Wildlife Corridors Background AB 498 (2015) by Assemblymember - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Wildlife Corridors – Background

• AB 498 (2015) by Assemblymember Levine
• AB 2087 (2016) by Assemblymember Levine
• Regional Conservation Investment Strategy (RCIS)
• SB 1 (2017) by Senator Beall
• Proposition 68 (2018)

Wildlife Corridors – Existing Planning Opportunities

• Proposition 68
• $25M to Department of Parks and Recreation ($15M

available)

• $48M to Wildlife Conservation Board ($10M available)
• SB 1
• ≥ $40M annually for 4 years to Department of Transportation

Climate Adaptation – Current Policy to Engage In

• AB 975 by Assemblymember Calderon
• AB 839 by Assemblymember Mullin
• SB 576 by Senator Umberg

Climate Adaptation – Existing Opportunities

• Proposition 68
• $443M for climate adaptation and resiliency

programs, including:

• $25M to Department of Fish and Wildlife to restore

rivers and streams ($4.4M available)

• $50M to CAL FIRE for ecological restoration of forests

($34.1M available)

• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)
• FY 2018-19: $20M to Wildlife Conservation Board

Healthy Soils Initiative – Background

• AB 761 (2015) by Assemblymember Levine
• Healthy Soils Program (HSP)
• California Department of Food and Agriculture

(CDFA) program funded by GGRF

Healthy Soils – Existing and Future Planning Opportunities

• GGRF
• FY 2018-19: $5M to CDFA
• FY 2019-20: $18M to CDFA (proposed)
• Proposition 68
• $10M to CDFA ($10M available)
• SB 45 by Senator Allen (proposed)