Bill
Bill > AB1169
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Introduced
02/21/2025
02/21/2025
In Committee
08/18/2025
08/18/2025
Crossed Over
06/03/2025
06/03/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 1572 and 1573 of, and to add and repeal Section 1573.1 of, the Fish and Game Code, relating to wildlife grants.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program, which encourages private landowners to voluntarily make their land available for wildlife-related recreational activities. The bill increases the financial compensation cap for private landowners from $30 to $52 per acre, or from $50 to $87 per public participant per day, with these figures to be adjusted annually for inflation. It changes the department's authority to make grants from optional to mandatory when necessary for program purposes, and allows the department to reimburse nonprofit organizations, private landowners, or other entities for program-related services. The bill requires the Director of Fish and Wildlife to submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature by October 1, 2029, evaluating the program's changes, including detailed information about landowner participation, wildlife recreational opportunities, program finances, outreach efforts, and hunter/angler participation. These provisions will be in effect until January 1, 2031, after which the current version of the law will be repealed, ensuring a periodic review and potential update of the SHARE program's effectiveness in promoting public access to private lands for wildlife-dependent recreational activities.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
In committee: Held under submission. (on 08/29/2025)
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