Amended IN Senate June 20, 2023 Amended IN Assembly May 18, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 57Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Coauthors: Assembly Members Mike Fong, Lee, Pellerin, Wicks, and Wilson)(Coauthor: Senator Cortese)December 06, 2022An act to add and repeal Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) of Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forests.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 57, as amended, Kalra. California Pocket Forest Initiative.Existing law establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection within the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law vests the department with specified responsibilities, including providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement implements and apparatus as necessary. Existing law, the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978, has as a stated purpose the promotion of the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities.This bill would establish the California Pocket Forest Initiative in the department and would authorize the department to coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the act. The bill would authorize the department to provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, public universities, public community colleges, and public schools to establish pocket forests on public lands, as provided. The bill would require the department to prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space for these grants. The bill would require the department to partner with one or more academic institutions to test, and submit a report on or before January 1, 2030, to the Legislature that evaluates, the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method, as defined, to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is home to a wide variety of rich, biodiverse natural habitats.(b) Natural habitats offer many benefits, such as groundwater recharge.(c) According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System, Department of Fish and Wildlife, California hosts 286 threatened 464 rare, threatened, and endangered species of plants and animals. It is also home to thousands of other species that fill crucial roles in the states ecosystems. Many of these species require access to natural habitats in order to survive.(d) Access to natural green spaces is beneficial to human health and happiness, especially for children and economically disadvantaged communities.(e) According to the United States census, Census, 95 percent of Californias population lives in urban areas. This makes it the most urban state in the nation.(f) Pocket forests can benefit society in a number of ways. First, they can confer some of the benefits of natural habitat onto urban areas. Second, they can attract and sustain species that may otherwise struggle to thrive in highly developed, low biodiversity regions. Third, they can provide easy access to natural green spaces for the growing number of urban-dwelling Californians.(g) California works diligently to conserve its unique, biodiverse natural habitats and improve the health and happiness of its residents. Therefore, it is in the states interest to promote the creation of pocket forests.SEC. 2. Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) is added to Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department may coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)).4799.12.4. The department shall partner with one or more academic institutions to test the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California.4799.12.5. (a) The department may offer grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, public universities, public community colleges, and public schools to establish pocket forests on public lands in order to test and demonstrate the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method in California.(b) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space for these demonstration grants.(c) For public school grantees, the grant may include funding to develop and offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum.4799.12.6. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2030, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that evaluates the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California. The report shall include an assessment of the costs and benefits of the Miyawaki method, a discussion of appropriate species for different regions of the state, and recommendations for any modifications to the method that may be appropriate for its use in California. The department may contract with academic institutions to prepare the report, which shall be subject to the peer review process.(b) The report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.4799.12.7. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
Amended IN Senate June 20, 2023 Amended IN Assembly May 18, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 57Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Coauthors: Assembly Members Mike Fong, Lee, Pellerin, Wicks, and Wilson)(Coauthor: Senator Cortese)December 06, 2022An act to add and repeal Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) of Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forests.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 57, as amended, Kalra. California Pocket Forest Initiative.Existing law establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection within the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law vests the department with specified responsibilities, including providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement implements and apparatus as necessary. Existing law, the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978, has as a stated purpose the promotion of the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities.This bill would establish the California Pocket Forest Initiative in the department and would authorize the department to coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the act. The bill would authorize the department to provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, public universities, public community colleges, and public schools to establish pocket forests on public lands, as provided. The bill would require the department to prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space for these grants. The bill would require the department to partner with one or more academic institutions to test, and submit a report on or before January 1, 2030, to the Legislature that evaluates, the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method, as defined, to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate June 20, 2023 Amended IN Assembly May 18, 2023
Amended IN Senate June 20, 2023
Amended IN Assembly May 18, 2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 57
Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Coauthors: Assembly Members Mike Fong, Lee, Pellerin, Wicks, and Wilson)(Coauthor: Senator Cortese)December 06, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra(Coauthors: Assembly Members Mike Fong, Lee, Pellerin, Wicks, and Wilson)(Coauthor: Senator Cortese)
December 06, 2022
An act to add and repeal Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) of Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forests.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 57, as amended, Kalra. California Pocket Forest Initiative.
Existing law establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection within the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law vests the department with specified responsibilities, including providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement implements and apparatus as necessary. Existing law, the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978, has as a stated purpose the promotion of the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities.This bill would establish the California Pocket Forest Initiative in the department and would authorize the department to coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the act. The bill would authorize the department to provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, public universities, public community colleges, and public schools to establish pocket forests on public lands, as provided. The bill would require the department to prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space for these grants. The bill would require the department to partner with one or more academic institutions to test, and submit a report on or before January 1, 2030, to the Legislature that evaluates, the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method, as defined, to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.
