Bill > AB1548

This bill expresses the Legislature's intent to create a new regional body called the Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority. This authority would be established to address the unique ecological and economic importance of the Monterey Bay region, which spans approximately 3,100,000 acres across Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties and is vital for agriculture and tourism, generating billions of dollars annually. The proposed authority aims to secure and distribute funding for land stewardship, restoration, and conservation projects that will help the region adapt to and become more resilient against climate change, thereby filling a current funding gap for these efforts and preventing overlap with existing government agencies.

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