Amended IN Senate April 12, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 841Introduced by Senator DahleFebruary 17, 2023An act to amend Section Sections 33302 and 33350 of the Public Resources Code, relating to resource conservation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 841, as amended, Dahle. Sierra Nevada Conservancy: Sierra Nevada Region: definition. definition: annual report.Existing law establishes the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and prescribes the functions and duties of the conservancy with regard to the preservation of specified lands in the Sierra Nevada Region, as defined. Existing law requires the conservancy to make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs.This bill would modify the definition of the Sierra Nevada Region to expand the boundary of the conservancy. The bill would also require the conservancy to include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs for the year 2029, a report that describes and assesses the impacts and outcomes of the conservancys recent expansion in the Counties of Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity on the conservancy as a whole and on the areas within those counties. 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. Section 33302 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:33302. For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Board means the Governing Board of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(b) Conservancy means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(c) Fund means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Fund created pursuant to Section 33355.(d) Local public agency means a city, county, district, or joint powers authority.(e) Nonprofit organization means a private, nonprofit organization that qualifies for exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code, and whose charitable purposes are consistent with the purposes of the conservancy as set forth in this division.(f) (1) Region or Sierra Nevada Region means the area lying within the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba, described as the area bounded as follows:(2) On the east by the eastern boundary of the State of California; the crest of the White/Inyo ranges; and State Routes 395 and 14 south of Olancha; on the south by State Route 58, Tehachapi Creek, and Caliente Creek; on the west by the line of 1,250 feet above sea level from Caliente Creek to the Kern/Tulare County line; the lower level of the western slopes blue oak woodland, from the Kern/Tulare County line to the Sacramento River near the mouth of Seven-Mile Creek north of Red Bluff; the Sacramento River from Seven-Mile Creek north to Cow Creek below Redding; Cow Creek, Little Cow Creek, Dry Creek, and up to the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed where Bear Creek Mountain Road and Dry Creek Road intersect; the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed; the western boundary of the upper Trinity watershed in the County of Trinity; the western boundary of the County of Siskiyou, on the north by the northern boundary of the State of California; excluding both of the following:(A) The Lake Tahoe Region, as described in Section 66905.5 of the Government Code, where it is defined as region.(B) The San Joaquin River Parkway, as described in Section 32510.(g) Subregions means the six subregions in which the Sierra Nevada Region is located, described as follows:(1) The north Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity.(2) The north central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Butte, Plumas, Sierra, and Tehama.(3) The central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, and Yuba.(4) The south central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, and Tuolumne.(5) The east Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Alpine, Inyo, and Mono.(6) The south Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Madera, and Tulare.(h) Tribal organization means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe, which is one or both of the following:(1) Recognized by the United States and identified within the most current Federal Register.(2) Listed on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission as a California Native American tribe.SEC. 2. Section 33350 of the Public Resources Code, as added by Section 3 of Chapter 182 of the Statutes of 2021, is amended to read:33350. (a) The conservancy shall make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs.(b) The conservancy shall include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs for the year 2029, a report that describes and assesses the impacts and outcomes of the conservancys recent expansion in the Counties of Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity on the conservancy as a whole and on the areas within those counties.(b)(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
Amended IN Senate April 12, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 841Introduced by Senator DahleFebruary 17, 2023An act to amend Section Sections 33302 and 33350 of the Public Resources Code, relating to resource conservation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 841, as amended, Dahle. Sierra Nevada Conservancy: Sierra Nevada Region: definition. definition: annual report.Existing law establishes the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and prescribes the functions and duties of the conservancy with regard to the preservation of specified lands in the Sierra Nevada Region, as defined. Existing law requires the conservancy to make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs.This bill would modify the definition of the Sierra Nevada Region to expand the boundary of the conservancy. The bill would also require the conservancy to include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs for the year 2029, a report that describes and assesses the impacts and outcomes of the conservancys recent expansion in the Counties of Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity on the conservancy as a whole and on the areas within those counties. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate April 12, 2023
Amended IN Senate April 12, 2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 841
Introduced by Senator DahleFebruary 17, 2023
Introduced by Senator Dahle
February 17, 2023
An act to amend Section Sections 33302 and 33350 of the Public Resources Code, relating to resource conservation.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 841, as amended, Dahle. Sierra Nevada Conservancy: Sierra Nevada Region: definition. definition: annual report.
