BILL NUMBER: AB 559	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Lopez

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2015

   An act to add Section 1021 to the Fish and Game Code, relating to
monarch butterflies.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   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 1.  Section 1021 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to
read:
   1021.  (a) The department may take actions to conserve monarch
butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful
migration. These actions may include, but are not limited to, habitat
restoration on department lands, education programs, and voluntary
agreements with private landowners.
   (b) The department may 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.