BILL NUMBER: AB 1773	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Yamada

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2012

   An act to add  Section   Sections  3706
 and 3707  to the Fish and Game Code, relating to migratory
birds.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1773, as amended, Yamada. Migratory birds:  the
 Pacific  Flyway.   Flyway: report.

   Existing law authorizes the Fish and Game Commission to adopt
regulations pertaining to migratory birds, as specified. Existing law
requires a person to procure a hunting license and a duck stamp or a
state duck hunting validation to take migratory birds, as specified.

   This bill would  require the Department of Fish and Game, in
coordination with others, as specified, to develop a report, as
prescribed, to inform and coordinate management decisions within the
department regarding the Pacific Flyway and would require the report
to be submitted to the Legislature by an unspecified date. This bill
would also  make legislative findings and declarations
pertaining to migratory birds and the Pacific Flyway.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 3706 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to
read:
   3706.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
   (a) The Pacific Flyway is an essential wildlife corridor of state,
federal, and international significance.
   (b) California's inland and coastal areas, including lands in the
central valley  ,  are important habitat components of the
Pacific Flyway.
   (c) In California, the Pacific Flyway is supported by a diverse
assortment of public and private lands, including national wildlife
refuges, state wildlife areas, ricelands and other agricultural
lands, and managed wetlands.
   (d) Lands along the Pacific Flyway serve as habitat for wintering
waterfowl, breeding waterfowl, nonbreeding shorebirds, breeding
shorebirds, waterbirds, breeding riparian songbirds, and additional
terrestrial and aquatic species, including  listed 
 protected  species such as the giant garter snake.
   (e) The Central Valley Joint Venture 2006 Implementation Plan
establishes conservation objectives, including reliable water
supplies, for different land uses that provide habitat values to the
various bird groups utilizing the Pacific Flyway and serves as a
helpful guide for habitat needs in the central valley.
   (f) The migratory nature of the birds utilizing the Pacific Flyway
dictates that adequate habitat be provided throughout the Pacific
Flyway to enhance survivability of  the   these
 species.
   SEC. 2.    Section 3707 is added to the  
Fish and Game Code   , to read:  
   3707.  (a) The department, in coordination with other state
agencies, local governments, federal agencies, nongovernmental
conservation organizations, landowners, agriculture, recreation,
scientific entities, and industry, including the Central Valley Joint
Venture, the Intermountain West Joint Venture, the Pacific Coast
Joint Venture, the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, and the Sonoran
Joint Venture, shall develop a report to inform and coordinate
management decisions within the department regarding the Pacific
Flyway. This report shall be submitted to the Legislature by
________, and shall include all of the following:
   (1) A description of the areas in the state and different land
uses that make up the Pacific Flyway.
   (2) A description of the terrestrial and aquatic species reliant
upon Pacific Flyway lands in California and the habitat values
provided by those lands.
   (3) Identification of potential threats to Pacific Flyway habitat,
including urban encroachment and reallocation of water resources
from Pacific Flyway lands to other purposes.
   (b) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
subdivision (a) is inoperative on ______, pursuant to Section 10231.5
of the Government Code.
   (2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.