Existing law establishes the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and prescribes the functions and duties of the conservancy with regard to the preservation of specified lands in the Sierra Nevada Region, as defined. Existing law requires the conservancy to make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs.This bill would modify the definition of the Sierra Nevada Region to expand the boundary of the conservancy. The bill would also require the conservancy to include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs for the year 2029, a report that describes and assesses the impacts and outcomes of the conservancys recent expansion in the Counties of Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity on the conservancy as a whole and on the areas within those counties.
Existing law establishes the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and prescribes the functions and duties of the conservancy with regard to the preservation of specified lands in the Sierra Nevada Region, as defined. Existing law requires the conservancy to make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs.
This bill would modify the definition of the Sierra Nevada Region to expand the boundary of the conservancy. The bill would also require the conservancy to include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs for the year 2029, a report that describes and assesses the impacts and outcomes of the conservancys recent expansion in the Counties of Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity on the conservancy as a whole and on the areas within those counties.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 33302 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:33302. For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Board means the Governing Board of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(b) Conservancy means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(c) Fund means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Fund created pursuant to Section 33355.(d) Local public agency means a city, county, district, or joint powers authority.(e) Nonprofit organization means a private, nonprofit organization that qualifies for exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code, and whose charitable purposes are consistent with the purposes of the conservancy as set forth in this division.(f) (1) Region or Sierra Nevada Region means the area lying within the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba, described as the area bounded as follows:(2) On the east by the eastern boundary of the State of California; the crest of the White/Inyo ranges; and State Routes 395 and 14 south of Olancha; on the south by State Route 58, Tehachapi Creek, and Caliente Creek; on the west by the line of 1,250 feet above sea level from Caliente Creek to the Kern/Tulare County line; the lower level of the western slopes blue oak woodland, from the Kern/Tulare County line to the Sacramento River near the mouth of Seven-Mile Creek north of Red Bluff; the Sacramento River from Seven-Mile Creek north to Cow Creek below Redding; Cow Creek, Little Cow Creek, Dry Creek, and up to the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed where Bear Creek Mountain Road and Dry Creek Road intersect; the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed; the western boundary of the upper Trinity watershed in the County of Trinity; the western boundary of the County of Siskiyou, on the north by the northern boundary of the State of California; excluding both of the following:(A) The Lake Tahoe Region, as described in Section 66905.5 of the Government Code, where it is defined as region.(B) The San Joaquin River Parkway, as described in Section 32510.(g) Subregions means the six subregions in which the Sierra Nevada Region is located, described as follows:(1) The north Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity.(2) The north central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Butte, Plumas, Sierra, and Tehama.(3) The central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, and Yuba.(4) The south central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, and Tuolumne.(5) The east Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Alpine, Inyo, and Mono.(6) The south Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Madera, and Tulare.(h) Tribal organization means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe, which is one or both of the following:(1) Recognized by the United States and identified within the most current Federal Register.(2) Listed on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission as a California Native American tribe.SEC. 2. Section 33350 of the Public Resources Code, as added by Section 3 of Chapter 182 of the Statutes of 2021, is amended to read:33350. (a) The conservancy shall make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs.(b) The conservancy shall include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs for the year 2029, a report that describes and assesses the impacts and outcomes of the conservancys recent expansion in the Counties of Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity on the conservancy as a whole and on the areas within those counties.(b)(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 33302 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:33302. For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Board means the Governing Board of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(b) Conservancy means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(c) Fund means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Fund created pursuant to Section 33355.