AB 559, as introduced, Lopez. Monarch butterflies: conservation.
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 resources.
This bill would authorize the department to take actions to conserve monarch butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful migration. The bill would authorize the department to partner with federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, academic programs, private landowners, and other entities that undertake actions to conserve monarch butterflies and aid their successful migration, including the Monarch Joint Venture.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 1021 is added to the Fish and Game Code,
2to read:
(a) The department may take actions to conserve
4monarch butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for
P2 1successful migration. These actions may include, but are not limited
2to, habitat restoration on department lands, education programs,
3and voluntary agreements with private landowners.
4(b) The department may partner with federal agencies, nonprofit
5organizations, academic programs, private landowners, and other
6entities that undertake actions to conserve monarch butterflies and
7aid their successful migration, including the Monarch Joint
8Venture.
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