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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Ochoa Bogh</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 1927.1 of, and to add Section 1928.1 to, the Fish and Game Code, relating to conservation. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: take: relocation.</ns0:Subject>
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(1)
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The Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act prohibits any person or public agency from importing into the state, exporting out of the state, or taking, possessing, purchasing, or selling within the state, a western Joshua tree or any part or product of the tree, except as specified. The act authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife to permit the taking of a western Joshua
tree if specified conditions are met, including, but not limited to, that the permittee mitigates all impacts to, and taking of, the western Joshua tree through measures that are roughly proportional in extent to the impact of the authorized taking of the western Joshua tree. The act authorizes, in lieu of completing the mitigation measures, a permittee to elect to satisfy the mitigation obligation by paying fees pursuant to a specified fee schedule, as provided.
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<html:p>This bill would exempt from the act the relocation of a western Joshua tree that is relocated within the same parcel or relocated to a contiguous parcel that is owned by the same owner of the
parcel where the western Joshua tree is being relocated from.</html:p>
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(2)
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Existing law defines “take” to mean hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill.
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<html:p>This bill would specify for the purposes of the act that “take” does not include unintentionally or accidentally causing the death of a western Joshua tree.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 1927.1 of the
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<html:p>For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:</html:p>
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(a)
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“Accessory structure” means a subordinate structure, the use of which is incidental to an existing or contemporaneously constructed single-family residence, including, an accessory dwelling unit, addition to an existing single-family residence, garage, carport, swimming pool, patio, greenhouse, storage shed, gazebo, septic tank, sewer connection, solar panels, fence, or gravel or paved driveway.
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(b)
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“California Endangered Species Act” means the act established pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3.
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(c)
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“Conserve” or “conservation” means to use, and the use
of, methods and procedures that are necessary to bring species listed pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3 to the point at which the measures provided pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3 are no longer necessary, and for species that are not listed to maintain or enhance the condition of the species so that listing will not become necessary.
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(d)
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“Dead western Joshua tree” means a western Joshua tree that meets at least one of the following criteria:
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(1)
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Has not burned and has no green leaves, no new growth on the main stem, and no basal sprouts.
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(2)
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Has partially or fully burned at least 18 months prior and otherwise satisfies paragraph (1).
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(3)
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Has fallen and is completely detached from
its roots or has fallen and its roots are no longer in contact with the soil.
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(e)
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“Desert native plant specialist” means an arborist certified by the International Society of Arborists, or an individual with at least five years of professional experience with relocation or restoration of native California desert vegetation.
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(f)
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“Fee” means the elective fee described in subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 1927.3, which is to be deposited into the fund.
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(g)
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“Fund” means the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Fund as described in Section 1927.5.
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(h)
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“Multifamily residence” means an apartment building, rowhouse, town house, condominium, or manufactured building that consists of two or more attached dwelling units designed for occupancy by two or more families
living independently of one another.
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(i)
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“Public works project” means a project involving the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any public structure, building, road, or other public improvement of any kind.
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(j)
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“Relocated” or “relocation” means the removal of a living western Joshua tree and a sufficient portion of its root mass from the ground and transplanting it.
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(k)
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“Single-family residence” means a single detached building that has been, or will be, constructed and used as living facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, as required by the California Building Standards Code, for not more than one household.
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(l)
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“Take” does not include unintentionally or accidentally causing the death of a western Joshua tree.
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(m)
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“Western Joshua tree” means Yucca brevifolia, an evergreen, tree-like plant that has been treated as a member of the asparagus family (Asparagaceae).
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Section 1928.1 is added to the
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<html:p>This chapter does not apply to a relocation within the same parcel or a relocation to a contiguous parcel that is owned by the same person that owns the parcel where the relocated western Joshua tree is being relocated from.</html:p>
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