(d) Local public agency means a city, county, district, or joint powers authority.(e) Nonprofit organization means a private, nonprofit organization that qualifies for exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code, and whose charitable purposes are consistent with the purposes of the conservancy as set forth in this division.(f) (1) Region or Sierra Nevada Region means the area lying within the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba, described as the area bounded as follows:(2) On the east by the eastern boundary of the State of California; the crest of the White/Inyo ranges; and State Routes 395 and 14 south of Olancha; on the south by State Route 58, Tehachapi Creek, and Caliente Creek; on the west by the line of 1,250 feet above sea level from Caliente Creek to the Kern/Tulare County line; the lower level of the western slopes blue oak woodland, from the Kern/Tulare County line to the Sacramento River near the mouth of Seven-Mile Creek north of Red Bluff; the Sacramento River from Seven-Mile Creek north to Cow Creek below Redding; Cow Creek, Little Cow Creek, Dry Creek, and up to the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed where Bear Creek Mountain Road and Dry Creek Road intersect; the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed; the western boundary of the upper Trinity watershed in the County of Trinity; the western boundary of the County of Siskiyou, on the north by the northern boundary of the State of California; excluding both of the following:(A) The Lake Tahoe Region, as described in Section 66905.5 of the Government Code, where it is defined as region.(B) The San Joaquin River Parkway, as described in Section 32510.(g) Subregions means the six subregions in which the Sierra Nevada Region is located, described as follows:(1) The north Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity.(2) The north central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Butte, Plumas, Sierra, and Tehama.(3) The central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, and Yuba.(4) The south central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, and Tuolumne.(5) The east Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Alpine, Inyo, and Mono.(6) The south Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Madera, and Tulare.(h) Tribal organization means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe, which is one or both of the following:(1) Recognized by the United States and identified within the most current Federal Register.(2) Listed on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission as a California Native American tribe.
SECTION 1. Section 33302 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
33302. For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Board means the Governing Board of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(b) Conservancy means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(c) Fund means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Fund created pursuant to Section 33355.(d) Local public agency means a city, county, district, or joint powers authority.(e) Nonprofit organization means a private, nonprofit organization that qualifies for exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code, and whose charitable purposes are consistent with the purposes of the conservancy as set forth in this division.(f) (1) Region or Sierra Nevada Region means the area lying within the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba, described as the area bounded as follows:(2) On the east by the eastern boundary of the State of California; the crest of the White/Inyo ranges; and State Routes 395 and 14 south of Olancha; on the south by State Route 58, Tehachapi Creek, and Caliente Creek; on the west by the line of 1,250 feet above sea level from Caliente Creek to the Kern/Tulare County line; the lower level of the western slopes blue oak woodland, from the Kern/Tulare County line to the Sacramento River near the mouth of Seven-Mile Creek north of Red Bluff; the Sacramento River from Seven-Mile Creek north to Cow Creek below Redding; Cow Creek, Little Cow Creek, Dry Creek, and up to the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed where Bear Creek Mountain Road and Dry Creek Road intersect; the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed; the western boundary of the upper Trinity watershed in the County of Trinity; the western boundary of the County of Siskiyou, on the north by the northern boundary of the State of California; excluding both of the following:(A) The Lake Tahoe Region, as described in Section 66905.5 of the Government Code, where it is defined as region.(B) The San Joaquin River Parkway, as described in Section 32510.(g) Subregions means the six subregions in which the Sierra Nevada Region is located, described as follows:(1) The north Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity.(2) The north central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Butte, Plumas, Sierra, and Tehama.(3) The central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, and Yuba.(4) The south central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, and Tuolumne.(5) The east Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Alpine, Inyo, and Mono.(6) The south Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Madera, and Tulare.(h) Tribal organization means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe, which is one or both of the following:(1) Recognized by the United States and identified within the most current Federal Register.(2) Listed on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission as a California Native American tribe.
