Bill > SB427

This bill extends the funding for the Habitat Conservation Fund and its associated programs until June 30, 2035, continuing the annual transfer of $30,000,000 from the General Fund. * **Department of Parks and Recreation:** Receives $4,500,000 annually for projects in the Santa Lucia Mountain Range, acquisitions adjacent to state parks, and matching grants to local agencies for wildlife corridors, urban trails, and nature interpretation programs. * **State Coastal Conservancy:** Receives $4,000,000 annually. * **Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy:** Receives $5,000,000 annually for 10 fiscal years for wildlife habitat and open-space projects within specific zones, with minimum allocations for the Santa Susana Mountains, Simi Hills, and Santa Clarita Woodlands. * **California Tahoe Conservancy:** Receives $500,000 annually. * **Wildlife Conservation Board:** Receives the remaining balance of the Habitat Conservation Fund. The bill also specifies that the Controller will continue to transfer $30,000,000 annually from the General Fund to the Habitat Conservation Fund until June 30, 2035, with certain deductions for other specified fund transfers. This funding is continuously appropriated to the listed entities in the same proportions until July 1, 2035. The bill also outlines conditions for how the Wildlife Conservation Board must expend funds, aiming for a balance between different habitat purposes and geographic regions within California.