California Public Resources Code CHAPTER 2 - California Forest Legacy Program

  • Section 12240.
    The California Forest Legacy Program is hereby established. The Wildlife Conservation Board may acquire conservation easements on behalf of the department, pursuant to this division....
  • Section 12241.
    Money to fund the California Forest Legacy Program shall be obtained from gifts, donations, federal grants and loans, other appropriate funding sources, and through the...
  • Section 12242.
    The implementation of the program includes the costs associated with the purchase or facilitated donation of conservation easements, technical assistance provided by the department, technology...
  • Section 12244.
    Easements acquired under this program may be held by federal, state, or local government entities or by nonprofit land trust organizations. The director shall find...
  • Section 12245.
    The director shall not disburse any funds until the applicant agrees to both of the following:(a) That any conservation easement acquired shall be used by the...
  • Section 12246.
    If a local, state, or national government agency or nonprofit land trust organization holding the easement is dissolved, the easement shall be transferred to an...
  • Section 12247.
    The easement, or any of its terms, may only be amended with the consent of all of the necessary parties to the easement. The department...
  • Section 12248.
    The director shall not disburse any funds unless the applicant agrees to restrict the use of the land in perpetuity.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 657,...
  • Section 12249.
    The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the implementation of this division, including the standards, criteria, and requirements necessary for acquiring conservation easements.(Added by...
  • Section 12249.5.
    Rules or regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Section 12249 shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with...
  • Section 12249.6.
    The department shall review, and approve or disapprove, applications from landowners for the acquisition of conservation easements on forest lands or woodlands.(Added by Stats. 2007,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018