33302. For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Board means the Governing Board of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(b) Conservancy means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(c) Fund means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Fund created pursuant to Section 33355.(d) Local public agency means a city, county, district, or joint powers authority.(e) Nonprofit organization means a private, nonprofit organization that qualifies for exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code, and whose charitable purposes are consistent with the purposes of the conservancy as set forth in this division.(f) (1) Region or Sierra Nevada Region means the area lying within the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba, described as the area bounded as follows:(2) On the east by the eastern boundary of the State of California; the crest of the White/Inyo ranges; and State Routes 395 and 14 south of Olancha; on the south by State Route 58, Tehachapi Creek, and Caliente Creek; on the west by the line of 1,250 feet above sea level from Caliente Creek to the Kern/Tulare County line; the lower level of the western slopes blue oak woodland, from the Kern/Tulare County line to the Sacramento River near the mouth of Seven-Mile Creek north of Red Bluff; the Sacramento River from Seven-Mile Creek north to Cow Creek below Redding; Cow Creek, Little Cow Creek, Dry Creek, and up to the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed where Bear Creek Mountain Road and Dry Creek Road intersect; the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed; the western boundary of the upper Trinity watershed in the County of Trinity; the western boundary of the County of Siskiyou, on the north by the northern boundary of the State of California; excluding both of the following:(A) The Lake Tahoe Region, as described in Section 66905.5 of the Government Code, where it is defined as region.(B) The San Joaquin River Parkway, as described in Section 32510.(g) Subregions means the six subregions in which the Sierra Nevada Region is located, described as follows:(1) The north Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity.(2) The north central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Butte, Plumas, Sierra, and Tehama.(3) The central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, and Yuba.(4) The south central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, and Tuolumne.(5) The east Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Alpine, Inyo, and Mono.(6) The south Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Madera, and Tulare.(h) Tribal organization means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe, which is one or both of the following:(1) Recognized by the United States and identified within the most current Federal Register.(2) Listed on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission as a California Native American tribe.
33302. For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Board means the Governing Board of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(b) Conservancy means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.(c) Fund means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Fund created pursuant to Section 33355.(d) Local public agency means a city, county, district, or joint powers authority.(e) Nonprofit organization means a private, nonprofit organization that qualifies for exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code, and whose charitable purposes are consistent with the purposes of the conservancy as set forth in this division.(f) (1) Region or Sierra Nevada Region means the area lying within the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba, described as the area bounded as follows:(2) On the east by the eastern boundary of the State of California; the crest of the White/Inyo ranges; and State Routes 395 and 14 south of Olancha; on the south by State Route 58, Tehachapi Creek, and Caliente Creek; on the west by the line of 1,250 feet above sea level from Caliente Creek to the Kern/Tulare County line; the lower level of the western slopes blue oak woodland, from the Kern/Tulare County line to the Sacramento River near the mouth of Seven-Mile Creek north of Red Bluff; the Sacramento River from Seven-Mile Creek north to Cow Creek below Redding; Cow Creek, Little Cow Creek, Dry Creek, and up to the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed where Bear Creek Mountain Road and Dry Creek Road intersect; the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed; the western boundary of the upper Trinity watershed in the County of Trinity; the western boundary of the County of Siskiyou, on the north by the northern boundary of the State of California; excluding both of the following:(A) The Lake Tahoe Region, as described in Section 66905.5 of the Government Code, where it is defined as region.(B) The San Joaquin River Parkway, as described in Section 32510.(g) Subregions means the six subregions in which the Sierra Nevada Region is located, described as follows:(1) The north Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity.(2) The north central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Butte, Plumas, Sierra, and Tehama.(3) The central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, and Yuba.(4) The south central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, and Tuolumne.(5) The east Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Alpine, Inyo, and Mono.(6) The south Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Madera, and Tulare.(h) Tribal organization means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe, which is one or both of the following:(1) Recognized by the United States and identified within the most current Federal Register.(2) Listed on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission as a California Native American tribe.
