal program updates, and other local policies for protecting monarch butterflies.
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(2)
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The department and the California Coastal Commission, in developing the guidance pursuant to this subdivision, may use existing data sets produced by local governments, organizations focused on the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats, and other relevant entities.
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(3)
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(A)
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The department and the California Coastal Commission shall post the guidance developed pursuant to this subdivision on their internet websites.
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(B)
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The guidance document posted
pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include the information identified pursuant to subdivision (a).
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(c)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
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(1)
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“Coastal zone” has the same meaning as defined in Section 30103 of the Public Resources Code.
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(2)
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“Local coastal program” has the same meaning as defined in Section 30108.6 of the Public Resources Code.
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Section 30505 is added to the
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(a)
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After the guidance on model policies developed pursuant to Section 1021.5 of the Fish and Game Code is finalized, a local government with a monarch butterfly overwintering habitat site located within their jurisdiction and the coastal zone, as identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1021.5 of the Fish and Game Code, upon the next amendment
to their local coastal program, shall include monarch butterfly overwintering habitat site protection
policies.
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(b)
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A local government shall be encouraged to apply for grants administered pursuant to the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue Program established by Section 1374 of the Fish and Game Code if the local government’s local coastal program includes monarch butterfly overwintering habitat site protection policies that are consistent with subdivision (a) and with the guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 1374 of the Fish and Game Code.
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<html:p>If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.</html:p>
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