Existing law establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection within the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law vests the department with specified responsibilities, including providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement implements and apparatus as necessary. Existing law, the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978, has as a stated purpose the promotion of the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities.
This bill would establish the California Pocket Forest Initiative in the department and would authorize the department to coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the act. The bill would authorize the department to provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, public universities, public community colleges, and public schools to establish pocket forests on public lands, as provided. The bill would require the department to prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space for these grants. The bill would require the department to partner with one or more academic institutions to test, and submit a report on or before January 1, 2030, to the Legislature that evaluates, the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method, as defined, to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is home to a wide variety of rich, biodiverse natural habitats.(b) Natural habitats offer many benefits, such as groundwater recharge.(c) According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System, Department of Fish and Wildlife, California hosts 286 threatened 464 rare, threatened, and endangered species of plants and animals. It is also home to thousands of other species that fill crucial roles in the states ecosystems. Many of these species require access to natural habitats in order to survive.(d) Access to natural green spaces is beneficial to human health and happiness, especially for children and economically disadvantaged communities.(e) According to the United States census, Census, 95 percent of Californias population lives in urban areas. This makes it the most urban state in the nation.(f) Pocket forests can benefit society in a number of ways. First, they can confer some of the benefits of natural habitat onto urban areas. Second, they can attract and sustain species that may otherwise struggle to thrive in highly developed, low biodiversity regions. Third, they can provide easy access to natural green spaces for the growing number of urban-dwelling Californians.(g) California works diligently to conserve its unique, biodiverse natural habitats and improve the health and happiness of its residents. Therefore, it is in the states interest to promote the creation of pocket forests.SEC. 2. Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) is added to Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department may coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)).4799.12.4. The department shall partner with one or more academic institutions to test the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California.4799.12.5. (a) The department may offer grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, public universities, public community colleges, and public schools to establish pocket forests on public lands in order to test and demonstrate the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method in California.(b) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space for these demonstration grants.(c) For public school grantees, the grant may include funding to develop and offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum.4799.12.6. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2030, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that evaluates the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California. The report shall include an assessment of the costs and benefits of the Miyawaki method, a discussion of appropriate species for different regions of the state, and recommendations for any modifications to the method that may be appropriate for its use in California. The department may contract with academic institutions to prepare the report, which shall be subject to the peer review process.(b) The report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.4799.12.7. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is home to a wide variety of rich, biodiverse natural habitats.(b) Natural habitats offer many benefits, such as groundwater recharge.(c) According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System, Department of Fish and Wildlife, California hosts 286 threatened 464 rare, threatened, and endangered species of plants and animals. It is also home to thousands of other species that fill crucial roles in the states ecosystems. Many of these species require access to natural habitats in order to survive.(d) Access to natural green spaces is beneficial to human health and happiness, especially for children and economically disadvantaged communities.(e) According to the United States census, Census, 95 percent of Californias population lives in urban areas. This makes it the most urban state in the nation.(f) Pocket forests can benefit society in a number of ways. First, they can confer some of the benefits of natural habitat onto urban areas. Second, they can attract and sustain species that may otherwise struggle to thrive in highly developed, low biodiversity regions. Third, they can provide easy access to natural green spaces for the growing number of urban-dwelling Californians.(g) California works diligently to conserve its unique, biodiverse natural habitats and improve the health and happiness of its residents. Therefore, it is in the states interest to promote the creation of pocket forests.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is home to a wide variety of rich, biodiverse natural habitats.(b) Natural habitats offer many benefits, such as groundwater recharge.(c) According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System, Department of Fish and Wildlife, California hosts 286 threatened 464 rare, threatened, and endangered species of plants and animals. It is also home to thousands of other species that fill crucial roles in the states ecosystems. Many of these species require access to natural habitats in order to survive.(d) Access to natural green spaces is beneficial to human health and happiness, especially for children and economically disadvantaged communities.(e) According to the United States census, Census, 95 percent of Californias population lives in urban areas. This makes it the most urban state in the nation.(f) Pocket forests can benefit society in a number of ways. First, they can confer some of the benefits of natural habitat onto urban areas. Second, they can attract and sustain species that may otherwise struggle to thrive in highly developed, low biodiversity regions. Third, they can provide easy access to natural green spaces for the growing number of urban-dwelling Californians.(g) California works diligently to conserve its unique, biodiverse natural habitats and improve the health and happiness of its residents. Therefore, it is in the states interest to promote the creation of pocket forests.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) California is home to a wide variety of rich, biodiverse natural habitats.