33302. For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) Board means the Governing Board of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.
(b) Conservancy means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.
(c) Fund means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Fund created pursuant to Section 33355.
(d) Local public agency means a city, county, district, or joint powers authority.
(e) Nonprofit organization means a private, nonprofit organization that qualifies for exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code, and whose charitable purposes are consistent with the purposes of the conservancy as set forth in this division.
(f) (1) Region or Sierra Nevada Region means the area lying within the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba, described as the area bounded as follows:
(2) On the east by the eastern boundary of the State of California; the crest of the White/Inyo ranges; and State Routes 395 and 14 south of Olancha; on the south by State Route 58, Tehachapi Creek, and Caliente Creek; on the west by the line of 1,250 feet above sea level from Caliente Creek to the Kern/Tulare County line; the lower level of the western slopes blue oak woodland, from the Kern/Tulare County line to the Sacramento River near the mouth of Seven-Mile Creek north of Red Bluff; the Sacramento River from Seven-Mile Creek north to Cow Creek below Redding; Cow Creek, Little Cow Creek, Dry Creek, and up to the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed where Bear Creek Mountain Road and Dry Creek Road intersect; the southern boundary of the Pit River watershed; the western boundary of the upper Trinity watershed in the County of Trinity; the western boundary of the County of Siskiyou, on the north by the northern boundary of the State of California; excluding both of the following:
(A) The Lake Tahoe Region, as described in Section 66905.5 of the Government Code, where it is defined as region.
(B) The San Joaquin River Parkway, as described in Section 32510.
(g) Subregions means the six subregions in which the Sierra Nevada Region is located, described as follows:
(1) The north Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity.
(2) The north central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Butte, Plumas, Sierra, and Tehama.
(3) The central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, and Yuba.
(4) The south central Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, and Tuolumne.
(5) The east Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Alpine, Inyo, and Mono.
(6) The south Sierra subregion, comprising the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Madera, and Tulare.
(h) Tribal organization means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe, which is one or both of the following:
(1) Recognized by the United States and identified within the most current Federal Register.
(2) Listed on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission as a California Native American tribe.
SEC. 2. Section 33350 of the Public Resources Code, as added by Section 3 of Chapter 182 of the Statutes of 2021, is amended to read:33350. (a) The conservancy shall make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs.(b) The conservancy shall include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs for the year 2029, a report that describes and assesses the impacts and outcomes of the conservancys recent expansion in the Counties of Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity on the conservancy as a whole and on the areas within those counties.(b)(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
SEC. 2. Section 33350 of the Public Resources Code, as added by Section 3 of Chapter 182 of the Statutes of 2021, is amended to read:
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33350. (a) The conservancy shall make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs.(b) The conservancy shall include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs for the year 2029, a report that describes and assesses the impacts and outcomes of the conservancys recent expansion in the Counties of Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity on the conservancy as a whole and on the areas within those counties.(b)(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
33350. (a) The conservancy shall make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs.(b) The conservancy shall include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs for the year 2029, a report that describes and assesses the impacts and outcomes of the conservancys recent expansion in the Counties of Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity on the conservancy as a whole and on the areas within those counties.(b)(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
33350. (a) The conservancy shall make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs.(b) The conservancy shall include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs for the year 2029, a report that describes and assesses the impacts and outcomes of the conservancys recent expansion in the Counties of Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity on the conservancy as a whole and on the areas within those counties.(b)(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
33350. (a) The conservancy shall make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs.
(b) The conservancy shall include, in its report regarding expenditures, land management costs, and administrative costs for the year 2029, a report that describes and assesses the impacts and outcomes of the conservancys recent expansion in the Counties of Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity on the conservancy as a whole and on the areas within those counties.
(b)
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.