(b) Natural habitats offer many benefits, such as groundwater recharge.
(c) According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System, Department of Fish and Wildlife, California hosts 286 threatened 464 rare, threatened, and endangered species of plants and animals. It is also home to thousands of other species that fill crucial roles in the states ecosystems. Many of these species require access to natural habitats in order to survive.
(d) Access to natural green spaces is beneficial to human health and happiness, especially for children and economically disadvantaged communities.
(e) According to the United States census, Census, 95 percent of Californias population lives in urban areas. This makes it the most urban state in the nation.
(f) Pocket forests can benefit society in a number of ways. First, they can confer some of the benefits of natural habitat onto urban areas. Second, they can attract and sustain species that may otherwise struggle to thrive in highly developed, low biodiversity regions. Third, they can provide easy access to natural green spaces for the growing number of urban-dwelling Californians.
(g) California works diligently to conserve its unique, biodiverse natural habitats and improve the health and happiness of its residents. Therefore, it is in the states interest to promote the creation of pocket forests.
SEC. 2. Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) is added to Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department may coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)).4799.12.4. The department shall partner with one or more academic institutions to test the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California.4799.12.5. (a) The department may offer grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, public universities, public community colleges, and public schools to establish pocket forests on public lands in order to test and demonstrate the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method in California.(b) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space for these demonstration grants.(c) For public school grantees, the grant may include funding to develop and offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum.4799.12.6. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2030, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that evaluates the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California. The report shall include an assessment of the costs and benefits of the Miyawaki method, a discussion of appropriate species for different regions of the state, and recommendations for any modifications to the method that may be appropriate for its use in California. The department may contract with academic institutions to prepare the report, which shall be subject to the peer review process.(b) The report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.4799.12.7. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2. Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) is added to Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department may coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)).4799.12.4. The department shall partner with one or more academic institutions to test the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California.4799.12.5. (a) The department may offer grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, public universities, public community colleges, and public schools to establish pocket forests on public lands in order to test and demonstrate the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method in California.(b) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space for these demonstration grants.(c) For public school grantees, the grant may include funding to develop and offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum.4799.12.6. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2030, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that evaluates the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California. The report shall include an assessment of the costs and benefits of the Miyawaki method, a discussion of appropriate species for different regions of the state, and recommendations for any modifications to the method that may be appropriate for its use in California. The department may contract with academic institutions to prepare the report, which shall be subject to the peer review process.(b) The report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.4799.12.7. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department may coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)).4799.12.4. The department shall partner with one or more academic institutions to test the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California.4799.12.5. (a) The department may offer grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, public universities, public community colleges, and public schools to establish pocket forests on public lands in order to test and demonstrate the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method in California.(b) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space for these demonstration grants.(c) For public school grantees, the grant may include funding to develop and offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum.4799.12.6. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2030, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that evaluates the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California. The report shall include an assessment of the costs and benefits of the Miyawaki method, a discussion of appropriate species for different regions of the state, and recommendations for any modifications to the method that may be appropriate for its use in California. The department may contract with academic institutions to prepare the report, which shall be subject to the peer review process.(b) The report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.4799.12.7. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative
CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative
4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.
4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.
(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.
(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.
4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department may coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)).
4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department may coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)).
4799.12.4. The department shall partner with one or more academic institutions to test the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California.
4799.12.4. The department shall partner with one or more academic institutions to test the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California.
4799.12.5. (a) The department may offer grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, public universities, public community colleges, and public schools to establish pocket forests on public lands in order to test and demonstrate the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method in California.(b) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space for these demonstration grants.(c) For public school grantees, the grant may include funding to develop and offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum.
4799.12.5. (a) The department may offer grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, public universities, public community colleges, and public schools to establish pocket forests on public lands in order to test and demonstrate the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method in California.
(b) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space for these demonstration grants.
(c) For public school grantees, the grant may include funding to develop and offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum.
4799.12.6. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2030, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that evaluates the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California. The report shall include an assessment of the costs and benefits of the Miyawaki method, a discussion of appropriate species for different regions of the state, and recommendations for any modifications to the method that may be appropriate for its use in California. The department may contract with academic institutions to prepare the report, which shall be subject to the peer review process.(b) The report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
4799.12.6. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2030, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that evaluates the applicability and effectiveness of the Miyawaki method to restore degraded lands and reforest urban areas in multiple regions throughout California. The report shall include an assessment of the costs and benefits of the Miyawaki method, a discussion of appropriate species for different regions of the state, and recommendations for any modifications to the method that may be appropriate for its use in California. The department may contract with academic institutions to prepare the report, which shall be subject to the peer review process.
(b) The report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
4799.12.7. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
4799.12.7. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.